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[quote=Anonymous]I just think there are lots of people making $80K around here that wouldn't consider that a "barely making ends meet" salary.  Sure, I think in many cases teachers deserve more and I would like for them to get more, to attract the best quality people.

but I think, in economic times like these, that teachers alienate other people who would otherwise support them when they talk about barely making ends meet, equating no raise for a few years with huge paycuts, and complaining about working more than eight hours a day.  Those are realities for Americans in most professional capacities and they aren't going to engender any sympathy.

Rather, teachers should talk about their professional competence and how they deserve to be compensated at a higher rate.  And they should accept -- as do all other professions at this level -- that compensation should be based on performance, not tenure.

You really can't have it both ways.  If you want to be professional and well compensated for it (which I think you should be), you need to embrace what all professional Americans embrace in exchange -- a little bit of risk.  People who make more money have higher visibility and more risk in their jobs, and they work longer hours and take more responsibility.  People who want total security and the impossibility of being fired are, by nature, working a lower salary into the equation.

If I were a teacher (and I freely admit I could never be one, and I admire those who can), I would want more money in exchange for my professional excellence, but I would be willing to take more risk in exchange.

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