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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Our potential for earnings and our base salary pales in comparison to that of a lawyer and most other professional positions so I don't see how you can make this comparison.[/quote]

[b]The majority of teachers would never cut it as a highly paid lawyer.[/b] Law schools pump out lots of law grads but very few make the big bucks. The ones that do are competitive and work hours that rival medical residents. Teachers, as a profession, have the lowest SAT and GPA scores so their ability to get into a law school which is almost a requirement now if you hope to get by a mid to large firm would be limited.

Teaching K-12 is not a competitive field which means that the best and brightest do not rise about the mediocre to just not bad enough to get fired. Raises are driven more from union negotiation and go against seniority and flat educational credentials. Raises are not driven by actually being a better teacher or doing anything with the masters that you earned. This scenario provides job security to many people but it holds the profession back significantly and reinforces teaching as an option for individuals that are not competitive, academically brilliant, or ambitious.

I think teaching should become more professionalized BUT increasing the performance and professionalism of this field will never happen is raises and job security are given for existence rather than merit. [/quote]

And the majority of highly-paid lawyers would never cut it as teachers.

If you sincerely want to increase the performance and professionalism of this field, you might start by giving some respect to actual teachers.[/quote]

My sentiments exactly.  This original quote spoken like a true lawyer, complete with total arrogance.  Teaching is an art form, for which you clearly have no respect, knowledge, or clue.  Nobody was ever questioning whether teachers should be compensated as well as you genius lawyers.  Only that our level of compensation should be adequate for the job at hand.  We work well more than 40 hours per week (WELL MORE) and the job is mind-bogglingly stressful and requires very specific skills in order to be effective.  The average lawyer in this country makes what, 130K?  And does the average teacher make even half of that?  Maybe about half of that.  Is our job REALLY worth half the value of yours?  Teaching our children how to read, write, and think?  I think most people would argue not.  This isn't about comparing salaries anyway.  This is about improving the field of education, correct?  Don't you agree that part of this starts with retaining good teachers?  Something like 80% of all teachers now are in their first 5 years.  That is really depressing and telling.  [/quote]

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