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27 years of teaching experience? so you never moved up? you just did the same job and expected more money? wonder if the lifetime burger flipper keeps getting raises for job stagnation.
I've moved a lot as a military spouse. Move up to what? I've been a content area lead many times and well as grade level chair. I've done multiple other things too but my primary job was to teach. There are only so many leadership positions in a school. You want to keep experienced teachers in the classroom because it is in the best interest of the students so, yes, you have to give more money as teachers gain experience. The same thing happens in factories.
I have been racking my brain, and I can't think of another. I mean, outside the realm of the entertainment industry. yet time and time again, it's teachers that are the most vocal about being underpaid, whatever that really means. underpaid compared to what I often wonder. so can anyone think of a profession more overpaid than teaching?
My daughter teaches 30k/yr no union. No big pay raise projected. That for 6 yrs of college is pitiful. And she is trusted with molding future citizens/children. Think pay too low. Worked for many yrs w high risk population in Detroit. Still no money vs risk. Imho.
continuing education, workshops, seminars, summer school, teachers dont get as much time off as it seems on the surface. just because they dont have to deal with students for a few months, doesnt mean they are not working at their craft.
and those things lead to raises. let's not forget about the pension plan.
tell that to the 75 million professions in the area that pay less than that.
Just because other professions pay less, doesn't mean that those teachers are overpaid. According to your logic, because of the many other professions in the D.C. area that pay much more, teachers in Montgomery County are underpaid.
I own two houses, paid for my car in cash, and have zero credit card debt. I also manage to put over $12,000 a year into my 401k. I never complained about how much I made kiddo.
If that's true, and I certainly can't deny that it is, but IF it is, then why do you care so much about what other people are doing?
The comment that I replied to had you whining about lunch breaks. You hadn't had a lunch break in ten years, and before that it was unpaid. My point was if you aren't happy with your own job don't complain about what other people have, go get your own, bucko!
I've moved a lot as a military spouse. Move up to what? I've been a content area lead many times and well as grade level chair. I've done multiple other things too but my primary job was to teach. There are only so many leadership positions in a school. You want to keep experienced teachers in the classroom because it is in the best interest of the students so, yes, you have to give more money as teachers gain experience. The same thing happens in factories.
so you admit you've moved around quite a bit, and you have changed jobs several times? yet you are unhappy making about $35 an hour?
i thought about being a teacher once, then i realized that they are underpaid, not a big problem for me, but they are also under armed as well. sorry i wont go into any jr high or high school unles i can pack at least a .45.
yep, 20 years ago when my brother started working for IBM out of college, he was paid $80,000 plus bonuses to start.
dont ever become a mechanic then, you will spend about $75,000 on tools and tool boxes to hold them, and you will be constantly buying new tools either to replace old ones that wear out or break, and the newest specialty tools, to the tune of another $10,000 per year. and that is just the basic tools you will need to start getting jobs done. if you want to get good, and make it easier on you, you will spend about double the numbers i quoted.
the median household income for montgomery county is 94k....so 48k is well UNDER that
um, is this a joke? $48k=$48k-$96k. two incomes=household.
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