02-19-2011, 02:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LaneSig
Personally, as a teacher, I think we are overpaid.
Basically, most people view us as babysitters. Most babysitters get paid $5 an hour. I have your kids for 8 hours a day. I will deduct their lunch time and my planning period and knock it down to 6 1/2 hours.
6.5 times 5 = 32.50 a day for 1 student. The average number of students is 25.
25 times 32.50 = $812.20. The state of Texas requires students to be in class 185 days.
185 times 812.50 = $150,312.50.
Go ahead, pay me $5 an hour per student instead of the average teacher salary of $50,000 with no overtime for all we do after school (grading papers, planning, taking classes on our own, sponsoring clubs, tutoring, chaperoning). I don't mind.
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I've always loved this and send it to everybody who whines about how much teachers are paid  I also really like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU
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