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Re: Educator salary debate in the news!
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Originally Posted by proegssilb View Post
Pardon me, but let's do a little comparison here... over $200,000 for one person (if I read the article correctly), compared to... *googles* $40,000 to $60,000 (rounded, average). Does this seem disproportional to anyone else? Maybe I'm just biased against leader-types' wages, based on what I've heard of CEOs' wages (which is probably also skewed...)
Yes it's skewed. But so is the world of professional sports, acting, and singing, and other entertainers compared to the wages of people who actually risk their lives every day and protect us, and also those who teach us.

I'm going to have to agree that over 200k is a lot for one person to make, but I think the way to change the rules is to become an exception to them first, and let change follow you.

Basically what I'm saying is that yes, this is an enormous amount for one person, but I think it will make people compare it to what is paid for entertainment in this country, and hopefully in the long run raise the awareness & the salary (of not only this one person asking this amount) - but of the teaching community overall.

We complain that entertainers make so much money, but we go out and see every new movie that comes out, buy every CD that comes out, and go to every professional sporting event we can, while still complaining about paying too much in local taxes which directly fund the pockets of our childrens' teachers.

I could care less if a professional baseball team went on strike, or actor gave up acting, or singer stopped singing - but a lot of people do for some reason.

I'm 100% positive a lot of people would sit up and take notice if a lot of teachers walked out and demanded more money they deserve though.

I'm betting this superintendent won't get what he's asking for in this deal, but maybe it will make the public at least think about where the money really goes in this society, and where it should go.

It's all about defining & finding your priorities, and comparing the things that don't really matter to the things that do.
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