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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've never met anyone who thinks that teachers are overpaid. I do find some arguments teachers make in favor of higher pay kind of obnoxious, I suppose.[/quote]

But here's the thing … in what other industry is there a public debate over salaries?  Except minimum-wage rate jobs.  Why does anyone get a say?  Do non-nurses get to chime in about how nurses are under or over paid?  What about lawyers?  Hair stylists?  [b]Why do we all think we are entitled to judge teachers on every level?[/b][/quote]

Because they are supposed to be educating children, the next generation, and yet we are constantly being told that they are not performing well.

I think there's actually a public debate over salaries in lots of industries!  Federal employees' salaries (and feds range from the IRS to the FBI to the people who inspect food) are debated constantly.

But I don't think the answer is that we aren't allowed to debate teacher salaries.  I think the answer is that there should be MORE discussion about salaries for other fields -- wall street, doctors, CEOs.  These things should be discussed.[/quote]

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