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Originally Posted by AGDee
In my neck of the woods, an ACSW is going to make a whole lot more than any teacher in my neck of the woods.
However, I have always noted... our society's "value" on a job has nothing to do with the impact that people doing that job have on society as a whole. It only has to do with who brings money into the economy. When I'm King of the World, that will change. However, day care workers and nursing aides in nursing homes are two of the lowest paid groups of people out there. They ensure the well being of our kids and our parents.
How's that for family values?
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Sad, isn't it? They keep trying to push a lot of us into taking on a geriatrics role but, I could never do that. I could, if I had to but, I wouldn't love my job. I always tell people that, I don't need to make a lot of money-I just want to make a difference. I have made a difference in the lives of various people and that's worth more than money, to me.
AGDee, where do you live? I'm coming there to work. I figure that if I'm so far in college debt (to the point of sacrificing my future first born), I may as well get into a field that I love. I am looking at furthering my education beyond this point but, who knows-maybe I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.
I really do hope that things get squared away in Wisconsin, though. Everybody suffers.
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