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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Well wikipedia is not an authoritative source and second I'm conservative and I think NCLB was a dumb idea. Teaching to tests was the obvious predictable result and just dumb. The primary advantage that the US …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bavarde I don't think I am the exception. I am in Maine and really only know about New England schools. My daughter teaches in MA. The salaries are better there, but nothing like what you are describing. Maine rec…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tundraboy Yup, it's hard when you can't fire incompetents. Teachers and presidents, same problem. At least you can get the chance to re-elect the president every 4 years. If its REALLY bad, you can impeach him/her.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tundraboy Just about 13 months ago 13 coal miners died from a mine explosion. The mining company was found to have been negligent in keeping up with safety requirements. So much for a LONG way, huh? 1 company, 1 t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bavarde I'm not sure I agree with the numbers either, but those 3 weekends and vacations are UNPAID. We are paid only for days worked. Maybe you should investigate other districts. My friend gets the same paycheck …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Shadow Slayer 26 How many of you who are saying teachers don't get paid enough and only work 9 months of the year actually personally know a teacher well? When they work for those 9 months they WORK! Most of them …
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Quote: Originally Posted by greenacres The problem is that's not the case everywhere. In my district, the teachers start at about $20,000 and after 30 years of teaching make about $85,000 at most. $85,000 is VERY respectable. That's well with…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bavarde I just retired after 36 years of teaching. I have a BA in French and English, have an MAT in French, and am also certified in Spanish, Social Studies and English as a Second Language. I don't know exactly ho…
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Quote: Originally Posted by marden72 Sigh. This has to be one of the biggest misconceptions out there. Most teachers work 10 months out of the year - they have a lot of meeting before and after the end of the school year. AND, in those 10 months,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wilco Yes, because workers are no longer mistreated/abused. Idiot. In panzy-America we have today, I don't think there is a single serious "mistreatment" left; especially with our society being as sue-happy as i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by greenacres $157,500 ÷ 2 = $78,750. $70,000 is still a lot more than $40,000. Oh please, every job you have to "work up" to success. I started out in a crappy gig making less than $10/hr. If you want to get tec…
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Quote: Originally Posted by greenacres Figure this: Let's say a babysitter gets paid $5 an hour to babysit one 10-year old kid. Now a fifth grade teacher with a class of 25 has a 7-hour school day. If they were getting the same pay as that…
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Jobs is SPOT ON! The educational system in America is BROKEN beyond belief. Everyone is to blame; bad parents, bad teachers, endless money pit of a bureaucracy, no accountability, the blame goes on. However, he is totally right about bad teachers…