What do teachers really make?

[TJdaSportsGuy]

Re: What do teachers really make?

Damn...

Should of gone into teaching.

Yeah, you'd make a great teacher...

Kid: Here's my homework, Mr. Diesel.

Diesel: Damn, kid! When did you get good at math? You used to SUCK! :wink:

[Beantown]

Re: What do teachers really make?

He'd be better than you.

Class: Good morning, mr. Cutini.

TJ: "Whats going on, fellas? Today we're going to learn about Intercoastal Waterways."

[e0820]

Re: What do teachers really make?

Here is the website I mentioned earlier, for Illinois educators salaries

http://www.thechampion.org

Here is a librarian making over 90k (25+ years exp)

http://www.thechampion.org/teachers.asp?teacherName=White%20Susan%20D&year=2006&rcdt=19022204026

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: What do teachers really make?

Here is the website I mentioned earlier, for Illinois educators salaries

http://www.thechampion.org

Here is a librarian making over 90k (25+ years exp)

http://www.thechampion.org/teachers....dt=19022204026

Obviously a wealthy district. I looked at the school district she's in off that link, just about every teacher is over 50K.

[mjb2124]

Re: What do teachers really make?

Whatever sick/personal days you do not use, from one year to the next, roll over to the next year.

Yep, that's a great deal. My mother has years and years of sick days. When she retires, they'll just cut her a check for those days. That'll be one nice check.

I had the same thing at my last job. Had 250 hours of vacation saved up. When I left, they cut me a check for those hours. Unfortunately my new job only allows 5 PTO days to be carried over from year to year.

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: What do teachers really make?

My job is like that, my sick time/vacation time rolls over year to year. Nice thing...


Anyway, I want to apologize to everyone in this thread, especially Skerik. I came into this thread with the discussion arleady in my head due to my wife's struggles with this profession. Because of that, I took some of it off track, I've dealt with it for 5 years, and watched her cry herself to sleep over not finding a job in this profression that she loves. And I assure you, with her, it's never ONCE been about the money, it's about her complete and total love/passion for the teaching job and making kids smile. She loves it and will always love it. We're going to go through it again this summer when her contract is up, so wish us luck.

But it's always been myself who feels that teachers, nurses, doctor's, cops, firemen, etc are underpaid. The amount of money they make compared to what they do, to me has been extremely underpaid to other jobs. Especially when you live in Ohio and teaching jobs have been cut left and right, you have Cleveland Public Schools letting go over over 700 teachers just 2 years ago due to finances. Stuff like that, just makes you wonder, will she ever find a fulltime job.

So again, everyone, I apologize, I let my emotions take the best of me.

Please carry on, this is a great topic.

[Shaver]

Re: What do teachers really make?

Move north. There are plenty of teaching jobs in Michigan. Plus, we have real sports teams.

[Pete1210]

Re: What do teachers really make?

Here is the website I mentioned earlier, for Illinois educators salaries

http://www.thechampion.org

Here is a librarian making over 90k (25+ years exp)

http://www.thechampion.org/teachers....dt=19022204026

I think you need a Masters Degree in Library Science as a pre-requisute for school librarian. But that has got to be one of the easiest jobs I can think of.

[thejake]

Re: What do teachers really make?

My wife works in a great school district in Sugar Land, TX. I would say she is slightly underpaid. In her first year I would say she was grossly underpaid. All the work that goes into your first two or three years is unreal. Once you get a handle on what you are teaching things seem to get a bit easier.

The one thing I don't like about it is that they all get paid the same. Every fourth year teacher in the District gets paid the exact same. The total slackers get paid the same as my wife, who works her but off. The other thing I don't like is that the pay raises aren't steep enough. Here is a link to the FBISD pay scale...

http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/personnel/prof/Sal06-07.htm

Only $20,000 seperate a first year teacher from a 30 year teacher.

[moose1619]

Re: What do teachers really make?

Um... Uh... Maybe... Oh, screw it...

you got me i screwed up. Typing fast and thinking slow.

[USF11]

Re: What do teachers really make?

Here is the website I mentioned earlier, for Illinois educators salaries

http://www.thechampion.org

Here is a librarian making over 90k (25+ years exp)

http://www.thechampion.org/teachers....dt=19022204026

Wow, illinois teachers are way overpaid. Or the rest of the country is way underpaid. Depends how you look at it.

[dieselboy]

Re: What do teachers really make?

Yeah, you'd make a great teacher...

Kid: Here's my homework, Mr. Diesel.

Diesel: Damn, kid! When did you get good at math? You used to SUCK! :wink:

I'd probably have to challenge my students to 360 games of NCAA. You know I would be playing it while they are reading or doing an assignment.

[dieselboy]

Re: What do teachers really make?

You wouldn't say that if you had to teach in a public schools. Rich schools can afford all kinds of stuff but most public schools care barely afford busing and sports teams, let alone paying teachers $100,000.

All depends on where you live.

I would just teach at the better schools.

[MachoMyers]

Re: What do teachers really make?

You must consider the standard of living.

In Toronto after ten years of exp teaching your in line to make $83,000 a year. That isn't that much considering how much it costs to live in Toronto.

I'm getting my teacher certification in Maine this year, as of last year starting teachers in Maine make $23,000, which is pennies. Next year its going up to the $30,000 so it does get better as you go on, like anything but its definatley not an 8 hour a day job.

[USF11]

Re: What do teachers really make?

You must consider the standard of living.

In Toronto after ten years of exp teaching your in line to make $83,000 a year. That isn't that much considering how much it costs to live in Toronto.

I'm getting my teacher certification in Maine this year, as of last year starting teachers in Maine make $23,000, which is pennies. Next year its going up to the $30,000 so it does get better as you go on, like anything but its definatley not an 8 hour a day job.

Unless your a gym teacher then its a 8 hr a day job.