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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 344403" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>I realize I'm not that quick sometimes but I don't get the argument. I don't hear teachers complaining, I hear people who aren't teachers complaining that they don't make as much as teachers. Heck I graduated from college too and I didn't make as much as a plumber or attorney or CPA either. I didn't complain. We all make choices in life and that includes our life work. I'd like to know what profession you are talking about that makes much less than 28,000 but I know there are some, including some of the most difficult professions i.e. social worker.</p><p></p><p>All I'm saying is that we think nothing of complaining bitterly over teachers salaries. We seem to hold them to different standards than we hold others to. Most teachers choose that profession because they truly love teaching children. They don't do it because they are going to get rich.</p><p></p><p>Roughly $2500 in study materials and seminar materials doesn't seem to be outrageous. Let's see, her undergrad degree has cost over $150,000 and graduate degree will be 42 hours at $600 per credit hour which equals $25,200 not including books, supplies, certification tests, etc. That's today's cost so figure by five years from now that cost is increased significantly.</p><p></p><p>All I'm saying is we need to put this in perspective. We choose our professions for whatever reasons and we take the good with the bad. There is no free ride in any job and I don't begrudge any HONEST person from maing a living compensurate with their education and training. But why we think it's ok to pick teachers to hold up as a profession that makes too much is beyond me.</p><p></p><p>And judging from today's news out of Colorado, we now expect teachers to be policemen in addition to educators. </p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 344403, member: 59"] I realize I'm not that quick sometimes but I don't get the argument. I don't hear teachers complaining, I hear people who aren't teachers complaining that they don't make as much as teachers. Heck I graduated from college too and I didn't make as much as a plumber or attorney or CPA either. I didn't complain. We all make choices in life and that includes our life work. I'd like to know what profession you are talking about that makes much less than 28,000 but I know there are some, including some of the most difficult professions i.e. social worker. All I'm saying is that we think nothing of complaining bitterly over teachers salaries. We seem to hold them to different standards than we hold others to. Most teachers choose that profession because they truly love teaching children. They don't do it because they are going to get rich. Roughly $2500 in study materials and seminar materials doesn't seem to be outrageous. Let's see, her undergrad degree has cost over $150,000 and graduate degree will be 42 hours at $600 per credit hour which equals $25,200 not including books, supplies, certification tests, etc. That's today's cost so figure by five years from now that cost is increased significantly. All I'm saying is we need to put this in perspective. We choose our professions for whatever reasons and we take the good with the bad. There is no free ride in any job and I don't begrudge any HONEST person from maing a living compensurate with their education and training. But why we think it's ok to pick teachers to hold up as a profession that makes too much is beyond me. And judging from today's news out of Colorado, we now expect teachers to be policemen in addition to educators. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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