Thatababy: Kobe Bryant is paid over $27 million a year to play his favorite game. My teacher's job is to shape the minds of children! She must be a gajillionaire!
one school district advertised a janitorial position. It was humiliating when one-third of the teachers in the district applied for it, as it paid a third more than teaching!
Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. The Janitorial or Maintenance staff need to be able to not only clean but repair and maintain the physical facility. A task in my experience, far beyond most teachers.
Yeah…as a two-year-old lead teacher, spending time teaching some of the basics that are needed in later year for education…I make about $20,000 a year, BEFORE taxes
Very true, but it’s the useful application of those taught skills, reading, writing, math, etc., that allow those who do to command a greater salary. Without learning those basics, thanks to the good teachers (few and far between) the doers would be unable to perform as they do.Mom’s comments are well taken and deserve serious consideration.
I am a “gajillionaire” but not in a financial sense. I’m richly blessed with being there for my students watching them grow and learn. I’m also blessed by working with other wonderful teachers (we all get along and work very well together). I’m even more richly blessed with a wonderful husband that adores me and encourages the important work I do. I’m also blessed with a daughter I love dearly. And above all, I am blessed with salvation. Those parts of my life are simply priceless. Do I sometimes get frustrated and discouraged?? Of course. I prefer to look at the “bigger picture”.
I taught Jr. High English for 35 years. I was rewarded throughout my career by so many students. By their writing, by their going on to useful lives and careers. By so many showing up at my retirement party….no, I never made much financially, but I gained so much from the experience.
@erinblissBecause the government doesn’t exercise control over what gets taught? I mean really. Big business can’t do any more harm to the curriculum than what our government is already doing to it. Kids are placed primarily by age, which is the worst way to measure how intelligent someone is. Smart children are held back, and children that need extra help don’t get it just so we can keep up with what your “supposed to know” at any given age.
rayannina almost 12 years ago
If only …
pouncingtiger almost 12 years ago
In a perfect world, Baby, she would be on correlation to Kobe.
CHAZ.SHIELDS almost 12 years ago
one school district advertised a janitorial position. It was humiliating when one-third of the teachers in the district applied for it, as it paid a third more than teaching!
Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. The Janitorial or Maintenance staff need to be able to not only clean but repair and maintain the physical facility. A task in my experience, far beyond most teachers.
EMT almost 12 years ago
Yeah…as a two-year-old lead teacher, spending time teaching some of the basics that are needed in later year for education…I make about $20,000 a year, BEFORE taxes
lightenup Premium Member almost 12 years ago
She should be.
CHAZ.SHIELDS almost 12 years ago
Very true, but it’s the useful application of those taught skills, reading, writing, math, etc., that allow those who do to command a greater salary. Without learning those basics, thanks to the good teachers (few and far between) the doers would be unable to perform as they do.Mom’s comments are well taken and deserve serious consideration.
josietn almost 12 years ago
I am a “gajillionaire” but not in a financial sense. I’m richly blessed with being there for my students watching them grow and learn. I’m also blessed by working with other wonderful teachers (we all get along and work very well together). I’m even more richly blessed with a wonderful husband that adores me and encourages the important work I do. I’m also blessed with a daughter I love dearly. And above all, I am blessed with salvation. Those parts of my life are simply priceless. Do I sometimes get frustrated and discouraged?? Of course. I prefer to look at the “bigger picture”.
Comic Minister Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Not really little man.
erinbliss almost 12 years ago
Oh yeah, let’s privatize teaching so big corporations can decide what gets taught in schools!
Linda Solomon almost 12 years ago
I taught Jr. High English for 35 years. I was rewarded throughout my career by so many students. By their writing, by their going on to useful lives and careers. By so many showing up at my retirement party….no, I never made much financially, but I gained so much from the experience.
calvinsfriend110 almost 12 years ago
Not!
ninetoes almost 12 years ago
reminds me of reason 2. to vote for Ded Bob for president:He will levy a 99% tax on corporate CEO’s and give the money to Teachers and Nurses.
rgcviper almost 12 years ago
I wish, Baby. I wish.
sebrof_erdna almost 12 years ago
Society needs to get it’s proirities straight! 27 million a year would provide full funding for SEVERAL substancial sized schools!
cmusicfan2000 almost 11 years ago
@erinblissBecause the government doesn’t exercise control over what gets taught? I mean really. Big business can’t do any more harm to the curriculum than what our government is already doing to it. Kids are placed primarily by age, which is the worst way to measure how intelligent someone is. Smart children are held back, and children that need extra help don’t get it just so we can keep up with what your “supposed to know” at any given age.
Hero Plays over 5 years ago
sadly that is not the case, but it definitely should be.
losflemings about 4 years ago
A word from the future Kobe died in a helicopter crash with his daughter
losflemings about 4 years ago
Hate to break it to you but ……
OdieTheDog over 3 years ago
Rip Kobe