Al state Senator Thinks Increasing Teacher Pay Goes Against A ‘Biblical Principle’ [View all]

[Justice wanted]

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



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.

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What's next not giving min wage workers a raise because the bible believed at one time every person had HIS place and to give people more money would make them forget their place?