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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is wrong with teachers getting a 2% raise after a 3-year freeze?

I am tired of fat cats bashing union and government workers. I wish there are unions in professional jobs besides teaching. I can use one.[/quote][b]7% at the expense of the students.[/b][/quote]

Then fight it.  Demand that we lose our steps after being frozen for 3 years.  Demand that the money be used to make class sizes smaller b/c you KNOW that's the answer, right?  Demand that we work longer hours, be data-driven by looking at kids as just numbers, be under scrutiny by all - b/c by making our working lives (and personal lives) more difficult, we'll be more productive.

Go ahead.  Fight it.

The nastier you are to us - the less respect we receive - the higher the turnover rate.  As it stands now, 40% leave w/in the first 5 years.  Those are great statistics.

Thanks for the support, PP.  Our students thank you, too.[/quote]

Getting more money doesn't reduce your work hours. Shifting that money to use hiring more teachers and para educators might.

No government workers have gotten raises for the past three years. The economy has sucked. Don't act like you are getting treated like a stepchild.[/quote]

The Feds and local government employees aren't teaching YOUR children.

If you don't care about children, then shut up.  A happy teacher is a good teacher.  And those who struggle to support families - or themselves, for that matter - aren't going to be successful in the classroom.

I am not complaining about MY circumstances.  As an 18-year vet - and career changer - I am making $60K part time.  My husband, who's also in the system, makes just a bit over $100K.  I am worried about young teachers - new teachers - who leave in droves b/c they can't afford to live.

You are so very ignorant to assume that newbies are just living off the love their students give them.

Love doesn't pay the bills, sweet thing.

You'll feel the pain soon enough when every few months your children have yet ANOTHER teacher replacing one who's just left.  In one science class alone, we had three substitutes who were frustrated with the pay and work load.  Two came from private industry.

You're really in for it. So don't say I didn't warn you.
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