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Um, no, it can't. You know what would solve the teacher shortage?
Living wages. Educators in my area are paid comparatively well, but that is not true in other parts of the nation. Professionals deserve a professional salary.
Autonomy. Not saying teaching should be a free-for-all, but a local admin and/or government that micromanages every single detail of a classroom lesson is going to cause a problem.
Respect. The teacher bashing that happens across the country is alarming.
Try those things before replacing us with robots or jamming 50 students in a classroom.
Well... the bolded is another of those things that is 'in the eye of the beholder'. So I think you're going to have to define that a bit.
Most parents say teachers are underpaid in their schools, putting aside the grossly overpaid in a handful of places such as NYC.
Most schools are funded by property taxes (a pernicious wealth tax) and property owners say they are way overtaxed.
School districts are burdened by excess governmental regulation, just as the entire private sector economy is overburdened by governmental regulation. Several posts in this thread point to the administrative burden being excessive just so some government bureaucrats in state capitols & in Washington DC have data to summarize & include in PowerPoint presentations to other government bureaucrats.
From the point of view of the people who receive paychecks for collecting & reporting data, such excess regulation is good, for without it they wouldn't have data & their jobs would no longer be necessary.
Most parents say teachers are underpaid in their schools, putting aside the grossly overpaid in a handful of places such as NYC.
Most schools are funded by property taxes (a pernicious wealth tax) and property owners say they are way overtaxed.
School districts are burdened by excess governmental regulation, just as the entire private sector economy is overburdened by governmental regulation. Several posts in this thread point to the administrative burden being excessive just so some government bureaucrats in state capitols & in Washington DC have data to summarize & include in PowerPoint presentations to other government bureaucrats.
From the point of view of the people who receive paychecks for collecting & reporting data, such excess regulation is good, for without it they wouldn't have data & their jobs would no longer be necessary.
Although teacher pay varies by which site is reporting it, it appears that teachers in NYC make somewhere around $56,010 - $81,809. However, the cost of living in NYC "will require an annual salary of anywhere between 40K-100K" ... after taxes. I can't see how anyone would consider that "grossly overpaid".
Your comments about "governmental regulation" are so vague that it's impossible to respond. But to think that the purpose of the regulations is to make Powerpoints in absurd.
Although teacher pay varies by which site is reporting it, it appears that teachers in NYC make somewhere around $56,010 - $81,809...
That's the starting salary for a fresh-faced 22-year-old girl out of 4-year teacher's college. Throw a few more years and a few more college credits, and you're getting well into 6 figures.
I'm not saying NYC teachers or any teachers are overpaid. Just saying they are not as poverty-stricken as the unions want us to think. And I will reiterate that I am against "virtual teachers" and I would have to think the union is, too.
That's the starting salary for a fresh-faced 22-year-old girl out of 4-year teacher's college. Throw a few more years and a few more college credits, and you're getting well into 6 figures.
I'm not saying NYC teachers or any teachers are overpaid. Just saying they are not as poverty-stricken as the unions want us to think. And I will reiterate that I am against "virtual teachers" and I would have to think the union is, too.
The article cites some progress in using virtual/remote teachers. While not ideal, it seems to add some value sometimes.
All public school teachers in our state, the most populous in Australia, have just received a $10,000pa pay rise. The starting salary will be $A85,000 and go to $120,000 without promotion.
This will hopefully encourage some more high quality students to become teachers.
Nobody here is contemplating using virtual teachers nor returning to remote teaching, which caused all sorts of problems in the places where it happened during the pandemic.
Raise teacher pay by 20k per year and watch the magic happen. Teacher recruitment will turn around in a heartbeat after that, I guarantee it.
What do we get for the extra $20K? I just looked up the salaries of our local teachers. Those at the top end are over a hundred K per year and I'm not convinced we're getting that much value out of them. The typical teachers seemed to be in the $70K - $90K range.
What do we get for the extra $20K? I just looked up the salaries of our local teachers. Those at the top end are over a hundred K per year and I'm not convinced we're getting that much value out of them. The typical teachers seemed to be in the $70K - $90K range.
I always assumed that as technology improved, the traditional high school and college models would change. There would be more self directed learning in terms of students being able to choose their educators from anywhere and build their unique educational resume. For example, a top notch biology professor would be able to enroll as many students online in her courses as possible and would be compensated accordingly. A high school math teacher, known for his sense of humor and skills in teaching his challenging subject, could attract many students who had troubles learning with their local mediocre math teacher.
HR professionals would be looking for graduates who studied under A, B & C versus attending a particular university. Certain fields would start building lists of recommended educators.
So, not just school choice, but educator choice.
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