Anyone who doesn't realize the KEY role teachers
have is not living in the real life part of life in this country. This
discussion could be WAY off topic but it still goes that to keep quality
teachers, it takes appropriate salaries. There is a HUGE
disconnect with what the professional sports celebrities make and what teachers
make (and many other important jobs such as police). Weird value
system in this country. Parents do not have unlimited influence on their
kids. It is not the same as training a young horse. Teachers are key
in the formation of the next generation. To have quality teachers it will
take better salaries. NOTE: some teachers are not poorly paid
but there is no reason for a professional to be paid poorly simply because 'they
like what they do'. Who would you rather have teaching your child-
Someone who takes pride in their work and is paid properly or someone who is
barely able to make ends meets and keep up the credentialling needed to maintain
a high professional level. ???????mas
Truman, I REALLY don't wanna pick a fight with you, and I hope
you realize by now that I just can't keep my mouth shut when I disagree with
something. :o) That said, I think a MAJOR problem in this country
today is the feeling that teachers are the "guardians of our future."
Ummmmmmmmmm that'd be us parents. Teachers are, well,
teachers.
I agree that their pay could be higher, but so could
the pay of many professions. As in the "money" discussion that's been
raging here on ridecamp, I don't know any teachers that do it for the
money! They love what they do and know going into it what the payscale
is. :o) Scott ---- Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Psychic income is more important that actual income. It's the reward
> that stays with you - it is what makes you get out of bed in the
> morning. It is also a crying shame that this country choses to pay
it's > teachers - the guardians of our future - so poorly. >
> To make this just a wee bit endurance related - the satisfaction from
> your job is the same as you get from a ride well ridden ;-) . >
> Truman > > Cindy Collins wrote: > >
>...but, what if you LOVE your work and there's no money in it?
That's my > >situation and I don't want to change it. I love
teaching emotionally > >disturbed children, and most importantly, I'm
very good at it. (my dear > >friends, please restrain
yourselves from stating the obvious reasons) So, > >you can do
what you love and do it well and the money doesn't necessarily >
>follow and that's OK with me..that was my whole point about acceptance.
> >Sorry to be off-topic again! Cindy > > >
> > > > > > -- > > “It
doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how >
smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard
> Feynman > > > >
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