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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Increasing pay for teachers won’t solve any problems.  They are already paid above the market rate when benefits are considered.  The problems most teachers face have to do with work load and managing behaviors.  More money might make teachers temporarily happy but won’t add any hours to the day.  Nothing will improve.  Public schools need to fix the way they do schooling or the system needs a complete overhaul.  Maybe software learning with teacher support is the way to go. Or perhaps video learning like Khan Academy is the future.  
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Speaking as a teacher, more money would [b]absolutely[/b] solve many of my problems. Seriously. You would never hear a complaint from me again if I was compensated in a manner comparable to others with my level of education and experience. Forget that, I would stop complaining if you just decreased the gap to $0.80 for every dollar of similarly educated professionals. [/quote]

So all of those papers that you didn’t have time to grade before would not be fully graded with useful comments?  And all of those behaviors interrupting learning would now disappear?  And all the scaffolding and differentiations you’d now be able to manage?  Doesn’t sound very honest to me.

And how much exactly do you think someone with a B.A. degree ought to make?  Do you think you should be paid as much as a doctor or engineer just because there’s a shortage?  There’s a shortage of cashiers and store employees too.  Should we all get paid 6 figure salaries?  You know, like communism?[/quote]

I am not the PP, but I have posted on this thread.

Higher pay would show that we are respected as professionals, but what I really want is time.

And degrees? I’m closing in on my 2nd advanced degree right now. Almost all of my colleagues have masters degrees.[/quote]

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