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undervalued and underpaid? wow! what an astute observation. so if they are overvalued, do you overpay them? you sure that's why the shortage? nothing to do with crt and the total loss of civility and discipline in the classroom? kids running roughshod ruining everyone else educational opportunities? feeling safe in schools? another zero for the zero. too much tunnel vision and partisan bias. need to expand your horizons reeko
No idea what the avg starting salary is for recent grads. Responding to Fluffy saying Wisconsin teachers were paid less because of ACT 10 which isn’t true.
Quick question, did a drop in the median salary occur because the higher paying teachers retired? Were there mass salary cuts, or starting wages lowered?Full disclosure, I think teachers are underpaid.
That is a really good question and I don't know the answer. I do know that the cost of benefits shifted more to employees after Act 10. So THAT part of compensation went down. But it would be an interesting study to compare inflation-adjusted salaries for teachers at similar levels.
Fantastic goalpost shifting with that final sentence. Several of Cheeks' sock puppet accounts would approve.Do your family members agree with your assessment of teachers' workload?
Goal post shifting? No.To answer your question:
LennyGreat post. This is when Pakuni and other guys usually move to a new topic, thanks for ending their side of the conversation.
PakuniHe answered your question, his family has had a positive experience working as a teacher. He answered the workload question and stated they never complained about being overworked. My wife was an AP Biology and Chemistry teacher at a private school for nearly twenty years and never complained about being overworked. Over the past five years she has worked for big Pharma and has stated being overworked literally on a weekly basis. New gig is much more money and much, much more work. She mentioned in the last two weeks how much she misses the workload/lifestyle of being a teacher.
Why doesn't she return?
That's a nice story, Lenny (no sarcasm), but no, you didn't answer my question.But since it's clear you've chosen not to, I'll drop it.
82You will be on here on stirring the pot all weekend and I know you will find that enjoyable. Just curious, why have you become so confrontational over the past couple of years? My feeling it is to fit in with the crowd, but I might be wrong on that.
My position is that 180 days of work per year is less than a brutal work schedule. My wife and children agree. If you add components to it like going to school, undergoing cancer treatments or double dipping as an administrator and teacher (as my wife and son did) it can turn brutal. Under normal circumstances (like my daughter’s), not so much. Sorry if that didn’t come through for you in my post. Hope it’s clear now.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.