MGX
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While we're printing money, why not pay all teachers 100K? Would that improve education?
Nobody should pay "all" of any profession any set salary. Some teachers aren't worth minimum wage.While we're printing money, why not pay all teachers 100K? Would that improve education?
agreed.Nobody should pay "all" of any profession any set salary. Some teachers aren't worth minimum wage.
But to tell you the truth, at least for me, my high school chemistry teacher would be well worth 100K in today's dollars for how he motivated me, aqnd a lot of students in my class who went on to careers in the sciences.
And there are certainly a lot of people in many professions who make a lot of money that don't deserve it.
Interesting point ... and can be applied in a number of situations that extend beyond education. While I often make managers/MBA types the butt of jokes, they really do have their place in the bigger picture of how things work.I really think part of all public school systems problem is that most of their superintendants (or whomever they call the "chief / manager" of schools) are generally not business people but folks who either used to be teachers, or principals, etc.
Good point as well - it is really up to each person to determine work-life balance.My parents realized that they were not getting rich with their profession (are any of us?) but they have both told me that although their job wasnt perfect or great they are very happy to have had jobs with 80% retirement, I am not sure what the current teaching retirement is, but when you factor that in its a pretty good situation.
Parental responsibility seems to be a thing of the past, unfortunately. Parents are no longer expected to participate in a child's education in reading, writing, 'rithmatic, manners, basic economics, financial responsibility, ethics, commitment, etc.
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