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When did I ever say prep period was nap time? I said prep period was used so I didn't have 20 hours of take home work. Sometimes it's used to prep, sometimes it's used to grade, but it's always used efficiently so that I take as little work home as possible.
When did you fit in the calls to parents that you were required to make - or didn't you have those? We had to call about many things and usually, this happened during preps. The other thing that often happened during preps was tutoring students who came in to ask about the lessons. And, of course, preps were taken so you could cover for another teacher who did not have a sub or who had to leave in the middle of the day because s/he was ill.
lets say they start at 30k but they only work 180 days thats half the year so really teachers start off making 60k. Experienced teachers make 50k thats six figures. Am I missing something?
Highly stressful work, cops work 4 days on 4 days off and nurses a similar like schedule. Teaching you take the work home with you, when you leave your job as a cop you are not assigned report cards to take home
Being a teacher is a calling, and I have a lot of respect for them and what they do.
In my state they usually make 30 to 40 thousand a year to begin, which considering all they do, is rather low imo, also it's not much money for someone with a degree....and they are educating children and shaping the future, so yes, I do think they should be paid more.
Due to the structure of my setup, I very, very, very rarely have to call parents, and I am so glad that's on somebody else's plate, and not mine. I do have to contact parents about things relevant to IEP review, but that's really it.
My best friend is a teacher in Indiana. She's been doing it ten years and is earning in the early 50s. Not too bad for Indiana.
That would be a mid-career rate, so no, it is not good. Please note teaching is not on here, nor should it be, because it is not one of the best paying careers for people with a bachelor's degree: Average Salary With A Bachelor's Degree
That would be a mid-career rate, so no, it is not good. Please note teaching is not on here, nor should it be, because it is not one of the best paying careers for people with a bachelor's degree: Average Salary With A Bachelor's Degree
It's good for what it is. Most of the careers listed in your link are highly technical, so is it really comparable? Further, science/engineering/tech jobs are usually in high COL areas. That why I think her salary is good for where she lives.
When did you fit in the calls to parents that you were required to make - or didn't you have those? We had to call about many things and usually, this happened during preps. The other thing that often happened during preps was tutoring students who came in to ask about the lessons. And, of course, preps were taken so you could cover for another teacher who did not have a sub or who had to leave in the middle of the day because s/he was ill.
Obviously things come up. But I was not calling parents every day. During my prep the students were in class. If they were to come to me for tutoring then they'd be missing the class time in their class. Tutoring was done during study halls, before school, or after school. I'm just saying that I was generally on campus for 9.5 hours per day. Which is 47.5 hours a week. I think that is fairly standard for a salaried professional employee. When I worked in market research prior to teaching I usually worked that amount or more.
Being a teacher is a calling, and I have a lot of respect for them and what they do.
In my state they usually make 30 to 40 thousand a year to begin, which considering all they do, is rather low imo, also it's not much money for someone with a degree....and they are educating children and shaping the future, so yes, I do think they should be paid more.
The problem with this logic is that far too many teachers got a teaching degree because it's an easy degree to get. Most of the education classes are about jumping through hoops, not about what you know. I had many students in my education classes with me that were stunningly unintelligent. Let's be real. How smart do you have to be to teach 2nd graders? Now that's not to say all primary grade teachers lack intelligence. Some of them are very intelligent. But there are many that simply do not warrant a high salary simply because they possess a degree.
That would be a mid-career rate, so no, it is not good. Please note teaching is not on here, nor should it be, because it is not one of the best paying careers for people with a bachelor's degree: Average Salary With A Bachelor's Degree
Many teacher probably would not be able to take the classes necessary to attain a degree in one of those fields.
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