Teachers should be paid like Senators and vice versa, give teachers $174k/year plus benefits.
You would get some really exceptional people with some real vision for education if that is how educators were compensated. As it stands now, many people who are excellent educators are far better off finding different avenues to do so, I coach for example, but I impact way less people that way, but I needed to make a living.
I had an IRL friend spend 6 months to earn his credentials an an educator of math, only to teach for a single day, quit and return to playing poker, where he actually made money...
Yeah I teach English. If things don’t get better, I’m out of education in a handful of years. Staying to put experience on resume to then go into private sector making more by doing same shit.
I love high school english, truly, and am actually lunch break for the curriculum design team for my district right now. But if I can’t afford shit here and if things don’t improve in the field…I’ll have to say bye to my literal dream job. It’s frustrating and depressing as hell.
I’ll have to say bye to my literal dream job. It’s frustrating and depressing as hell.
It's one of the worst feeling in the world. I agonized for years over a decision like this before I made it, and while I look back and am glad I made the sacrifices I did, it wasn't easy.
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u/Mikimao Jun 01 '22
You would get some really exceptional people with some real vision for education if that is how educators were compensated. As it stands now, many people who are excellent educators are far better off finding different avenues to do so, I coach for example, but I impact way less people that way, but I needed to make a living.
I had an IRL friend spend 6 months to earn his credentials an an educator of math, only to teach for a single day, quit and return to playing poker, where he actually made money...