For those who think teachers are "over paid"......

[Lady G]

With all thats going on here in WI, and ppl not really knowing what they are talking about...this was posted by a friend of mine on facebook, just thought I'd share


Are you sick of highly paid teachers?
Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or10 months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - babysit!
We can get that for less than minimum wage.

That's right. Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 min. off for lunch and plan-- that equals 6 1/2 hours).

Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day...maybe 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day.
However, remember they only work 180 days a year!!! I am not going to pay them for any vacations.
LET'S SEE....
That's $585 X 180= $105,300
per year. (Hold on! My calculator needs new batteries).

What about those special
education teachers and the ones with Master's degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an
hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year.
Wait a minute -- there's
something wrong here! There sure is!
The average teacher's salary
(nation wide) is $50,000. $50,000/180 days
= $277.77/per day/30
students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student--a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!) WHAT A DEAL!!!!


SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS!!!!

 

[Ballyhoo]

+1 G!!!

 

[Haydn24]

But why are they being paid per student?

 

[fish-n-chips]

I totally agree with you on this LG. My niece just finished her Master's in Teaching for Special Education. 6 years of schooling with the extra course for dealing with those with special needs plus working part time in-house to get the experience to deal with those children. Not to include being bitten, kicked and the other things that come with her field. She decided on that field in particular because her brother and my nephew has Down's Syndrome. Our teacher's are what prepare the children of today for the future of tomorrow.
She recieved an email from Fox 11 in Green Bay asking her to be interviewed by them given her field and obvious experience. She has chosen to do in house teaching to those children that can not attend public schools due the severity of their conditions and needs that go beyond what can be done in regular schools. And yes this whole fiasco played a major part in that decision also.
To all of you teachers out there, My hat is off to you.

 

[fish-n-chips]

But why are they being paid per student?

They aren't. She was making the point that if they were being paid like "babysitters" like some people think, the cost would be much higher. Add to that the fact that they are trained to educate in a positive reinforcing way( except for the nun's that taught me with rulers to the knuckles and holding books at arms length ;P) and must meet certain standards, their pay would be much higher.

 

[Haydn24]

Oh i understand thanks.

 

[fballguy]

I don't think teachers are paid enough to deal with what they have to deal with on a daily basis.

 

[Jill-O]

I don't think good teachers are overpaid, but I do think there are a lot of people teaching who are a drain and dead weight on the tax payers.

In my opinion, fake doctor's notes should be redeemable for fake pay checks.

How many private sector jobs give you summers off and substantial paid holidays throughout the year? How many private sector jobs provide the level of current benefits that public school teacher's get? How many private sector employees get PENSIONS these days? The pensions they accrue are a huge factor and it's not fair to compare an annual wage and not factor in the 20-30+ years that those teachers will still be "on the payroll" during retirement.

Good teachers don't need public sector union support. However, the ones who have no business in the classroom do.


My own sister is a teacher, and an outstanding one. She's been singled out by her county a number of times including for Teacher of the Year. She's earned double master's degrees as well as other elite credentials. Her students are lucky to have her. Can't say the same, though, about a significant percentage of her peers.

 

[jpappy789]

I agree G. It's unfortunate that many are actually driven away from public teaching because of the salaries.

 

[jpappy789]

I don't think good teachers are overpaid, but I do think there are a lot of people teaching who are a drain and dead weight on the tax payers.

In my opinion, fake doctor's notes should be redeemable for fake pay checks.

How many private sector jobs give you summers off and substantial paid holidays throughout the year? How many private sector jobs provide the level of current benefits that public school teacher's get? How many private sector employees get PENSIONS these days?

Good teachers don't need public sector union support. However, the ones who have no business in the classroom do.

How does one define a "good" teacher...test scores?