Why do people say teachers make so little? (assignments, graduating, campus)
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With that I'll sign off of the education board and head on over to the engineers looking for employment board. While I'm glad I have engineering to fall back on, it's a sad day when you have to give up a dream. I just can't live on $34,000 with next no benefits for the rest of my life and that's what I face if I stay in teaching.
If you want to teach why don't you move to where it pays better, like the previous poster mentioned.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Subsidized, easy-to-get home loans for example.
Where's that at? I sure didn't get one, nor has anyone I work with. Some apartment complexes in this area used to give some rent discounts to teachers and cops for six months but I haven't even seen that for awhile. The County I live in has a small program for County employees (which would include teachers) for closing help but no subsidized, easy to get mortgages.
IvoryTickler, I wish I could get a Chem teacher for my AP program, you guys are few and far between. My system was hiring Science and Math people from the Phillipines the last few years. Get out of charter schools (my advice).
If you want to teach why don't you move to where it pays better, like the previous poster mentioned.
I'm already in one of the highest paying states for teachers. If I moved, I'd be moving down. I can't go lower. The problem is no demand. Districts are choosing larger class sizes and going to trimesters to avoid hiring teachers. I'll face that anywhere. I'd love to stay in teaching but it's not in the cards. The need to make a livable wage shoots down teaching as a career for me. I probably will move to find a job in engineering.
Where's that at? I sure didn't get one, nor has anyone I work with. Some apartment complexes in this area used to give some rent discounts to teachers and cops for six months but I haven't even seen that for awhile. The County I live in has a small program for County employees (which would include teachers) for closing help but no subsidized, easy to get mortgages.
IvoryTickler, I wish I could get a Chem teacher for my AP program, you guys are few and far between. My system was hiring Science and Math people from the Phillipines the last few years. Get out of charter schools (my advice).
I'd love to get out of charter schools. Unfortunately, no one is hiring. It's been two years since I heard of a district hiring a chemistry teacher from the outside. So, it's charters or get out of teaching. Not that it matters. It's not like chemistry teachers are needed. If they were, I woudln't have the problem I do. I really would like to know what happened to the shortage they were crying about a few years ago. There was a big push to get people to move out of industry and into teaching and then no jobs for those of us who did.
I'd love to teach AP chem. With a chemical engineering background, I fit very well with the higher sciences.
I think you mentioned you're in Michigan? I think someone said this earlier, you may have to move no matter what your career. Probably south. I moved from PA to MD nearly 26 years ago, no one was hiring, industry was dying and the Navy didn't want me any more, got a teaching job here.
This thread is a bit depressing. I guess this goes along with the fact that our schools are being "dumbed down". No need for math and science specialists here!
34k is awful money. I made more than that starting out of college. Of course I was in management in a factory; that job is now being done in Mexico while I am working 2 jobs just to make 40k.
Well don't come here for employment. Schools in my city are war zones, so you get to be worried about your safety while working for peanuts. Sad, sad. I suggest if you like teaching that you go back to university and get a Phd in chemistry or something, and teach college.
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