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How can you folks not be talking about this?

by Dan

Jul 19, 2010

are we avoiding this? cause we shouldn't. we can't.

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we need to have some serious discusson about teacher pay, union overreaching, and local versus state or federal school funding in general.

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clc You're unlikely to get a two-sided conversation here. Are you willing to leave the state? Check the NC board for jobs in Durham. Jobs aren't plentiful in NC either and there are many people looking but it might be worth a shot. Downside- salaries are lower and there is no union. Schools with openings are often in tougher neighborhoods. Upside-there...See More

Jul 26, 2010

sped On 7/24/10, Dan wrote:

> SPED clearly got too defensive in his or her response and took some of > my arguments way out of proportion. I am sorry if my meaning was not > clear; below I will explain my positions and continue this discussion.

I hold a total of four college degrees, am an administrator who hires people (whe...See More

Jul 26, 2010

lee/retired Downside-downstate > salaries are lower and there is no union. > I am from downstate. 1) Correction....downstate schools do have unions.

Mahomet-Seymour in Champaign County is now on strike for more money as of yesterday, and more power to them! Their union is strong, united, and ... football season is looming (very good football tea...See More

Aug 20, 2010

Susan On 8/20/10, lee/retired wrote: > Downside-downstate >> salaries are lower and there is no union. >> > I am from downstate. > 1) Correction....downstate schools do have unions. > > Mahomet-Seymour in Champaign County is now on strike for more > money as of yesterday, and more power to them! Their union is > strong, u...See More

Aug 20, 2010

Bananas Teachers talk about this a lot. It is common sense for PE teachers to go hand-in-hand with coaching due to their athletic interests. If PE teachers earn higher salaries by percentage, I consider that they are earning the same base/level as teachers of other academic areas. Their pay, as well as teachers of other academic areas, increases when their...See MoreTeachers talk about this a lot. It is common sense for PE teachers to go hand-in-hand with coaching due to their athletic interests. If PE teachers earn higher salaries by percentage, I consider that they are earning the same base/level as teachers of other academic areas. Their pay, as well as teachers of other academic areas, increases when their load is heavier than others. Degrees will increase salaries in some districts. Teaching an extra period/subject will also increase pay for some. I know of many coaches who coach not one sport, but two or three during a school year. This compounds yearly, and the pay levels are higher. How many teachers earn more money in a year by taking on tutoring or other part-time jobs, to add to their income?

I do not begrudge other teachers who earn more than I do. I hope you, and many other teachers who are hoping for employment, are able to find a position soon. This is a very tight job market for ALL, not just teachers. More teens were unable to find summer jobs as adults were looking to support their families. These teens save less toward college than others in past years.

It is a very high rate of college graduates who return to live at home with Mom and Dad as they cannot find a job and yet have to repay their college loans. We as parents have our share of paying off college loans, with increased expenses of supporting the graduates who have returned home.

I really shouldn't way we. My son was exceedingly fortunate to find an accounting position with John Deere after he graduated, and he is making more than I am. I have years in teaching and another degree.

What really got my goat, and this takes the topic on a tangent, is when I heard over the summer that the Cubs had signed three players for $121,000,000 over a number of years. I was reading about all the layoffs districts in our state were considering at the time. I could only shake my head and wonder how many teachers that would fund.

Also, consider all the money that teachers and districts have put into the TRS for pensions. Our state government has used the money, our money, to fund programs for the present, without thought as to how they will return the money. This makes me angry! For all the money that I have earned where money has gone into Social Security for jobs not ed related, I will get little or nothing. I will get little or nothing from my husband's should he go first. Responsible families do not charge money without having the funds on hand to pay for the expenses when they come due. We don't spend if we do not have the money on hand to pay, with the exception of our house mortgage. Why should the government lead by the example of spending so much money it does not have?

Sep 3, 2010

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