Alabama State Senator Thinks Increasing Teacher Pay Goes Against A ‘Biblical Principle’

[Galraedia]

According to Alabama state Sen. Shadrack McGill (R), the Bible says that increasing teacher salaries would only lead to less-qualified teachers. McGill said at a prayer breakfast that doubling teachers’ salaries — starting pay for Alabama teachers begins at $36,144 — would not help education. In fact, he said that keeping teacher pay low is a “Biblical principle“:

“If you double a teacher’s pay scale, you’ll attract people who aren’t called to teach.

“To go in and raise someone’s child for eight hours a day, or many people’s children for eight hours a day, requires a calling. It better be a calling in your life. I know I wouldn’t want to do it, OK?

“And these teachers that are called to teach, regardless of the pay scale, they would teach. It’s just in them to do. It’s the ability that God give ‘em. And there are also some teachers, it wouldn’t matter how much you would pay them, they would still perform to the same capacity.

“If you don’t keep that in balance, you’re going to attract people who are not called, who don’t need to be teaching our children. So, everything has a balance.”

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/education/2012/02/01/416446/alabama-teacher-bible-teacher-pay/

O_O ...?

[KatyMan]

1. "you’ll attract people who aren’t called"

The same can obviously be said about Alabama state senators....

[madaboutharry]

2. I can not take these people any longer.

They are all fucking insane.

[Initech]

11. Who - right wing bible thumpers, state senators, or both?o

I think both.

[madaboutharry]

13. Both.

Especially when they are one person.

[nanabugg]

16. Neither should the rest of us! I am going to make it apoint to get at least 20 people to vote in

Nov. If each on can get 20 Dems to vote who might not otherwise vote we can winl If it means payhing for 20 people to get IDs that is what I am going to do.

[Politicalboi]

3. Can we start

The "war" on religion now? They're claiming Obama has one going on. Let's show these "taliban" assholes what a war on religion really looks like. It's starts with separation of church and state, and that's where it ends.

[flakey_foont]

4. well

speechless! By the same logic, shouldn't lawyers and doctors and POLITICIANS pay be low - otherwise you might end up with people not called to
doctorifying, lawyerifying or politifying.

[Galraedia]

15. That depends.

Are they hearing voices? Not that I'd want a doctor or lawyer who is hearing shit but some how in GOP land this seems to make sense.

[Lint Head]

5. Called? I've heard this term my whole life and believe me that's been a while.

Called is a general term that does not specifically say who is doing the calling. God? Your conscience? Satan? Some jerk yelling in the back yard. When something in life is compelling for you to do and you feel you would be good at it, it could be characterized as being 'called'. My issue with the word is that religious bigots use it to say God called them to do such and such. Do any of these bigots not own a recorder? So many are 'called' can they not record God's voice when he calls so the whole world can hear it. Otherwise STFU!

[Angry Dragon]

6. How does he feel about all those preachers that

make millions per year??

I would hate to put my soul into the hands of people that were not called...........



The man is an ass

[hifiguy]

7. Dumber than a sack of hammers.

Really and truly. How much more proof is needed to conclude that fundamentalist religion of any kind kills brain cells on contact?

[izquierdista]

8. Talk about relaxing the definition of 'think'.

But I like his logic...it means that banksters aren't fit to get anywhere near money.

[pa28]

9. But it was OK to give himself a 67% pay raise?

It seems to me the same rules about a "calling" would apply to part time politicians.

[Johonny]

10. The bible tells you to pay teachers well so end of story

1 Timothy 5:17-18

Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” And in another place, “Those who work deserve their pay!”

[silverweb]

14. Good find!

[tanyev]

12. Let's see....they support paying CEOs a gazillion dollars a year so you get the best people,

but teacher pay needs to be kept low so you weed out the people that don't have the ability.

GOP logic. Ever an oxymoron.