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aggiesal

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15. Maybe if we pay our teachers like we pay our babysitters, ...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed May 3, 2023, 09:56 AM

May 2023

we wouldn't need teachers unions.

$20/hr. x 8 hrs. = $160/stident
$160 x 30 students = $4,800/day
$4,800 x 5 days = $24,000/week
$24,000 x 39 weeks = $936,000/year

If we paid $10/hr/student they'd make $468,000/year

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Thank you teachers!: The astronomical demands on all teachers - The 11th Hour - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 2023 OP

Thank you for this! GPV May 2023 #1

I agree Duncanpup May 2023 #2

I remember all my special teachers, too... Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #3

I strive to be that educator. Hubby left teaching 20 years ago and still hears from former kids. He GPV May 2023 #4

Kudos to you! Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #5

I have a g grandmother who went to the Normal school, then taught in the same little red schoolhouse GPV May 2023 #6

Yes, I read all the Little House books when I was a kid. Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #7

Wow! The other person in my family that really interests me is my g aunt. Born in 1900, she became GPV May 2023 #8

My grandmother was born in 1900, too! September 13, she said 13 was her lucky number Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #9

Wow! I love these cool old stories. GPV May 2023 #10

She lived to September 4, 1998, almost her 98th birthday. I still miss her so much. Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #12

Pencils not Guns Layzeebeaver May 2023 #11

Nice message. Means well. It's time for society to pony up and start paying. OrlandoDem2 May 2023 #13

Back when I was in college, becoming a teacher was very popular Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #14

Maybe if we pay our teachers like we pay our babysitters, ... aggiesal May 2023 #15

K&R BeckyDem May 2023 #16