...had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job." ---Donald D. Quinn On the plus side, it's generally not educated, professional citizens who claim teachers are overpaid; it's usually the undereducated folk making around poverty-level wages who make those complaints because they think they should be paid as well as teachers. Also, I give this thread 5 minutes until one of the resident conservative whiners claim that teachers' unions and teachers making 35k a year are bankrupting the nation.
Nothing against teachers and wish it could be controlled at State level without federal influence and regulation. I do not believe in public unions. Why compare with Doctors, Lawyers and Dentist? Each has a share in misery or reward. I am poorly educated. Took and passed the GED at the age of 16 and went looking for adventure. My income is well above what you quoted all the while receiving retirement returns from my 1st career. Never judge people on income or education, to do so is poor form and lacks class...you would be missing out on some good people in this world. Sorry if my grammar or spelling is off.
When did I judge anyone based on their income? I said most of the complaints come from people who are undereducated and not making much money; that's different than saying most people who are undereducated and making little money make these complaints.
Sorry, my mistake. When you said "on the plus side thingy" it seemed judgement was passed. No harm meant.
I don't belong to a teachers' union in Indiana because we can only negotiate pay and benefits due to our collective bargaining rights being stripped; I'd much rather bargain based on classroom sizes, professional development opportunities, and capital improvements to utilize technology. It's pathetic that I have 35-40 students in a sophomore English class with no access to technology and no time off for me to be developing skills to benefit students.
