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Wow, I didn't think my opinion of you could get much lower, then this post comes along. You truly are a piece of work. I bet your parents are proud...

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aegyptos

$40K for nine months and great benefits? They aren't underpaid.

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Bodhisattva

And who makes $40K anyway? In California, they start around $43K and within a few years you are in the mid-50s.

BUT! Teachers are starting to lose those "great benefits" unbeknownstto most people.

Medical Ins. is no longer paid for, in fact, many teachers no longer have medical because it is too expensive.
Paid Time off has been drastically reduced...

"No Child Left Behind" and the idiotic people behind it are creating more and more work for teachers. One year, we had numerous after school meetings in order to write reports and such... it was massive and not paid. People may say "waaa waaa" but those are just a couple of examples. Over crowded classes and underfunded budgets mean that teachers have to buy most of their supplies themselves and kids end up stealing or breaking most of that stuff anyway.

People that undervalue teachers are usually the idiots that don't actually get much, and they are easily identified in school by the very ones that they end up trying to put down. Ironic. Funny.

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americanwoman

Depending on where they live I think someone could prosper of $40,000 a year. I would think though in some higher cost of living areas the salary is probably higher. I think being a teacher is a great profession, just not something I know I would personally excel at. I'm just a little too laid back so I know many kids would be taking advantage of that. But I would figure it's one of the most rewarding jobs out there. Not money wise rewarding but in other ways.

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aegyptos

If that ad hominem is aimed at me my response is I don't undervalue teachers. They are fairly valued if - they can teach, many cannot - at the present salary range. Teaching is not a profession it is a trade and at 40-50K they are making good money.

Zyphlin

Really depends on the location.

Down where I'm originally from in Roanoke Va...40k would put them pretty happily living. Where I'm at now near DC, 40k would likely be a good bit thinner.

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independent_thinker2002

I think people are confusing "making ends meet" for "prospering". 40K isn't going go lead to vacations in Hawaii.

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Cone

Maybe what you should do is go get a Master's degree in education, then, so you can EARN THE PRIVILEGE to teach in a public school?

Come on. These people aren't uneducated hicks off the street, and if they were, I wouldn't be sending my kids to public school. Most of them have enormous student loan debts from the education that qualifies them to teach.

Comparing teaching salaries to entry-level unskilled-labor jobs is flat out retarded. Compare teaching salaries to the salaries of other jobs that require a Master's degree, and then we can talk about equity.

Cone

Oh, please tell me ANY other trade where a Master's degree is required. ANY trade.

Do you even know the definition of "Trade" and "Profession"? Maybe you should look them up before continuing to argue... you're making yourself look pretty special.

SouthernDemocrat

And no one does this in other professions? Most people on salary do this. I am salaried, work weekends, and take work home all the time.

I am not saying that teaching cannot be a hard job, because it can be, but the only people who think teaching is one of the hardest jobs there is are people who have never done anything else. If they want stress, they can certainly follow me around for a week.

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