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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]20th year teaching. Yes, I’ve crossed over the $100,000 mark. I live in DC, and given the cost of living here, I am far from wealthy. Comparing the salaries of teachers in cities with very different costs of living makes zero sense. Of course their salaries are lower. Their apartments also cost $600 a month lol. [/quote]

I am not remotely suggesting that teachers are overpaid; they aren't. But all of the posts acting like teachers are badly paid are just inaccurate. Head teachers in DCPS make more than the average total income of a kid in a DC public classroom. So if we're feeling really bad for the economic pressure being exerted on teachers to return, think about their students' families.[/quote]

So you all know teachers are important now right? Has this pandemic taught you that?

Are they as important as a doctor?
A lawyer?

An engineer?

Marketing managers?

The average wage in DC I think is like 69k. Is being a teacher an average job? Is someone who spends the majority of the regular school day with the city's children average?
Is having to have multiple titles in one (that you are not trained for average?)

Even before Covid-19, I think teachers should be paid more. I don't think the pay is bad, but it's not excellent either.
So I imagine most teachers who respond are not talking about hardships due to covid-19.

Regardless I hope we can get back on topic, the agreement has been officially signed and every school will decide the model.[/quote]

GW and Georgetown and WHC are paying new nurses a starting salary of $58K to work in the ICU with Covid patients.  No hazard pay.  
Nurses with 10 years of experience at these hospitals are around $80K.

Some professions are just underpaid.  [/quote]

Nurses are the equivalent of paraprofessionals, unless you're a nurse practitioner. Who are paid 80k- 200k. Stop.

Even if they were underpaid, 2 wrongs don't make a what..?  :-/[/quote]

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