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[quote=Anonymous]The teacher shortage is real and as a consequence the market will fix teachers salaries.  That said, folks need to understand that get a teaching degree is not nearly as difficult as getting other degrees.  While they day to work may be hard, the compensation for that has always been summer’s off, a pension, and great health coverage. If what teachers are saying now is they want higher salaries to compensate for the difficulties in the classroom day to day and to be able to afford life in the county, many would be supportive of this.  However, teachers and MCEA are going to have to understand that the county and citizens in the country overall are also going to negotiate to ensure they are getting their money worth.  They are going to want increased entrance requirements and graduations requirements for school and employment they are going to require(not just encourage) national board certification, teachers to work 12 months to be able to cover summer school , performance review requirements, etc. etc.

I’m all for making teaching a high pay and coveted career, other countries have.  But the expectations of the profession will not decrease and society will need to change with it.[/quote]

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