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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why can't teachers get paid like Google Software Engineer?[/quote]

are they going to work the hours of google software engineers? are they going to go through the rigid hiring processes and get the education of google software engineers?[/quote]

I’m fairly confident I work similar hours. I worked 65 last week and will likely work more this week since papers just came in. I definitely have the education (2 advanced degrees).

Here’s the problem with your 3rd point: we can’t fill positions NOW. Our standards for entering this profession are pretty low, and we still can’t find people who want to teach. I suppose we can make an argument that raising standards will attract people because they’ll see teaching as a prestigious career. What comes first, though? How do we raise the bar for entering the profession without first making it more appealing? [/quote]

I am going to side eye your hours a week 52 weeks a year. [/quote]

Side eyeball you want. The only time I work less than 55 hours a week (minimum) is during the summer. I am between contracts for 7 weeks, not the 3 months people usually like to attribute to teacher summers. I may work 10-20 (unpaid) hours each week, just updating material and attending trainings. This is pretty standard for many in the profession. [/quote]

I agree about the time between when the contract ends and the new one begins. It’s about 7-8 weeks (not a complaint for those of you who might read it as such). I do wonder why you are putting on 10-20 hours a week when off contract in the summer. Where do you teach that you are required to attend trading during that time? DH and I are both teachers and we don’t put in any hours, or we work only a handful over the summer.[/quote]

Quoting myself to add that during he school year I probably work in the 52-55 hour range each week.[/quote]

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