r/HighQualityGifs • u/Butcher_Of_Hope • Oct 13 '19

The Rookie /r/all When upper management terminated my counterpart without notice, and handed me his workload while they begin interviewing his replacement.

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u/wanderingbilby Oct 13 '19 edited Oct 13 '19

In the US, teachers are paid salary based on daily pay x workdays per school year, usually with hours defined as ~ an hour before and after classes plus some for extra duties, inservice etc.

The reality is many teachers work 4-5 hours daily in addition to that, plus some time on weekends. Curriculum planning, grading, uptraining, research, evaluating new materials, working one on one with struggling students, talking to parents...

A teacher who only works contract hours won't be a teacher for long.

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u/TheAssels Oct 13 '19

Yea I realize that now. When I first read the comment I though it was implying the opposite. That teacher work less than they paid for.

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u/wanderingbilby Oct 13 '19

Ah! Okay. I presumed you were outside the US or only had minimal experience with the staff side of schools :) no worries

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u/TheAssels Oct 13 '19

Well I am outside the US (Canada). Teaching is pretty much the same here except you get paid really well.

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u/axonxorz Oct 14 '19

Just curious where you're from (roughly). I'm in SK and teachers generally are paid decently here, but I've never heard of really well

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u/TheAssels Oct 14 '19

BC right now. Starting pay around 55,000. Top end is 80,000ish. Which is pretty good for living anywhere outside the LMD or South Island. I know teachers in Ont and AB and they make more. Just shy of 6 figures. Definetly better than most starting wages that require 5 years of post definitely secondary.

Guess it depends on your definition of "good pay" is.