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I'am so tired of hearing that teachers are under paid, they work only 36 wks yr and start pay is 35,557, I work in a factory 10yrs and get only 29,286 for 52 wks must be nice to have a 16 wk paid vacation. even SS gets better cost of living then I, last 3 yrs got 9.9%, while I got 4.5%. So tired of those with more complaining, try raising a family of 3 byself on begin pay of 20,862, that gives me a raise after 10yrs of $4.05, a .10 cent an hr raise per yr.

Cry me a river loser. Maybe you should have tried getting a better education so you could do better than a factory job that is going to be outsourced eventually, instead of getting mad at others who made better choices in life.

Well I would not call you a loser dmc. People who dedicate themselves to a higher education have those opportunities to get a job that pays them more. With teachers they are professionals just like any other yet they do not have the respect and pay that most teachers deserve. So while raising a family on a substantially less salary can be hard, it should not be the mute effect on teachers contending for more competitive pay.

I am a teacher and I admit the pay is very good considering we have so much time off. I love my job and I make almost $80,000 a year. I also get to spend the summer with my children. I did put in the time, money, and effort to get my degree and it makes me angry when people act jealous and resentful. It wasn't just handed to me. I had to earn it.

I am also a teacher. I just completed my first year of teaching and have to say that the salary is quite low for the level of commitment required. While the job has beneits, such as 10 weeks off each summer, you have to realize that our work day does not end at 3:45. Almost every night, you must either prepare for the next day or grade assignments. I made more money in a previous career; however, working with the students is the most rewarding aspect of my job.

I was a teacher. I currently stay home with my young children. I agree 100% with teach830. Thank you for saying you make good money esp. with the time off etc. You are a very level headed indiv. I recently had a conversation with a teacher friend who would not even contemplate saying teachers make good money vs. time worked. Thank you for that. Teachers do make decent money, some make better than decent, and the time and effort is put in to earn it. Teachers also have to remember that they are performing a public service and when the districts are hurting and teachers and specialists are losing their jobs, and classroom size is increasing our (my) children are the ones suffering/paying for it. For the times we are in it's time for teachers to take a significant paycut and pay for benefits. Our children are paying for selfish financial decisions made by the schools, administrators, and teacher unions. It is simple finances; when the money isn't there you can't spend it. No one WANTS to ask to take a paycut, but if it would save jobs and our children it should be done. We own a business and in these difficult economic times my husband CHOSE to take a HUGE paycut and we had to make hard financial decisions and changes personally as well, in order to save the business, jobs, and, in the long run our children. It's not an easy decision but it's one that had to happen in order to keep the business open and benefit EVERYONE in the long run. I don't want to bite the hand that fed me, but right now, for the times we're in, teachers need to step up and make that hard decision. One that will in the long run save jobs and children. Who knows, if you do maybe the next job saved will be yours or that of a fellow teacher. :)