Why do you often hear educators whine about their pay?

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I would in the education field and I do feel that the pay is quite good considering the actual hours and days I work. Prior to becoming an educator, I worked 50-60 hours per week and only received 2 weeks of vacation per year. Now, I work only 35 hours per week and work 185 days per year, making the hourly pay HUGE!!!!. Furthermore, the education field only requires the individual to have a "C" average grade to obtain a teachers certificate. "C" average means that you can obtain a few "D" grades in there--this is an average. This is at a level that would NEVER be allowed in the medical field, finance, psychology and the like. When you're only working 185 days a years, you can work the second job.
I AM an educator--I receive an educator's pay and an educator's benefits, which are the best!
I am an educator--I have a "teacher's salary". I have been in this field for 12 years. Do the math! The answers speak for themselves---whiners. There are only a few of us out there who really enjoy our jobs and enjoy the pay!


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you must be working in a good rich district..while many dont, so they do have sucky pay. theres also many hours put into teaching outside of work, like the making of plans, grading, etc. its also a stressful job, esp. for those teachers who are actually concerned about their students as a whole, not just in the classroom. in other words the hours dont equal the amount of work.

so many people consider teaching as a blow-off job...so there are so many annoying teachers who take it easy which completely screws the students. ( i am speaking as a student...and also my mom works in education)

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I agree. Too many educators are whiny. They all think that they are so noble because they are teachers. "We're responsible for the future...we deserve 300,000 dollars a year...why does a football player make millions and I don't? I'm such a better person than a football player..."

I've heard them all. Teachers have got to be the most self-righteous group of whiners on the planet.

You're right. You only need a C average. If you look at any college right now, you'll find that over a third of education majors have already flunked out of another program.

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Education is undervalued by society. I agree that it gets all the lip service, but on the whole it gets the short end of the stick. Funding is too low (it seems only schools will close without heat in the winter, never the government offices or corporate HQs...curious). With such limited resources, salaries cannot be too high.

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I don't know in what state you got your degree, but in Pennsylvania a student must have a 3.0 to even consider going into the education field. Peolple who think teachers are overpaid or paid well, should try it for a week. I'm sure they would change their minds. A teacher is responsible for much more than just teaching. If all a teacher had to do in a day was teacher the subject matter, it would be an easy job. I don't know about you, but if you do the job right there is no time or energy left for a second job. Divide your hourly wage by the number of students in an average class and see how much you make an hour. Perhaps teachers should get paid babysitting wages, say $7 an hour times the number of students they "babysit". After all some people think teachers are only glorified babysitters anyhow. Let's see...$7/hrx20 students(that's a low estimate)x 8hrs per dayz180 days per year=$101,600! Do you know any teachers that make that amount?

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you must not have made much money with your previous job and that must be why you think you make a lot now??

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What a scam. There is NO WAY you are a K-12 teacher. If you were, you would KNOW that any teacher who CARES for her students works HARDER than those in the fields you mention above. I have only been teaching for EIGHT YEARS. Prior to teaching I was an insurance underwriter, worked for attorneys, worked for a lobbyist, worked in a bank and worked in the training and curriculum field. Let me assure you, as a teacher I work harder and put in more hours than I ever did in any of those other positions. I work well past the time for which I am paid and the salary is NOWHERE NEAR that of the fields you mention above.I work at home. I work in the summer. I work on the weekends. I am constantly thinking about how I can further assist my students. The problem with education is a SOCIAL PROBLEM, not a "teacher problem"--at least for the MOST part (parents who are more interested in working long/hard enough to pay for driving their 40k SUV and living in their 5,000 sq. ft. home;partying with their friends; playing on the computer; drinking/drugging; or "fill in the blank" than they are in their child's well-being--(to include but not limited to their education). I would CHALLENGE YOU to work every day, all day long, in a classroom for TWO WEEKS then answer your ridiculous question for yourself. You won't meet the challenge. You are NOT an educator. You are likely a pissed off parent who does not spend the necessary time with your child to help him/her be successful (see above) and you want to blame the teacher for all of your failures. Do some HONEST self searching and take responsibility for whatever problem you have created then find a solution for it! Otherwise, do some RESEARCH to find your answer. Educators have lessons to plan, papers to grade, science projects to prepare, after school PTA meetings and fundraisers to attend...all while making our 32k per year...we don't have the time or money to fully answer your ignorant question. PS...I was a single parent for 16 years and raised my child ALONE...he is 100 points from a perfect SAT score; is an A student; is upstanding and well-respected...so along with my "whining about my salary" and working my ass off...I haven't made any excuses...I HAVE BEEN A PARENT WHO HAS BEEN AVAILABLE TO MY CHILD...stop making excuses and be one to yours...you are so transparent

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If you truly work only 35 hours a week and 185 days a year, you are not a teacher. You are simply employed in the education field. To say the only time a teacher works is when he is in front of the class is like saying the only time a surgeon works is when she is operating on a patient and the only time a lawyer works is when she is in court.

if you truly work only 35 hours a week, and only 185 days a year, you are short-changing the students, their parents, and the community. If that IS you, please stop calling yourself a teacher.

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http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/isedu/1204882234289590.xml&coll=2
"Teachers in U.S. public schools are paid about 15 percent less a week than people like accountants, registered nurses and computer programmers, according to the study titled 'The Teaching Penalty: Teacher Pay Losing Ground.'"

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