>But we are getting closer.
>
>> reward teachers with prestige
>
>Where do they do that on
>a regular basis?

Anytime you tell someone that you are a teacher, the start going on about how hard your job is et cetera. Compliments don't pay the bills, but these are the kinda rewards you get as a teacher. It is a very respected profession, as opposed to being a mechanic, an attorney, politician.

>>And many teachers make a
>>decent wage.
>
>Not where it matters...Philly school system.
> NY school system...but you
>know that, cause you teach(i
>think?)

I don't teach, although I was considering giving back while I was deciding to go to law school. But they wanted me to do 3 years. I've tutored, and my mom, as well as many friends of the family are teachers. My mom in particular teaches special ed/learning disability/problem kids. So I get an earful every time I go home.

>Janitors make more. The
>workers at Sanitation Department
>of NY make more the
>teachers do in alot of
>the cases.....Yeah teachers make more
>than Clerks, but come on
>now...

In terms of being able to provide for a family they make enough. Many teachers who have been in the workforce for their 10 years can get a house, and have a car. At least that has been my experience with the teachers I know in Houston Texas. And texas is #48-49 when it comes to paying their teachers. But do you see Teachers buying bmw's and volvos? No. But accords and camry's yes.

What do you think is a fair wage?

>They are a product of their
>eviroment. If teachers could
>increase their salary/prestige & power
>by backstabbing they would

Believe me, they do. But the question remains, do you want greed to be the motivation for becoming a teacher?

peace

k. orr

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