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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do these amazing toddler teachers earn a decent living wage, or do they depend on their families for basic support?

Every parent should absolutely know what these people get paid for their hard work. Yes?
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Wonders poster from above. I don't know, but I hope so. One of the reasons we are willing to pay so much is in the hope that the teachers have a decent wage for their very important work. The teachers at our program tend to stay for a long time, so I hope that means it is financially worthwhile to them -- as much as teaching can be, that is. My mother was a teacher (of middle and high school) and the money is crap, I know. Mom always told me that although she loved teaching, if she had been born a generation later and had had more professional options, she would have chosen a different career because it wasn't until she was in her 50s that her income climbed high enough to have supported a household. She actively discouraged her kids from teaching because of finances. Though it didn't take much discouragement; I would have been a lousy teacher. I greatly admire gifted teachers; it's a hard job.[/quote]

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