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[quote=Anonymous]I think many people assume teachers are underpaid and therefore learning many teachers in DC make $100k+ is surprising. That's a healthy salary. The trolls criticizing teachers on this thread are jerks -- teaching is hard generally but anyone with experience with DCPS schools likely understands that teaching here is particularly challenging. I don't think 100k is too much and in many cases it's likely a bargain for the value provided. I agree that it's ridiculous to assess teachers by student performance in a district where 50% of students are at risk, dealing with poverty, food insecurity, housing insecurity, violence in their home or community, etc.

I think, rather, the point here is that in DC teachers are skilled professionals making a decent salary for a difficult job, and are not to be pitied or condescended to. Most DCPS teachers could get jobs in "easier" districts with fewer at risk children. They would take a pay cut to do so. Some stay for the money, some because they genuinely wish to make a difference, and most for both reasons.[/quote]

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