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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is incredible smart.  She graduated Salutatorian of her High School and has made the Deans list for the past 3 semesters and will probably make it her fourth.  Since her Sophmore year is HS DD has been adamant about going to business supply.  She worked her ass of in HS and has in college as well in order to get into her grad school of choice.  She’s currently at a top 10 school and is majoring in business and finance.  She is a very strong math/Econ is student as my DH and I was so proud that she wanted to work in a male dominated field.  I’ve always encouraged her to work hard so she can become financially independent as a woman in this economy.  I pushed STEM/Medical/Busienss/Finances as DH and I both know those at promising career paths.  DD has recently decided to switch to an elementary education degree in get a teaching certificate.  She wants to teach 5th grade mathematics, which is great but feels like a waste of her intellect and drive.  I believe teaching is a difficult and underpaid field, and I don’t want to see her struggle financially and not reach her full potential.  I believe her advisor inspired this massive change.  I am disappointed she’d make such a change and just worry.  No disrespect to teachers, you are priceless but you know the struggle.  I know I don’t have much control over her decisions, but I think she’ll really regret wasting her opportunities.[/quote]

I think your belief that teachers are poorly paid and mistreated is the result of teachers' union propaganda.

[b]In some parts of the country, experienced public school teachers with master's degrees make over $100,000 per year, with a regular schedule that's conducive to having a family. Principals can easily make $150,000.[/b]

Entrepreneurial teachers who use their knowledge to start education-related can become billionaires.

If your daughter is a bright, energetic, well-educated teacher, she'll probably be in a good position to decide for herself what her income will be. 
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I'm the principal from an earlier post.
Fairfax County's starting salary for a teacher with a master's degree is in the low 50s. I've been a teacher and now administrator for 27 years. I will be making $143K. Salary schedules are public information. FCPS's can be found here: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/FY18-teacher-194-day.pdf

Please share these "parts of the country" where teachers are making over $100K a year and include how many years experience they have. 
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http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/ersc/employees/pay/schedules/salary_schedule_current.pdf[/quote]

If I’m reading this correctly, I would have to have a master’s degree and 19 years experience to break $100K. 
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