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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If money was so important to you why did you pick teaching.

I don't know any other profession that is so unprofessional.

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I think several of the teachers posting here are in denial about the state of teacher compensation relative to other professions in similar areas, but I strongly disagree with this post. Even if you’re not looking to maximize your earning potential, money is obviously important for living in society and having kids. An earlier PP was absolutely right that teacher pay has fallen when adjusted for inflation. Since 2006, inflation has been about 45%, while MCPS salary schedules have only increased by about 25%.

It’s not reasonable to have to expect your pay will go down over time.[/quote]

As a fellow government employee, but not a teacher, part of the justification for lower pay was great benefits. If benefits are being slashed and salaries are not keeping pace with inflation, that's a recipe for massive departures from the profession.

With that said, before salaries are increased significantly, efforts should be made to address all other working conditions leading to teacher burnout, starting today. Yes, workers will accept more if they earn more, but I suspect that even if every teacher were given a bonus this year, they would still be unhappy with the demands, working hours, lack of autonomy, lack of support, behavior issues, etc. 
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Well said, it's sad how folks outside teaching understand the issues and folks within teaching still don't get it.  Goes to the level of teachers today I guess.[/quote]

Your sentence structure is illiterate. No, honey, you don’t know better than teachers.  :lol: [/quote]

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