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Teacher Appreciation

LadyisRed

Shared on Sat, 05/07/2011 - 13:42

It makes me really sad to see how teachers are treated and compensated in our nation. Its one of the things that gets me the most riled up right now. Forget riled up, it makes me down right ANGRY. My mom has worked for a school district as a Physical Therapist for all of my life. Even after 30 years of senority in the schools she barely makes more than she could have made straight out of collage if she had gone into private practice. My father in Law is a vice principal, my Mother in Law works for a school district and my Sister's husband is a teacher as well. So its kind of personal. My mom and In laws will be retiring soon, and my brother in law wont be going back to work as a teacher next year, so my family connection to teaching is ending, but if anything I get more passionate about it. My oldest has ADHD. He has had two of the most amazing people as teachers the last couple of years. They literally changed his life and how he saw himself (his first grade teacher was a hag) It makes me truly sad to know that what they are paid can barely support them, and they make way less than the Manager at the local Mcdonalds. In fact our school district is loosing TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS next year. We already cant afford busing for our students and have an early release every wednesday to save money, so they are going to have to bump my kids classroom levels to way above thirty kids a class and force three teachers into early retirement with-out replacing them (and this is elementary! I love kids, I have four, but I cant imagine trying to teach 35 first graders and getting anywhere) I dont live in the ghetto either. I live in classic suburbia in a very standard middle class neighborhood.
Back in the day I worked at staples. I was offered a low level management position. I was only 21 and I had no college education, and I was offered more for a yearly salary then most teachers are with a masters degree in education.

 

There was a funny little meme going around the internet a while back

Teachers’ hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or 10 months a year. It’s time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do – babysit. We can get that for less than minimum wage.That’s right. Let’s give them $3 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 min. off for lunch and plan– that equals 6 1/2 hours).Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day…maybe 30? So that’s $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day.However, remember they only work 180 days a year. I am not going to pay them for any vacations.

LET’S SEE…That’s $585 X 180= $105,300 per year. (Hold on. My calculator needs new batteries.)

What about those special education teachers and the ones with master’s degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year.

Wait a minute — there’s something wrong here. There sure is.

The average teacher’s salary (nationwide) is $50,000. $50,000/180 days = $277.77/per day/30 students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student– a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!)

WHAT A DEAL!

 

To quote a joke from my sister
"What's the difference between a teacher and a large pepperoni pizza?
Answer: The pizza can feed a family of 4."

My whole point of this post was inspired by my sister. She just wrote an amazing blog about her inside experiance, and why her husband isnt going back to a job he is passionate about. Go read it, it might open your eyes a little.

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Teachers’ hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or 10 months a year. It’s time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do – babysit. We can get that for less than minimum wage. That’s right. Let’s give them $3 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 min. off for lunch and plan– that equals 6 1/2 hours). Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day…maybe 30? So that’s $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day. However, remember they only work 180 days a year. I am not going to pay them for any vacations. LET’S SEE…That’s $585 X 180= $105,300 per year. (Hold on. My calculator needs new batteries.) What about those special education teachers and the ones with master’s degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year. Wait a minute — there’s something wrong here. There sure is. The average teacher’s salary (nationwide) is $50,000. $50,000/180 days = $277.77/per day/30 students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student– a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!) WHAT A DEAL! To quote a joke from my sister "What's the difference between a teacher and a large pepperoni pizza? Answer: The pizza can feed a family of 4." My whole point of this post was inspired by my sister. She just wrote an amazing blog about her inside experiance. Go read it, it might open your eyes a little. http://thejoosblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/teacher-appreciation_07.html">Teacher Appreciation

 

Comments

wamam87's picture
Submitted by wamam87 on Sat, 05/07/2011 - 13:53
it's the 10% of lazy, self riteous, egotistical, or just plain stupid teachers that give them the bad rap. just like any where else, except they are in the lime light because they effect just about every family at some point in their life. ok, 10% might even be a little bit high, but you get the idea. signed, dad
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Submitted by wamam87 on Sat, 05/07/2011 - 13:54
riteous = righteous. lol
OMGaLaserPewPew's picture
Submitted by OMGaLaserPewPew on Sat, 05/07/2011 - 14:47
Wam needs a better spelling teacher. He must have had one of those 10%.
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Submitted by Automan21k on Sat, 05/07/2011 - 22:35
I really do feel for the teachers that are getting screwed, I just wish the teachers in my district weren't so far above the curve. they are currently threatening to strike because the governor is cutting educational spending and they were asked to voluntarily turn down their annual 13% raise this year despite them making $15,000 over the average income for the area already.
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Submitted by Dawnfades on Sun, 05/08/2011 - 07:18
I disagree teachers are paid a fair wage and that Internet glurg about what they should be paid is very misleading. Most class rooms are under 20 students these days. Teachers have some of the best benefits of any career field. Health, dental , vision & low prescription co- pays. Not to mention a very generous pension plan. Also after tenure there is no accountability for teachers, if the students don't learn well that's just too bad. PA just released a study that shows remedial college courses cost the state over 300 million dollars. Lastly, before you dismiss my comments out of hand it's personal for me as well both of my Parents were/ are teachers as well as other members of close family are in public education.
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Submitted by VenomRudman on Sun, 05/08/2011 - 23:50
I'm sick and tired of teachers and their supporters bitching about their salaries. Around here they make BIG bucks, have summers and every damn holiday off, a fantastic medical and retirement plan. Take a look at this: http://www.lischooltax.com/08-9TS.pdf My son's music teacher makes 105K. FOR 180 DAYS OF WORK A YEAR!!!! WTF!!! And while he has had great teachers, there are a bunch that aren't worth shit and because of the union, they can't be removed. So they just go thru the motions and the kids suffer. Don't tell me you didn't know any teachers like that when you were in school, I remember quite a few of them.
LadyisRed's picture
Submitted by LadyisRed on Sun, 05/08/2011 - 23:51
Some districts do have low classroom sizes and some districts do have ample funding. The problem is that a lot of schools don't. My sisters blog and my statements aren't made up. They are solid facts. I've lived in seven separate school districts in the last ten years. None of the (including kindergartens) had less than 20 kids in a classroom. Some had more than thirty. Those districts with lower numbers and higher pay are impossible to get into. 1100 applicants for two positions. No teachers should have to spend half their paycheck for benefits. We moved two miles away last year. It dumped us into a new district where the funding per student dropped two thousand dollars a year. The schools have to beg families for reams of paper just to cover copies the kids need. Schools are having to share principals because they can't afford one for each school. How is that ok?
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Submitted by Armorsmith76 on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 08:53
I know this comment is coming late to the party, but my wife is a teacher within a masters degree in science. She is the head of the science department, has been teaching for almost 10 years. She is passionate about her job and very engaging with the kids. She makes just under 40 K a year. I make more than that with my bachelors in Horticulture. Most of the over paid positions are in redundant ADMINISTRATIVE positions. That unrealistically drives the average up for the REAL teachers. Trim the fat out to the top and you can fix a lot of the problem. This is another case of the media manipulating facts to present something that isn't quite true. Whipping the uninformed public into an angry frenzy to sell a story. On another note we both agree that tenure needs to be eliminated to cut down on the underperforming 10% of teachers.

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