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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

So again, a Master’s in the Arts is not considered a rigorous degree.  This is evidenced by how easy it is for many of your reported colleagues to obtain multiple. A B.S. or B.E. are both generally considered more rigorous than an M.A.  In a capitalistic society, pay is based on specialization of the field and difficulty in obtaining the specialized skills (degree).  80,000+ benefits for an elementary teacher is considered well paid by the majority of society.

But you haven’t answered, how much do you think would be fair pay?  [/quote]

Hmmm… 
I have specialized content knowledge (2 masters… neither in Education), and the ability to teach AP/IB level content. I can also:
- Design presentations that communicate challenging info in an easily-consumable format 
- Deliver information in ways that people can interpret and recall (and taken further: analyze) 
- Effectively manage 150 people a day, several of whom can be resistant and even combative 
- Keep on top of paperwork that averages 750 pages a week (minimum)
- Effectively collaborate with colleagues even though we have no actual collaboration time built into our work day 
- Track data for 150 students (weekly), identifying trends and reacting appropriately

So what am I worth? Considering the end goal of my job is to make a positive impact on society by sending out strong communicate and critical thinkers, I’m pretty comfortable saying I’m worth we’ll over twice what I’m paid.

I’m watching my coworkers leave. They are making twice the pay in other professions and nobody (yet) has had difficulty getting hired.

So, society will need to start respecting teachers for the challenging and skills-heavy profession it is. You won’t keep us in this field unless you do. 
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