Superintendents in Los Angeles Unified were rewarding principals who would get rid of teachers with the most years of experience in order to save on pensions and benefits.

@@truther001 yup, I’m the poster girl for that move. Sped teachers aren’t cost efficient. They’ve been pushing out master level highly qualified and experienced teachers for years. We are replaced by warm bodies on waivers.

@@truther001 that messed up.

Preach!

That is exactly what I was thinking! It seems pretty obvious. If you want to know why teachers are leaving; ask them and act to fix the reasons people are leaving. These measures are only validating that those in charge of education do not value educators (and in some cases are openly resentful) and further leads to the de-professionalization of our profession. These measures will hurt a generation of kids.

Good luck with that. The whole idea is for them to take over all those roles that were once done by parents.

Preach Jill!!! People are too afraid to say it out loud and it's top of conversation in our staff meetings. Certain parents spend all their time and energy fighting the district and the school but kids are still failing and parents are not making students accountable for their part in education.

The reasons above are why I left the profession in 2018. I grew weary of my students’ poor behavior being excused by their parents. And, the students rarely came to class prepared to learn. However, they always had their cell phones.

Agreed they like to skim over the fact that kids ( not all ) are monsters now

Teachers make miracles everyday! Most parents expect teachers to pull out a magic 🪄 wand and abbra cadabra total transformation of problematic students. Often times, parents of “these” students project (everything that’s wrong in their lives, circumstances, situations etc)on the teacher. I’ve seen students with such potential…. Ufff I get too emotional , diminished by their circumstances. It’s a profession that requires a lot of “hats”. And don’t get me started on Administration!

If the pay were that good, a lot more teachers would find all that you described somewhat "worth it."

Exactly, they pile on more work every year but you're at starting salary 15 yrs later regardless of your experience and added two masters degree. No way to make more but to leave!!!

Inclusion is hurting more than it helps.

@ChocolateSyrupOverdose You cannot have a criminal record. That is a big turn off for some districts. Other districts will hire you as long as you are honest about your past. I wish you well.

@@bradspringer2372 Inclusion is burning out teachers. They should rotate the teachers who deal with the inclusion class. Sometimes its the same teacher year after year. Our school has 1 teacher per grade level that does inclusion. The population of our school has supportive parents and lots of paras and volunteers, and that helps.

I was a school social worker, teachers are bullied and stretched and trampled on. HAWAII & SO CAL

Arizona anyone????

Disagree on one point: I don't think we get rid of standardized testing. I think it needs to be nationally streamlined and proper curriculum created for it. And not 1 curriculum but like 15 or 25 different curriculum for each set of requirements. And then the main thing is that it should be standardized to where it is less than half of the year you are teaching this curriculum, maybe even only 1/3 of the year, and then the biggest thing is kids should be the ones held accountable for their learning, not teachers (for the most part). If they are not at grade level they should be held back, and we need to 100% recalibrate the metrics for how teachers and schools are evaluated. Why are we punished because some kid refuses to do any work all year and is constantly disruptive? I could go on... I know it is a complicated point I am trying to make so it may not be completely clear where I am coming from but I don't think we get anywhere by abolishing standards, but we seriously need to change how they are assessed

Amen. Exactly.

I have been a teaching for 11 years and everything she said is true.

This is very true. And don't forget about substitute teachers. It's really hard when classes have to make space for more kids when you're already carrying a heavy roster.

@@NYCAppl3 💯 overloaded classes adversely affects teaching & learning.

Sorry we gotta cut education, and build more weapons

It does not surprise me that Texas and Florida, two states that currently have high state interference with teaching in the classroom, are having trouble hiring. You ban books and pay low and tell teachers what they can and can’t say, and, surprise! They leave.

I agree causing some burn outs

It’s crazy that just a few years ago, homeschooling was primarily about a Christian education. Now public schools are instituting policies based on Christian Right fear and parents are homeschooling to give their kids what used to be available in public school, a secular education not influenced by any one religion.

Me too, that was CA, back in the 80s.

Amen.

I used to teach in a public school. The schools are all about equity. The standards expected out of students were different based on the socioeconomic groups of the students. When equal outcomes are expected, the skills are typically equally low. After all, you can't leave any student behind. Just lower the standards until everyone passes.

