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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Third teacher here. I was a National Merit Finalist. I also got into top law schools (I had a 172 on the LSAT), but I chose education over law because I thought the work would be more meaningful. It is, by and large, but I’ll admit that there are many days when I wish people didn’t make assumptions about my intelligence (or lack thereof) based on my profession. I think over time the field will draw fewer and fewer top students, and that’s a shame. We should be making education appealing to our top achievers, not making our top achievers second-guess themselves. This will be my last year in a school. I am exhausted and need a change.[/quote]

So go to law school.  [/quote]

What do you think happens when we keep telling teachers to take their better opportunities? Who will be left to teach?

I’ve lost many coworkers in the last 5 years, all to better opportunities with more pay. We have openings in my department because there’s no one applying. We’re covering those classes on our planning periods, which is only going to lead to more burnout and more teachers quitting.[/quote]

It's a trade off. Teaching is an entry level position. Many folks do it for a few years and then move on. Entry level positions are going to have lower salaries. [/quote]

You don't think there is value to keeping experienced teachers around? [/quote]

Of course there's some value, so there should be career development and pay increases. But, a classroom teacher is going to find their salary capped at some level. It's the same for beat cops and firefighters. [/quote]
My cop brother made $150k last year thanks to generous overtime. I think his base was something like $110k. He's 43. [/quote]

I’m a teacher married to a police officer. We started the same year (15 years ago). He makes almost twice what I do even though our starting pay was similar. Part of it is he gets paid for overtime whereas I do not. Even if I compare his base pay to mine, however, he still makes 30% more.[/quote]

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