$447 bil

[dubbs]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Really?

Teachers making peanuts is a fucking myth...

That video is funny, at the end of it they say its all about the kids and not about the money.. So if they're making way more than average americans anyway why are they still at rallys saying they aren't paid enough?

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Sure, but they and their family might not be able to survive on the income from it.

survive is relative

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Sure, but they and their family might not be able to survive on the income from it.

Prolly shouldn't have bought a 4000 sq ft house if the security of their career field was iffy

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by dubbs

That video is funny, at the end of it they say its all about the kids and not about the money.. So if they're making way more than average americans anyway why are they still at rallys saying they aren't paid enough?

Making way more than average Americans? I thought the average was like 45

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Prolly shouldn't have bought a 4000 sq ft house if the security of their career field was iffy

Hindsight is 20/20 and who was to say what jobs were secure, BEFORE everything went to shit?

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

OK fine, but let's compare being a teacher to the "typical" $47K/yr job...........Which one is more important? Which one has more impact on people's lives and our country's future?

And the whole "they only work 9 months" is kind of a myth too. Yeah let's show up on day 1 of school without doing any prep work...... sounds like a teacher who won't get very far in their career

Ok, so again them not making anything is a myth... and pretty much nobody gets paid based upon their impact on people's lives and our country's future... Your argument is total bullshit.

Originally Posted by RACER X

our teachers are in school 1 mos after it lets out and 1 mos before it starts.

Cool... that's not the case in most places, but ok... 11 months of work, more holidays/breaks than 95% of other workers, and they STILL make more than the national average... soooooo... to the original point... throwing money into the schools ISN'T the answer...

Interesting article, relevant: http://authoritycon.blogspot.com/201...er-we-get.html

[pauldun170]

I wouldn't want to be a teacher.
Sure you work 9-10 months a year but you end up working 12 hour days and several of those hours are spent dealing with brats and bureaucrats.
In my county, those that make it past probation start at a salary appropriate for the area and increases with continuing education and some other crap.
NYC City teachers are paid with cum drenched food stamps shat out the back of city rats and salary increases are delivered by lawsuit infested bullets.

I think upstate teachers are paid with email forwards and homemade raspberry jam.

[Homeslice]

Like I said before, IF proper vetting/recruiting/performance measurement took place, higher salaries would be justified. Right now, the teaching field does not attract the best & brightest college grads. Why would they, when they can make twice as much at Procter & Gamble, GE, or Goldman Sachs?

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Like I said before, IF proper vetting/recruiting/performance measurement took place, higher salaries would be justified. Right now, the teaching field does not attract the best & brightest college grads. Why would they, when they can make twice as much at Procter & Gamble, GE, or Goldman Sachs?

well for some people it's not about the $

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

I wouldn't want to be a teacher.
Sure you work 9-10 months a year but you end up working 12 hour days and several of those hours are spent dealing with brats and bureaucrats.
In my county, those that make it past probation start at a salary appropriate for the area and increases with continuing education and some other crap.
NYC City teachers are paid with cum drenched food stamps shat out the back of city rats and salary increases are delivered by lawsuit infested bullets.

I think upstate teachers are paid with email forwards and homemade raspberry jam.

I work 10-12 hour days, don't get weekends off, deal with adult brats all day, and get 6 paid holidays per year... teachers complaining about not making money can kiss my fucking ass... There are plenty of people, doing more, dealing with more, and getting paid less.