They outlawed striking in Michigan. Then they took away the right of the Unions to bargain *anything* except compensation. Then the State passed a law stating that the last, best contract offer by the school district WOULD BE implemented no matter if the Union (that is, we the union/group together) of teachers voted to accept the offer -- OR NOT. Then the State took away part of everyone's retirement benefits earned from that point forward. Then new hires got worse retirement benefits offered to them and couldn't even access the traditional retirement benefit. Then the State passed a law limiting how much the districts could pay towards health insurance/benefits so coverage got worse, deductibles got higher and co-pays got higher meaning that teachers, effectively, got paid EVEN LESS in compensation. So, as you say, after the last 20+ years of sustained Republican attacks on education funding and respect (aided and abetted by Obama's "Race to the Top" no-child-left-behind-lite) and a deranged focus on test scores rather than the young humans in front of us, teachers voted with the last vote & last right the Republicans couldn't take away -- the right to vote with our feet and walk away. And our youth SAW all this happening, looked at the cost of earning a teaching degree vs the compensation (😂) once teaching and NOPED the heck out. They see teachers being bashed by politicians and, for many, by their own parents. Who's going to go into a disrespected profession that's expensive to enter and poorly paid?!? (Not enough, apparently. Good luck, USA. "We out.")

I hear you

The disrespect is my problem and I have been doing this for 5 years now and have siblings still in middle and high school…teaching is a joke to people nowadays and parents talk bad about their kids’ teacher right in front of them and then guess what happens when they go to school…? I have literally seen it happen before my eyes this past year.

You DO NOT GET HANDED RESPECT. NO ONE DOES ......YOU EARN IT. If you find you are not getting any respect .........LOOK IN A MIRROR. The truth of the matter is most obviously clear. There is no way you or any other teacher would EVER tell the truth. An average salary in the U.S. of $63,645 annually, with benefits, pension, and pension benefits .....and an AUTOMATIC THREE MONTHS VACATION THROUGHOUT THE CAREER is light years ahead of any other occupation. If any teacher doesn't think so, then they should NOT be getting into this occupation in the first place. .

@@taxicamel being a classroom teacher would change your perspective completely

@@taxicamel aaaannnddd we have a winner for “dumbest comment of the day.”

They’re compensated just fine

@@asawhitemanidjustliketosayobviously your teacher wasn’t compensated enough. Had they been, they would have taught you to end your sentence with punctuation. Carry on!

@@dmercury292 ouch.,!?

Present average pay in the U.S. is $63,645 annually, for working NINE MONTHS ANNUALLY ...FROM DAY ONE. That's equivalent to $85,000 annually if they worked 12 months with the equivalent holiday package that most everyone gets. They also get their benefits, pensions, and pension benefits. If they want to make more money, they can work for three months EVERY YEAR ....which some do. "RESPECT" is something that is not handed out. It is something that is EARNED. Teachers aren't "allowed" to teach .....they are EXPECTED to teach. If they don't teach then they shouldn't be a teacher. It sounds like you are quite clueless .

If your business does not raise pay it deserves to go under

@@tomr6866 ...keyword "business". Our education system should not be treated like a business. It should not be allowed to go under. Our government would not even let private banks, car manufacturers and airlines go under. Investing in our education system is a valuable investment for our country's future. Therefore, teachers should get the same benefits as other important public services.

Oh God forbid we encourage Teachers Unions and higher pay and benefits

@@trevorstine8647 priorities

@@trevorstine8647 It is a business bc you have employees and not volunteers. Plz tell me in what other career do you get paid the same salary 15 yrs into it? Hence, still at starting salary.

Karen and Ken parents are there worst

Facts!!

@@asiam1528 I hear that and unsupportive admins are the biggest reasons why teachers quit.

Present average pay in the U.S. is $63,645 annually, for working NINE MONTHS ANNUALLY ...FROM DAY ONE. That's equivalent to $85,000 annually if they worked 12 months with the equivalent holiday package that most everyone gets. They also get their benefits, pensions, and pension benefits. If they want to make more money, they can work for three months EVERY YEAR ....which some do.

Hahahaha! This is such a REAL statement.

Sad but true!

You aren’t the only ones.

Can't pay bills with candy!!!!

Or a pizza party lol

@ Mr. Osuna AMEN

However, you fill out one blank or tick one box wrong on that application expect to start the whole process over. It’s happened to too many friends. They put in their time only to find out something went wrong, which they were not informed of, and they don’t qualify for forgiveness.

