seeCseasThis system is clearly broken.
The typical response is: "they should have picked a higher paying job!"
This bugs me. This should be what we value in a society and it seems we care more about administrators and execs and stuff that do nothing rather than the people that make it all happen.
Everyone can name a teacher they love or loathed. The ones that make such a difference in your life stick with you.
Remember that those rich guys don't send their kids with our kids. They'll make sure that their kids are taken care of.
Mr Marr (unsure if I spelt it right). He was a great teacher.
The typical response is: "they should have picked a higher paying job!"
It's the same as saying "no one should choose to be a teacher".
shut_up_linux_nerdBasically the entire point of the book "Bookshit Jobs" summed up
In the school district I work for, it takes 6 years to hit making $60k/year. I work at one of the best paid school districts in Oregon.
We get excellent benefits, but...I can't pay my rent or buy a house with dentist appointments.
CrackhappyMy father (still alive) raised 7 kids on his salary (music teacher) and did quite well. Traveled the world, bought multiple houses and he did a pretty good job as a father. That's frankly impossible to do as a teacher now and that's a fucking travesty.