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onlyadream

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11. Where I live

Thu May 31, 2012, 02:08 PM

May 2012

Teachers who are tenured make 110k+. The superintendents are at 275k. My taxes on a 1700 sq ft house is 10k, and that's cheap for my area since we don't live in the "better" districts. If we did, our taxes would easily be 15k or 16k. With all that money invested in our schools, I have to say that we are no better than those in other states that don't pay as well. Why is that? It's because EVERONE here wants to be a teacher. Who could blame them? The salaries are great and the benefits are even better. And who are the lucky ones to obtain thes great jobs? Those who have connections (regardless of their ability).

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The Rude Pundit - A Tale of Two Nations and Their Future Teachers [View all] meegbear May 2012 OP

Great read, as usual.... Wounded Bear May 2012 #1

I don't know of any statistics that would prove this but tularetom May 2012 #2

None of this is necessary malthaussen May 2012 #3

Actually it is necessary MadHound May 2012 #5

Try selling that to a Wal-mart worker making minimum wage malthaussen May 2012 #6

How about we do both, pay them well and give them respect? MadHound May 2012 #8

I dunno, can we afford that? malthaussen May 2012 #9

It is the getting there that weeds out those that are in it for the money. RC May 2012 #13

You nailed it. Bright women and minorities subsidized LuckyLib May 2012 #10

Everytime I think the Rude Pundit can't get any better, he does. Great OP! K&R nt riderinthestorm May 2012 #4

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #7

Where I live onlyadream May 2012 #11

We can't fix U.S. education with evolutionary steps Spike89 May 2012 #12