Re: Debate: Teachers Wages
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My aunt, sister, cousin, and four college buddys are all teachers. My college buddys (all of which are math teachers) have all had a hell of a time getting jobs. My cousin just got a job and beat out thirty applicants for that one position.
I'll take thirty problem children (like that is even remotely accurate in describing the average classroom anyway) over a dozen severly developmentally disabled individuals and a 14 year old who drinks and smokes an ounce of pot a week any day. Much easier. If you really think teaching simple subjects year after year is super hard then I guess we have different standards on what is and what is not hard.
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OK..so what is hard? Outside of teaching altogether, since not many would argue that special needs children arent more difficult than average to teach.
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Many things, that's my point. Playing poker for a living - <font color="red"> I agree, its harder than being a teacher, and in the long run wont pay as much. Stupid choice of a profession imo. If you have the mental abilities to be makig a lot of money at poker there are easier ways to make a better income </font>
running a business <font color="red">depends on the business </font> ,
being a morgage broker <font color="red"> a trivially easy job, not even close to teaching </font> , stockbroker <font color="red"> comparable in skills, way overpaid, not at all hard if you have the personality for it </font> , real estate agent <font color="red">you must be kidding with this one </font> , an accountant <font color="red"> your day to day middle management number cruncher with no aspirations for partnership? nowhere near as hard as teaching </font> , nurse, <font color="red"> comparable </font> ect. My point is that I am sick of hearing about how hard and noble being a teacher is. <font color="red"> "noble" you can leave for philosophers, "hard" doesnt change depending on whether you are sick of hearing about it or not. </font> Most teachers aren't noble, it's a job just like any other. <font color="red"> Nobody says it isnt a job like any other, what is being discussed is whether the wages attract people commensurate with the importance of the job. </font> Maybe ten percent excel and make a difference but the same can be said about any profession.
[/ QUOTE ] <font color="red"> ten percent is way to high, for teaching or any profession. If 1% excel I would be surprised. That doesnt mean that striving to improve the middle ground isnt worthwhile </font>
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