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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you career-switch to become a teacher - and the field needs these people more than ever because of teacher exodus - work experience in other fields does not "count" in the pay scale and you're paid as a first year teacher. I speak from experience...I have 15 years of experience in international trade and 2 Master's degrees (counting the one I studied for and paid for in secondary education) yet am paid as a second year teacher. This only works because my spouse makes quite a bit more than me AND we're willing to live simply. Push SB for some sort of equivalency for those coming to teaching from other professions and more people might be interested/financially able. [/quote]

90% of all the openings I see are in sped, bilingual, math and science.  It's these folks who need to be paid more.  If private sector people come in qualified to teach these areas, they should get more pay (along with all the people already there).  
And speaking of experience that doesn't count, districts balance their budgets on teachers' backs all the time.  I should be paid for 25 years of experience.  Instead, because I have changed districts, I get paid for 15 years experience.  This means I am underpaid by about 25K.  I have thought a lot about leaving.  But reality is that I am 6-10 years from being able to retire and damn it, I am going to get my full pension if it kills me.  Other people don't have my staying power and they are leaving.  It would make sense to pay people like me, who have moved districts, for every year we've worked.  [/quote]

There are a ton of ES positions open K-6.[/quote]

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