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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have worked as an educator in states where teachers get poorly compensated in Texas and South Carolina....trust me when I say that you wouldn't want your kids attending the majority of schools in these areas.  I truly believe you get what you pay for....Teachers are nicely compensated in MOCO, and the county can therefore typically attract a more talented and high caliber workforce.  I was getting ready to jump ship to another county where the cost of living is lower....however, the step increases have lured me to stay put.  I have a doctorate, work a 12 month year, and will make $86,000 with 9 years of experience, once the raises kick in.  I think this is a good salary,  even when factoring in the high cost of living here.  So yes, I definitely make more than than the average teacher in the nation but am on par or below other white collar professionals in the DC metro area.  [b]I don't understand the attack on teachers--do you want those who educate your children to not be fairly compensated? [/b] I think people have subscribed to the notion that certain helping professionals have no right to earn a decent income as perhaps they think it detracts from the "nobleness" of the field, and become outraged when there is evidence to the contrary.  Teaching remains a highly feminized profession and I can't help but wonder if there are some underlying sexist notions at work as well, regarding women and monetary compensation.[/quote]

So questioning whether raises are appropriate when no other county employees are receiving comparable increases constitutes an "attack" and a belief that teachers shodu not be "fairly compensated" is just absurd.  It's a straw man.  No one is arguing that teachers shouldn't been fairly compensated.  Please stop trying to change the argument.  [/quote]

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