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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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LaneSig, when you put it that way-it makes a lot of sense. You raise a good point. I'd also like to add that I think many Social Workers should get paid more than they get, as well. I don't want to lump myself into that category because I do actually get paid very well for the particular field I'm in. I have seen, however, many hardworking Social Workers and Teachers that don't get nearly what they are worth.
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