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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the teachers on this thread: is your basic theory that, because you work hard and have a difficult and important job, you should continue to be paid more and more and more?  That is simply not realistic.  It seems like you are saying that you "deserve" more therefore you should get more.  Well, you may deserve more, but there may just not be enough money to pay you more.  Most of us bump up against realities like this in our lives all the time.  It is part of being an adult.  In a time of over 9% unemployment, it seems like a very unrealistic position to take.  If you truly don't think teaching rewards you enough financially, then move on and go see how easy it is to retrain yourself and try to get a higher paying job.  But to simply dig your heels in and pontificate that you "deserve" more money is childish and unrealistic.

As educators, you, more than most, probably are following the debt crisis in this country, the financial crisis and austerity in Greece and Europe, the downgrading of US debt and the notion that our country, [b]states and counties are BORROWING the money to pay you[/b].  Honestly, you must know that this type of spending is unrealistic and will not keep up.[/quote]

You are TOTALLY right! 
You just opened my eyes! I mean, THANK YOU! Our teacher salaries are coming from China! The Federal Government is borrowing money from other countries so they can fund TEACHER SALARIES, and inflated salaries that aren't even deserved at that!

Holy crap! I am going to refuse my paychecks from now on. You are right, I certainly don't want to put this country in debt because of my job! I will work as a volunteer from now on and just live off of government assistance. [/quote]

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