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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the poster who said the starting salary should be $70k, I would be fine with that.

But I will point out that starting salaries for new lawyers fresh out of law school at Legal Aid in Montgomery County is $66k. Seems like $65k would be good for a 10 month job for a teacher fresh out of college. [/quote]

This, lawyers, social workers, nurses, and others in similar professions with master's degrees make less than starting teachers.  Especially when you consider its a 10 month position and they get better health care and other benefits vs. the county.[/quote]

Are you arguing that teachers paid too much?     The average teacher works 52 hours a week once you include grading and prep outside of school hours.  The only way for teachers to get pay raises (beyond COLA or Step) is by taking courses in the summer or after school.  Teachers are not typically eligible for bonuses overtime.    
The problem with being a teacher is that it is always a cost/expense.  We don't make other people more money directly like most other jobs.

Teaching used to be a decent work/life balance compared to most jobs since we could get the same days off as our kids.  That still obviously mostly exists.  However, every other benefit has been diminished.        Caring too much about many other aspects in the classroom is far more stressful than before and school policies/admin means less support.  At this point the only thing a teacher is allowed to safely care about is more pay.[/quote]

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