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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are NOT underpaid. Supply and demand[/quote]

The "supply and demand" argument against teachers isn't going to work for much longer. Teachers willing to teach are in short supply nationwide. There are plenty of people with teaching credentials who are now making more money in other professions. The question then becomes what can we do to attract them back to teaching.[/quote]

Better would be to tap talent of people with real skills and experience who are good at teaching and managing.  Get a program going to entice them to teach. Or educated retired moms.

Private schools can get great talent interested in teaching.  Sometimes they call older alums in the area- sick of doing IP law, come be a sub, come be a full time maths teacher.

Great hires. [/quote]

People “with real skills and experience” want a salary commensurate with that. That’s how the market works. [/quote]

Yes, that’s how the market works. That’s also exactly why we have a teacher shortage. If we as a society decide to value teachers more, and maybe consider them people “with real skills and experience,” we’ll have more teachers. As it stands, the shortage will continue to grow.[/quote]

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