teachers, should they have higher pay? Options

[kantoaznboi]

i believe that teachers are one the most underpaid jobs. if you honestly think, where would all the doctors be, or the surgeons be if there were no teachers? Teachers are one of the most important jobs u can have, so y do they have such low wages.

wat do u think bout this topic?

[rabidsquirrels99]

Teachers should definitely get higher pay. No matter what you think about them, they're one of the biggest determining factors of how our generation is going to turn out. I know I've gotten a few amazing teachers that have completely changed the way I look at the world and have made a huge difference in my life.

Usually, but not always; a teacher is a teacher because they couldn't make it in whatever field they're teaching. Take for example, my programming teacher and physics teacher. Both could have taken more promising careers with higher pay, but both most likely couldn't cut it. In reality, alot of people can teach the same course once a year; the demand just isn't high enough for increased pay.

Actually, that's not usually true. My mom is a spanish teacher, but she got into law school. She got the best grades in her class, but she didn't enjoy it. She teaches because she wants to make a difference in people's lives, and teaching is one of the best ways to do that. I don't think it's fair for you to decide how valued jobs are.. it seems like you think teaching is for people who are stupid. Did you ever consider that maybe they just didn't have enough money growing up to get into great colleges?

NO WAY>..teachers get paid plenty...they have good work hours, easy job, THE WHOLE SUMMER OFF!!! and while theyre sitting at home doing w/e theyre still getting paid in the summer..

I'm sorry, but that's totally false. They don't get paid plenty at all- hardly enough to support a family. They have BAD work hours. My mom wakes up at 5 in the morning and doesn't come home until 7 at night. They do have to work in the summer, and have meetings all summer long. Most teachers schedules are similar to this. And most of them don't get paid in the summer.. no teachers I know. As for it being an easy job, it's not. You have no idea what sort of people they have to deal with-- not just the kids, but the administrators as well. Sometimes it's a downright nightmare.