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Who wants to get a master degree (plus huge debt) to only make 60k, work 10hrs per day (8+1hr before and after), then do yearly training and required courses and renew teaching license every 5 years. On top of ridiculous pressure from the State, Principals, parents and students all at once! [/quote]

VDOE just amended the requirements to become a teacher in VA - a master's degree is no longer needed.  I know this because my daughter wants to be an elementary/special ed teacher and will be attending MaryWash in the fall.  Most schools have now amended their education programs to do away with the 4+1 programs where you'd get a Master's/Teaching License in 5th year.  Virginia colleges are now able to offer a 4 year BS/BA in Education where you will get your teacher's license in 4 yrs.  VDOE did this to address the state-wide teacher shortage. [/quote]

ok then let me rephrase it:

Who wants to get a Bachelor Degree (plus huge debt) to only make 45k, work 10hrs per day (8+1hr before and after), then do yearly training and required courses and renew teaching license every 5 years. On top of ridiculous pressure from the State, Principals, parents and students all at once! [/quote]

Actually in FCPS:

Bachelor $50K

Master $55K

PhD $58K

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/FY21-teacher-194-day.pdf

What a joke!

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That's the starting pay, obviously. It goes up to over 100k over time. Plus they have about 10 weeks off each year . A lot of teachers that I know love to travel and use their time off for that. Plus it's pretty family friendly for those that have kids. [/quote]

There’s currently a two year pay freeze and no COLA. I have been teaching for 14 year and I don’t make 100k. This also isn’t the first time we’ve had a freeze. Now, I’m very fortunate to have a spouse who makes good money, has good benefits, and whose pension will keep us comfortable. But when I was younger I very much couldn’t afford to spend 10 weeks traveling and often worked those weeks we weren’t getting paid. I love teaching. I will never leave, but it’s not this bastion of wealth and amazing benefits some people on DCUM seems to think it is. It’s got its benefits and pitfalls like everything else.

The greatest benefit is that because we live in the county I teach, my kid and I have holidays at the same time, so we don’t have to look for alternative daycare AND I get off at 2:15, which means I can pick them up from school.

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