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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one has really talked about the impact of teachers getting a pension.  I don’t know DC or MD but in VA teachers will get about 50 percent of their salary after retiring.  If a teacher started mid 20s, they are looking at a lifetime benefit starting in 50s.  This is something private sector doesn’t get anymore anywhere.

This point doesn’t really speak to the overworked part but does speak to the underpaid part.  The total lifetime compensation package of being a public sector employee (you can usually also continue to get health insurance until Medicare kicks in) is significant.

I think there is no question teachers work hard and do amazing work under stressful conditions. They are also some of the most thanked and appreciated professionals I’ve ever seen.  Which is deserved.  But reality check, not many other professions are getting the constant stream of gifts, accolades, weeks and days in their honor.  Maybe nurses?.  I just don’t see it as a profession that lacks respect and appreciation.  I’m sure teachers deal with some asshats.  We all do at work.[/quote]

Dcum posts aside, I don’t think that many people think teachers with seniority are underpaid. At least, not as a whole. But [b]starting salaries are a problem, particularly given the situation we’re in with higher-education funding and student loans. And the workload is a problem[/b].[/quote]

MCPS teachers start at between ~$52K and $60K, depending on their education level.  Their compensation package includes excellent healthcare coverage and other benefits.

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/ersc/employees/pay/schedules/salary_schedule_current.pdf

How is this different from average starting salaries for other recent college graduates?[/quote]

It isn't.  Also it is in line with (or perhaps higher than) Fed jobs with a BA and little experience.[/quote]

My son graduated from college two years ago. He already makes more than I do as a teacher in year 15. [/quote]

You’re leaving out basically every relevant detail, including his school, degree, hours, and leave. [/quote]

Duquesne, supply chain management, 40 hrs/week, leave is standard two weeks per year as far as I know. [/quote]

And he works in the private sector?[/quote]

And what is the relative COL in the two places you both live?[/quote]

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