I agree!

@Mr.Osuna’s Mathematics Channel Yo what’s up. I’m a former student from the online year, crazy that somehow I found you in a comment section on KZfaq. I hope teachers get treated better and that you’re doing good. Know that you were one of my good teachers, always looked forward to your class.

@@Esock114 Hi Issac!! Hope things are going well!!

Believe me...they are worried...Most unappreciated profession is teaching their troubled kids and dealing with their threats. Parents should be ashamed of themselves.

R. Jelly, Love your last statement ! I finished my 5 years teaching and decided to stop teaching a year in the U.S. (for now) to be a ... spoiled brat to my parents haha... I can be a spoiled brat, too haha...

Because the parents that care are sending their kids to good schools,or private schools, or homeschool....it's just the challenged adults keeping their kids in school and they themselves are often trashy...so they don't care what kind of education Thier kids are getting.

@@om-nj2hw that's not true. A lot of parents can't afford to move or send their kids to another school. And only a fraction of parents make competent homeschool teachers.

True, if this truly WAS a concern, pay and benefits would be increased, supports would be unlimited, and teachers would have protection from violent students and abusive parents. None of that will happen any time soon. Our society has NO RESPECT for teachers.

The parent are a huge parent nobody thinks their kids do anything the students know they have the advantage!

I see in Dubai the yearly salary can be 60k and they cover your housing.

When you say Asia , can you be more specific?

@@deepinthestreets5351 China

@@deepinthestreets5351 I currently live in China, but before this I lived in Thailand. I have friends who are doing well in Korea, Japan and Viet Nam too.

@@ryncricket2001 I assume a teacher must be flluent in the native language, depending on the host country?

Agreed.

Yeah I saw the one for Florida and couldn't blame them at first. Veterans know how to keep people in line at least 😂

@@LunaStarDragon Just what we need. Boot camp for teenagers.

Florida, Georgia, and Texas need to keep politics out of schools, especially Florida!!

@@winstonsayer I agree

@Rspen ALLELUIA

That is so true. Lawmakers shouldn't get paid that much even though thru have a law degree.

@@Melbester9 you don’t have to have a law degree. There are plenty of politicians at the state level that just have a HS Diploma or GED. It’s rare but it happens. They use those connections and take bribes. Most politicians elected come in making next to nothing and leave millionaires. We need to fix the system.

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Present average pay in the U.S. is $63,645 annually, for working NINE MONTHS ANNUALLY ...FROM DAY ONE. Then there are the benefits, pensions, and pension benefits. What "lawmaker" gets THREE MONTHS HOLIDAYS FROM DAY ONE, FOR THE REST OF THEIR WORKING TERM? .

Very well explained! You express yourself as someone who is in the teaching profession. And yes you are right, it did not just happen. The pandemic made so many educators reevaluate career choices and how much more they were willing to put up with. Educators are overwhelmed, overworked, not valued nor respected, underpaid, with ridiculous pensions, and now asking themselves, "Are my students safe at school? Am I safe at school? Are we next?"

@@nancy4980 Thank you for that, I just hope they can finally get the help they need. Stay safe and be well.

I'm going to add that schools and teachers are also constantly being expected to do more. We aren't just responsible for educating kids anymore, but are expected to take care of most aspects of their well-being. I've only been teaching for 3 years, but every year I have had extra duties added (from the state level). This year I am literally taking time out of science class to teach things like how to make friends. I love my job, but a quarter of this stuff really shouldn't be my job. (And it would also be really nice to be paid enough that I could afford rent without a roommate.)

yep, that's what some people dont get, this has been going on for decades

It's the same thing happening in Jamaica teachers earn $167.67 after tax and the Minister Of Education has turned a blind eye to this situation

The academic ivory tower is clueless. I have never had a superintendent do anything to help me in the classroom, only hinder me. They do advocate pay raises for teachers... that usually corresponds to them getting a bigger raise.

Time students were taught by parents to respect teachers.

I would say they are doing nothing, including not raising pay....

There’s no money.. higher ups steal it all

Plenty of states pay your loans if you teach in state. They're still underpaid though.

