Question by randomosity333: Teachers make pretty good money!!?
Why is it that the media keeps pushing down our throat that teachers don’t make enough money? If you look at the stats teachers make damn good money for working about 7 months a year, Ill take $ 50,000 a year and have every holiday off, and the summer. I also don’t have to worry about my job performance because once I get my tenier I can’t really get fired, and of course my great retirement package, I get about 75% of my gross earnings for the last five years. I also don’t pay social security. Don’t get me wrong I feel teachers are very important, But why aren’t they held to the same standard as the rest of us working in the free market? What about customer satisfaction, communication with parents and the motivation to teach instead of just showing up ato work.
Around my county, teachers are making onaverage $ $ 55,000 I do know some teachers may only make $ 35,000 but lets be real real about this, not a bad pay check for only working 7 months.
Lets compare teachers to the real world of working. Most people work 10 to 12 hours a day, and alot of people bring there work home with them VIA laptop etc. So Hearing teachers may bring there work home doesnt mean anything. Lets be honest if anything they put in around the same hours as a regular person. They may have a stressfull job, but so do alot of other people as well. And those people have to work all year for $ 35,000 not just 7 months. Do you get the picture yet? And people out in the real world dont get a nice pension after 20 or 30 years. We have to rely on our savings or 401K. My point is that teachers have it alot better than the media pouts out there when compared to other working stiffs.
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The average teacher does NOT make that much. Most make about $ 34,000-$ 36,000 a year divided by 52 weeks or 26 weeks depending if they are paid weekly or bi weekly. It is true about those holidays but they also have to do lesson plans, grade papers, do reports, and deal with parents. Young teachers think they can change everything and older teachers know that at any moment a school can retire/fire them for a young fresh/raw college student with no ethics. Parents don’t want to pay taxes to keep the good hard working teachers. You get what you pay for these days.
you might think that it’s a large amount already but really, you don’t know the life of teachers. it’s a very tiring job and there are even times that you have to bring your job home.
The average school day for a dedicated teacher begins at about 6:30 am (which means waking up at 5 or 5:30) and often does not end until 5 pm. This does not include grading and planning that occurs in the evenings and on the weekends. When you see a teacher at a football game or a swim meet, they are not being paid, but are there to support someone else’s kid.
Tenure does not mean that teachers are untouchable. They have very stringent standards to follow.
Teachers pay social security. Everyone who works pays into the system. They also pay taxes.
Retirement packages vary from state to state and even town to town, but they are not what they used to be for anyone. Those great retirement packages you talk about are not the case for newer teachers. No one gets a gold watch in business anymore either.
The school year for teachers usually begins in mid-August and ends at the end of June. That is ten and a half months not seven. However, planning for the next year, college courses to maintain certification and conferences often take up the summer. All of which is unpaid and at the teacher’s own expense. Also, many teachers have to be club sponsors at little or no pay and end up spending Saturdays doing car washes and bake sales.
By the way, many states now require a masters degree to become a teacher. That means five to seven years of college at an investment of perhaps $ 100,000 – 200,000 or more.
I am not saying that all teachers are great, but do a little research, talk to some teachers and you’ll find that it is not about showing up at 10, leaving at 2 and going to the porsche dealer to buy a new one.
Where do teachers only work 7 months a year? I see a lot of people saying that teacher’s are paid sufficiently, but I don’t see a lot of people flocking to teaching. Why is that?