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Originally Posted by yournamehere
I'm getting a bit weary of the "underpaid" cliche when it comes to teachers.
My nephew just got a $40,000 per year job teaching high school his first year out of college. He has the whole summer off, every holiday imaginable, and the week between Christmas and New Years. Extrapolating that to a full 12-month year; he's making the equivalent of $53,333 annually. His first year out of college. In what universe is that 'underpaid?'
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What your nephew was offered as a starting salary is nice, I'll give you that. However, the thing about summers in the sun, holidays, and Christmas breaks is often overrated. Most teachers work far more overtime than the average worker during the school year, and so it's a bit of a wash. My SO is an elementary school teacher. She's a type-A personality, lots of energy, what have you...but by the end of each term, she's a complete zombie. It takes her about a week or two of being off before she feels normal again.
So $40,000 is $40,000.
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Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 07-06-2009 at 07:25 PM..
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