@@veganpotterthevegan you have to teach at low income schools the 1st years to qualify for partial repayments and sadly NO ONE or not enough people male this known. If you don't initially you're later disqualified

@@firstjohnfourandone4930 depends on the state and so what with teaching at low income schools? Those are the schools that need the help the most

@@veganpotterthevegan absolutely nothing wrong with it. 👍👍🏾I'm saying that word needs to get out that these programs exist when you're a new teacher graduating no one makes the the information known. knowing makes all the difference 💯

@@firstjohnfourandone4930 anyone going to school for an education degree certainly knows. And I know most of the teachers I had in HS brought it up. I very likely would have done it myself had I not had an athletic scholarship with no ability to pay for school

Where were these teachers when students and parents needed them to stand up to their unions and superintendents on behalf during the school closures and distance learning? Sure could have used their help, voices, and passions to re-open schools and save a lot of kids from mental health struggles. Sorry. Don't have a whole lot of sympathy for them, too often.

You don't need to call this a "profession". It is a UNIONIZED industry that includes salaries, benefits, pensions, and pension benefits. Those that are leaving have their own reasons .....which is their choice. They know they can't do the job or no longer want to do the job ....that provides THREE MONTHS OF HOLIDAYS FROM DAY ONE ....FOR THE REST OF THEIR WORK TERM. .

@@catherinepeters4910 teachers were teaching during pandemic and stepped in the classroom when they reopened. Teaching all day with mask on. This is the type of disrespect that causes teacher shortage. People just coming up with bs to attack teachers.

@@34roberees We had virtual learning, but many kids did not do the work.

@@taxicamel What are you even talking about? Teachers don’t get paid for the three months off. Our contract only covers 9 months of the year and they take out money out of our paycheck to cover the other months we don’t work. So we only receive half the money we usually get paid, and not enough to cover expenses. You’re talking about something you don’t understand and it’s that sort of ignorance that are making teacher leave. Teachers that are fit and trained are leaving the classroom, but I guess you’re naive to see that.

@Lp78Ch I doubt it was a "mistake" they try that now and most states limit is 33 you go over that or allow yourself to be pushed over it an something happens the liability is on you & your certificate on the line.

Omg!! My sons 1st grade teacher was overwhelmed with 30 students last year. She finally got a TA later in the year

@@firstjohnfourandone4930 You have to realize it's one of those "immigrant" school districts where student enrollment fluctuated quite severely from year to year. The kids were quite pleasant, though. Many hardworking kids, and even the troublemakers weren't _that_ bad. My students told me that the gang kids wouldn't even show up to school, so I was left to deal with the "normal" kids. It was the inept administration (all the way up to the district level) that pushed me over the edge.

As far as middle and high school, Texas does not have a limit on the number of students assigned per classroom.

@@cl9315 That really stinks. I wonder what your classes will be like this year?

Probably more 7-11 clerks are shot and yet there’s no shortage of them

@@sgt.gruhnn that says quite a lot🧐

And go back to school?

Lowering standards and hiring non qualified vets just shows that these dumb politicians see teachers as glorified babysitters. And I bet their districts don't have shortages and they would never accept these compromises.

More pay is not going to fix the problem. Some may stay with more pay, but there are too many ills of society, and too many demands on teachers. The job in urban education is impossible to do without huge stress, and it is not worth it.

Provide more support to the teachers. Increase the pay. Also many teachers aren't allowed to teach because they are not vaccinated for covid.

Weren't the vaccine mandates the main reason for the overall worker shortage (not just the teachers).? Why this reason is never mentioned as even being one of the main reasons? ?

By better than nothing do you mean ‘ no free babysitter for the nations children so everyone else in the country can go to work child stress free and make a decent wage ‘ because that’s what it is . Babysitting . In many states they are recruiting foreigners from many countries to come live in America and teach . Because even the undereducated Americans who are now able to be a classroom teacher won’t take the job - why? They make more working at amazing or Costco with far less legal liability and responsibility .

What is this dream job you are describing?

@@gracenotes930 I don’t want to state the title because I’m not saying this job title is a dream job. It isn’t necessarily. My particular position is laid back. And I don’t deal with kids, parents, or school admin, just professionals. So I don’t have bad days. Of course, even other “professionals” can be a headache. I just haven’t experienced it on any given day nearly enough to make the day bad. (Whereas with teaching high school, I was downright angry/frustrated/abused 2 to 3 days per week.) And…work from home is common. I’m not saying I have a dream job. I’m saying I have a much less stressful one that is work from home and pays me the same as what classroom teaching did.

