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shaman · 09-13-2007, 10:32 PM

I'm probably gonna catch hell for this from teachers but.

Living in Los Angeles, I can only talk about Los Angeles pay rates. I do mortgages so I see a lot of people's pay stubs.

LAUSD credentialed teachers are payed pretty damn well. a teacher with five years experience is paid approximatley $40k yearly for working approximatley 9.5 months out of the year. If they work summer school, after school programs, teach in a disadvantaged school, have a masters degree, or any number of other things, they gain additional income. to put this in perspective. If you run this out to a 12 month salary you are looking at aproximately $50500 yearly. this is roughly similiar to starting salaries for a CPA. or mid range pay for most entry level civil service jobs. This is also roughly what an assistant manager of a bank makes.

This is also unadjusted what a midlevel marketing person makes in a large corporation. I see a lot of people who make a hell of a lot less than teachers.
The crap I hear about how much more teachers work is just that crap. unless you are an hourly puke, the myth of a 40 hour work week is just that a myth, I don't know anyone who is salaried who goes in at 8 and home at 5 with an hour for lunch. yes you have to set up lesson plans, most people have to put in extra work to come up to speed at a new job.

Yes, teachers are held to unreasonable standards teaching to tests that don't prove anything, this is the fault of our legislature and parents not getting involved. I have a couple of friends who have given up teaching because theres was too much bull shit.
Yes our schools are absolutely screwed. teachers not making enough money is not the cause of this. having infrastructure that is fucked and teachers and not enough resources to teach the kids the things they are going to need in the next 20 years is the problem.

09-13-2007, 10:32 PM	#32 (permalink)
shaman Crazy	The myth that teachers are paid too little. I'm probably gonna catch hell for this from teachers but. Living in Los Angeles, I can only talk about Los Angeles pay rates. I do mortgages so I see a lot of people's pay stubs. LAUSD credentialed teachers are payed pretty damn well. a teacher with five years experience is paid approximatley $40k yearly for working approximatley 9.5 months out of the year. If they work summer school, after school programs, teach in a disadvantaged school, have a masters degree, or any number of other things, they gain additional income. to put this in perspective. If you run this out to a 12 month salary you are looking at aproximately $50500 yearly. this is roughly similiar to starting salaries for a CPA. or mid range pay for most entry level civil service jobs. This is also roughly what an assistant manager of a bank makes. This is also unadjusted what a midlevel marketing person makes in a large corporation. I see a lot of people who make a hell of a lot less than teachers. The crap I hear about how much more teachers work is just that crap. unless you are an hourly puke, the myth of a 40 hour work week is just that a myth, I don't know anyone who is salaried who goes in at 8 and home at 5 with an hour for lunch. yes you have to set up lesson plans, most people have to put in extra work to come up to speed at a new job. Yes, teachers are held to unreasonable standards teaching to tests that don't prove anything, this is the fault of our legislature and parents not getting involved. I have a couple of friends who have given up teaching because theres was too much bull shit. Yes our schools are absolutely screwed. teachers not making enough money is not the cause of this. having infrastructure that is fucked and teachers and not enough resources to teach the kids the things they are going to need in the next 20 years is the problem.