Teachers are underpaid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I don't pay for medical supplies. I am compensated fairly and my clinical judgment is given some form of deference (even though parents still second guess me). I do a decent amount of medicine in the Medicaid space. I feel a similar burn to churn through but people tend to give me a bit more room (including insurers) when I give a medical justification. There was no parallel when I was teaching. No reason, no matter how evidence based, mattered if it went against the fiat of numbers above all else.

I think people give me this space because they don't think they could be a doctor. I think no one bothered when I was a teacher because they felt any idiot could teach.

It's that point why teachers aren't respected or paid well. I agree with this PP.

what's interesting is that in most countries around the world, doctors are considered a highly respected and well paid position. One of the only exceptions in the world is Russia. In Russia, medical fiels are considered nuturing work. The pay is terrible. The reason why? In Russia, doctors are predominate women.

http://cratesandribbons.com/2013/12/13/patriarchys-magic-trick-how-anything-perceived-as-womens-work-immediately-sheds-its-value/