@@Micro_Learning ....really ....you don't want to "state the title because I'm not saying this job title is a dream job.". Well that pretty well suggests your opening comment is close to being 100% BOGUS. Well done. You spent more time "explaining" how "bad" or all the "negatives" you experienced .....yet your explanation about your new job isn't quite what all what you made it out to be. It sounds more like you don't want any "challenges" in your work .....which means you identified you were doing something you should never have gotten into in the first place ....which is a good thing. The bonus part is you made the decision to get out and got out. Good on you!!!! But don't make the teaching job sound as bad, just because you couldn't handle the work. People who want to teach should already KNOW what they're getting into ......which is obviously not something many teachers have not done or know how to do. .

AMEN !!!

@@taxicamel yes, that is why teachers are quitting in droves

I wouldn’t say that they’re rich idiots I would say they know what they’re doing so they’re choosing the option that gives them more money

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You guys have Abbott and I have DeSantis. Abbott is just an incompetent imbecile. DeSantis is actually a very smart man who uses his brain to radicalize people and create an extremely toxic political environment in Florida. I'd trade Abbott's incompetence any day over DeSantis's pure evil.

Sadly in none of the schools true spiritual education and wisdom is not being taught ;( such horrible issues are being caused due to lack of wisdom.

College should be tuition free for everyone. We shouldn't have the abysmally low standard of entry we have now though.

@@veganpotterthevegan Nothing like that is really "free". While you don't pay for it, other tax payers do.

@@useridcn your reading comprehension sucks. I'll gladly pay more taxes if it means you learn how to read at no expense to you.

@@useridcn so what’s? Eventually we all will work and pay these taxes back. Nothing is better than investing in our own. Granted not everyone will be successful but most will contribute back to society one way or another. Free tuition is good, if you don’t want to go then don’t but those who do should really have the option to.

@@osawaruobamwonyi212 then take the loan. As a tax payer I don't want to pay a cent to your education.

It's been ONE WEEK into the school year in Savannah, Georgia. TV station WJCL there is already reporting teacher exhaustion after the first four days of school due to oversized groups and being asked to sub for other classes on top of that during their planning time.

Man I thought it was bad in Arizona, 4 weeks in into the school year.

Sad insurance is ridiculously high

Depends on what teaching materials you're talking about. But yes, students need to learn to be more respectful and need to be disciplined by their unruly parents.

This sums it up pretty well !!!

Isn't teaching with tech the goal? I find it troubling a teacher would be anti-tech. My high school always taught us the latest tech. Nothing could be more important. It was integrated into every class, but especially math.

@@zenwilds2911 Im not anti tech. In fact, it’s how you succeed in work and school. But kids are beyond addicted TikTok/social media and it’s a fact that it’s a competition for their attention.

There should be a legal mandate that you must be an in classroom teacher for 10 years before becoming an administrator .

Those type administrators do exist, but they are as rare as hens teeth.

I call tell from your comment that you have a happy demeanor and probably got along naturally with most of your kids. Thanks for putting in 30 years for our kids!

U got it...and not just for teachers!

U got it...and not just for teachers!

I left 11 years ago and never looked back. GOOD RIDDANCE!

I am from Honduras and applied to an exchange program to teach in the USA, I have 10 years of experience teaching science, I have a master's in teaching languages I am a painter, and Speak 5 languages even though the exchange program told me that I was not highly competitive to be part of the program however they told me that they would put my application on hold for the next year, but after watching thousands of videos of teachers quitting I think I will move on and to study another career! especially if the principal reason everyone is quitting is the behavior of the students.

50K is a good starting salary for college grads. No one graduating from college starts making a high salary. That's after years of experience, you make more from the job. You get a raise or you find another job that pays more.

@@Melbester9 Where are teachers making 50k as a starting salary? There are veteran teachers in my state that don’t make that.

@@adeleennis2255 It varies by state. Some states pay teachers more than others. In NY, teachers are paid decently. Usually it's $40-50K range starting. Teachers making less are either teaching Pre-Kindergarten/Elementary School. Middle and High School pays better.

@@Melbester9 I’m not saying it ain’t good but that’s the reason we are mostly losing teachers. A teacher has in most cases more education than an professional athlete. $50k is not far.

