Here is one analogy about teacher’s wages that is quite old:
“I’m fed up with teachers and their hefty salary schedules. What we need here is
a little perspective.
If I had my way, I’d pay these teachers myself-I’d pay them baby-sitting wages.
That’s right-I’d rather give them $3 an hour out of my own pocket than pay my
outrageous taxes. I’m only going to pay them for five hours, not lunch or
coffee breaks. That would be $15.00 a day. Each parent should pay $15 a day for
these teachers to babysit their child. Even if they have more than one child,
it’s still a lot cheaper than private daycare.
Now, how many children do they teach every day-maybe 20? That’s $15×20=$300 a
day. But remember they only work 180 days a year! I’m not going to pay them for
vacations! $300×180=$54,000. (Just a minute, I think my calculator needs new
batteries.)
I know you teachers will say-What about those who have 10 years experience and
a Master’s Degree? Well, maybe (to be fair) they could get the minimum wage, and
instead of just babysitting, they could read the kids a story. We could round
that off to about $5 an hour, times five hours, times 20 children. That’s $500 a
day times 180 days. That’s $90,000….HUH?
Wait a minute, let’s get a little perspective here. Babysitting wages are too
good for these teachers. Has anyone seen a salary schedule around here?”
~Anonymous~
And here is another more modern one from 2008 wrote by a teacher:
http://ednews.org/articles/i-want-baby-sitting-wages.html
Ridder is putting on an act. He has been in education way too long and knows
how much time teachers put in compared to how much they get paid. The problem
is there is only so many tax dollars collected and they have to pay the teachers
and the administrators (who are paid way more than the teachers) and provide
technology and supplies to teach the students.
Now, I am not saying the administrators don’t earn the money because many do,
but compared to the teachers in the classroom from 8 to 3 and then in the school
building getting ready for the next day from 3 to 5 and then taking home papers
to grade for another hour at night…besides the meetings and professional
development that you may have to attend outside of school hours, plus any
continuing education that you may be required dependent on your license and
years teaching plus talking to parents about their children. You get the idea.
So if the tax base is so much and you want to pay teachers what they are worth
there are only two answers:
1. Raise taxes.
2. Do away with taxes and have the parents pay the school according to one of
the scenarios above. But one of the things they are forgetting in the scenarios
is where is all the money going to come for computers and text books and copiers
and copier paper and pencils and desks and chairs and manipulatives and maps and
smart boards and…and…and…This all has to come out of the this money also and
either education suffers or teachers don’t get paid. Look at how many private
schools go under because they can’t make payroll and the rest for running a
school.
Anyway you look at it…education needs more money and teachers. Good luck in
solving this dilemma!
CathyM
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Folks?
What about the contributions of these public servents? Obviously what is quoted
here is way too low. Anything from 4% to 7% is not enough. Raise contributions
and the problem would not be solved but it would help significantly. I would
like someone to either agree or disagree and explain why.
I just read something from Mr. Norm Ridder trying to justify salaries and
stipends. In my opinion he made a fool out of himself again. Did the rest of you
get his reply? I would be happy to forward it. He is definitely mad as a hornet
with no good justification. The Cheer Leading Coaches spend gads of time on
their job and get paid somewhat over $3,000? He is acting ignorant. Better yet
slick almost criminal. If anyone is a miscreant.
Linda Herd
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