Mat
10 Answers
Ducky
Canadian teachers are extremely well paid. As in any other profession, some are not deserving, while others bend over backwards to help their students. I think the better ones should be getting paid more than the others. However, I think that's how it should be on every job....it just isn't.
| 8 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
terryfossil 1
Bob/PKB
The highest pay I ever received was as a teacher, and I earned every penny of it. The work is never done, and you don't simply "teach". I'll keep this short: MOST teachers are not overpaid. Administrators.....different story.
| 8 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
sunnyB
Flip
As a whole, I'd say they're not underpaid, but it would be nice to be able to pay the good ones more and the poor ones less.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
Benthere
....if all students and learning/results are important, why such differences in salaries across the states based on the same experience and education?
| 8 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
A credential from one state is not transferable to another state. It takes several additional years of coursework to earn a credential valid outside the one in which the original credential was awarded. This makes me think requirements are specific to each state.
She puts in the same effort subbing for friends taking a week off for a wedding or trip to the coast. THOSE teachers get paid too much.
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matheneyg
bulletman
If teachers were paid under a piece award, most of them would be paying the Government aka the tax payer. the kids in Oz have just had their quarterly holidays, and guess what for most schools including Private schools in South Australia had a Teacher Free Day, first day back -- the whole education system is a joke. In AUSTRALIA TEACHERS ARE VERY WELL PAID.----- Money for Nothing.
| 8 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
Coach
I don't feel underpaid rather than under appreciated at times. This is a tough one because yes, your tax dollars a paying my salary and most people think that we deserve it, but sometimes we are not portrayed well in the media, especially when the talks revolve around contracts. Unfortunately, people who don't know better will believe everything they hear. As to merit pay, I never liked the idea because it's also the family's job to reinforce what their child is learning. Please remember that whether your a teacher or parent or community member...everything we do should be in the KIDS best interests. If I wanted to get rich, there are a lot of other jobs out there that I could be doing.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 2 | |