@@ThisLILT I can manage $50K a year but a lot of people can't. I would be a king off $50K easily. Just comes down to managing finances and budgeting. There's plenty of athletes that are educated. Don't assume that all athletes aren't educated. There's self education outside of academia that colleges don't do for people. Teachers should still be paid decent for what they do. I had many amazing teachers and it's sad that the profession doesn't get paid what they deserve. It's a shame.

false.

We spend far more on "education" than any other country on Earth. The problem isn't the investment, the problem is that the investment is handled by the govt.

@@OleLockAndKey I disagree. Here in Colorado whenever there is a ballot imitative to raise funding for education it rarely is voted into law. People hear increased property taxes and vote no, meanwhile they are also voting no on the future. It seems to me that education ought to be as important as anything, yet schools can't afford to adequately staff, supply and educate our children. I just don't understand the resistance to taking care of ourselves.

@@eelnoops5200 Yeah, judging by your use of "hear", investing more into govt run "schools" is not a wise investment in our collective futures.

They demand high performance from teachers and students while they scrimp on providing resources and training.

Sad to say but new teachers aka low man on the totem pole get abused. They are given the students and classes no one else wants to teach. They may be bullied into giving up their planning period. Veteran teachers will say no and mean it.

Get out while your young and can find something else

The classic school setup is not working anymore. Teachers should be able to provide quality instruction to students with out worry for safety and mental health. This could happen if teachers worked from home. The instruction time could be zoomed into the classroom where trained staff monitors the site for safety and order. School needs to provide supplies for students instead of teachers always providing them.

I agree about learning starts in the home.

And being blamed for bad educational outcomes, when money meant for public schools go to privated schools.

Ability to choose materials? Absolutely not. In FL they'll be teaching flat earth and Jesus riding a dinosaur.

Decades ago*

Hello Evelyn

"They go to school because they have no choice." You said it yourself. The government forces them to go to school with the threat of jail and/or fines. Why should we allow these problem students to ruin it for the kids that want to learn. I'm not saying they shouldn't go to school period but that maybe schools aren't the best option for these kids. Don't get me wrong, learning and education are critical. But there are people who didn't finish high school but ended up being successful. They still had an education. Just not in a state sanctioned school.

I went to school for 13 years and then decided to attend community College. Took placement tests and realized I was behind in math and English so I had to pay for 5 prerequisite classes to get me caught up.

@ Joy pay is a huge component not everything BUT A HUGE component 💯

NO, it is about pay. You must be an administrator somewhere, in some school district.

@@plusorminusandtime I said it isn't JUST ABOUT PAY. I am one of the lowest paid teachers in the nation. Of course it is about pay, BUT there are lots of other reasons that a pay increase alone will not fix. Every single teacher I know who has left this profession has left for reasons other than pay, but gone to jobs that ended up paying more.

@@joykinser3444 No. it is all about pay. If the starting pay was 100,000 a year. Do you think there would be a shortage then? LOL

@@plusorminusandtime @ Raymond even 65,000 or 70,000 starting out with 100,000 for 5 years and up! Teachers are certainly worth that and MORE like the 100,000 starting range NO EXAGGERATION. No other profession NONE OTHER underpays or devalues higher education like the teaching profession having a Master's degree equals 20 to 50 bucks a check after taxes in Texas ridonkulous ( yes, know how to spell it correctly) start with PAY then iron and weed out the rest!!!

Exxxxaactly. The freaking work load, pressure and stress can ONLY be ok if I don't ALSO have to stress about my home budget. WHY AREN'T THEY TALKING ABOUT THIS. It is such a duh idea.

Yep. It's sad that a teacher doesn't make enough to pay for a quality vacation when off on vacation. Teachers educate people's children and can not afford to send their own kids to school. Then to top it off, teachers pay state taxes towards their own paychecks.

Teachers never really retire. They just stop getting paid.

Hello An

Present average pay in the U.S. is $63,645 annually, for working NINE MONTHS ANNUALLY ...FROM DAY ONE. That's equivalent to $85,000 annually if they worked 12 months with the equivalent holiday package that most everyone gets. They also get their benefits, pensions, and pension benefits. If they want to make more money, they can work for three months EVERY YEAR ....which some do. .

WOW!!! This should not be though in our society. Congrats.

I get it! I have six years experience teaching ESL and three years experience adjuncting college credit pre-engineering courses to high school students. Think I could get a teaching job with all that experience in this country just a few years ago without a masters? No. Now, I could probably easily get a teaching job as my state has a lot of open positions. Sorry, not sorry, but that ship has sailed. I make a livable salary at a job where I am respected. I don’t work nights unless I want to. I never work weekends. I have good benefits, including profit sharing and free lunch Fridays. When it’s excessively hot we usually go home early. I don’t have to watch what I say. I can dye my hair any color (currently green). I can listen to anything I want on my work provided mobile all day. Prior to the pandemic, we had awesome company parties twice a year. The company actually listens to employee suggestions and institutes policy changes because (I know it’s crazy) they want us to stay with the company for a long time. I received both loyalty and cost of inflation raises within the last year. Our medical insurance costs have remained the same for the last four years, except this year are prescriptions are supposed to cost a bit less. I work in a male dominated industry, being the only female in my satellite location and am treated with an amount of respect I never dreamed of as an adjunct teacher of high school students. When there are good jobs like mine out there, who the eff would want to go into teaching?

I "feel" you.

I am also a teacher and told my son the same thing. He considered becoming a music teacher. It still breaks my heart that I deterred him.

@@shellipayne-patterson5314 Whole that’s noble on this day and age, crushing your child’s dreams, even if you are correct, is incredibly emotionally traumatizing and damaging, and leads to both trust and rejection issues down the line. He’ll learn it in his own time.

@@adeleennis2255 That sounds like a dream, what is the business called? I'm looking to switch careers myself as teaching is super stressful and restrictive. I'm checking out tech jobs (IT).

@ JJ CEXACTLY what school is it was better in the 50's, 60's, 70's 80's 90's but 2000's fast decline today? Forget about it those standards you mentioned are currently in place for subs which are in classrooms and buildings more than the qualified professionals so, TO A T what you've described is what's going on!!!

I agree completely.

@@firstjohnfourandone4930 Maybe after 911, the fabric of American society changed. In other words, the war on terror paradigm led to government expansion in many areas including schools, i.e standardized testing, no child left behind, common core, etc... Societal decay also has led to decline in parenting. Also, Hollywood, video games, music, smart phones, social media, etc.. have eroded morals. People can make fun of "Satanic Panic" all they want but I believe that media consumption has had an enormous negative influence on society as a whole.

Now you said something, bc that’s what they looking for, someone to babysit children while the family goes to work lol

They've turned into babysitting facilities partially because of the fundamental change in society where both parents have to work to keep up with the cost of living and don't have time to watch their kids during working hours. The steady decay of the economy over the decades has driven the cost of living steadily upward. Offshoring of American industries and other forms of corporate greed and excessive government regulation have led to this economic decay. Also, if teachers were teaching your children values that you strongly opposed, would you do nothing about it. However, I do agree that a lot of parents are irresponsible and lazy as well. They use schools as babysitting facs because they're lazy.

Exactly!

They won’t last long!

Believe me Arizona is worse, although that sounds bad too

There is a nursing shortage. Nurses are contracted from other countries and working through medical employment agencies that provide temp visas.

@@enagreco3280 What if we do the same for teachers in America to help reduce class sizes so classes are more manageable in addition to doing things like removing standardized tests

@@toolio5268 colleges and universities do this. Problem is public schools are not going to have the kind of budget to pay travel expenses and housing for employees from another country to work here. Hospital and universities have big enough budgets to do that. Also, while nurses do not necessarily have to speak fluent English to qualify for work in the US, k-12 teachers must be fluent in English. However, you never know. There are companies that offer online instruction as sub contractors from other countries.

@@toolio5268 it would probably improve the education our kids receive tbh

@@toolio5268 CCSD hires teachers from the Philippines.

Administrations should encourage more teachers to earn their doctorates in their field and provide student loan forgiveness and/or 80 to 100% tuition reimbursement. Then pay PhD teachers the pay they deserve. In other words, invest in teachers who can deliver a higher level of education to our students. Stop expecting high performance from teachers and students on the cheap.

We spend far more on "education" than any other country on Earth. The problem isn't the investment, the problem is that the investment is handled by the govt.

Sounds like community college.

@@Austin-wz5xk it's a 4 year university.

@@anaroman1499 You got to be kidding me? That's insane, ma'am!

@@Austin-wz5xk it is.... now you have to spend time teaching the basics and the course material instelf.

Brace yourself and keep your resume updated. You are in for a bumpy ride. God bless you!