This is great for teachers. Overworked, underpaid, and under appreciated!
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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You’re not wrong, but that only applies to teachers in low cost of living areas. High cost of living teachers start at $55k these days.
I also wonder how it would work. My wife clocks in when she gets to school and clocks out when she leaves, but she still lesson plans and grades papers at home.
she isn't salaried?
Not a teacher, but I'm salaried and have to log every hour each day. Ours is for contract and project costing purposes though
They meant that the salary cutoff is too low for some teachers to benefit.
People should be paid for the work they perform. If someone is hired for a 40hr a week job but it takes 80 hrs a week to do the job the company needs to hire someone else or pay the one employee more. Companies are stealing time.
If it takes 80h/wk then that means half the work just isn't going to get done. My personal time is more valuable than any amount of money.
Good start but really should be higher.
I would think at lease 80k
Nah, 200k. Then as inflation increases and wages inevitably go up, we'll be good for at least a couple decades.
I agree. A third of my engineering team were former teachers with bachelor's/master degrees. They're amazing people who would be teaching the future.
Except in a few states, teaching high school doesn't pay. College can pay but it takes years to get there.
My high school science teacher was amazing. He loved teaching. Had to work a second job to pay for his lifestyle which was very basic. He was the teacher of the year many times and still had to work a second job.
If you are salary, the position should pay more. It is often used to work with someone without paying them fairly.
I think wages are often between the worker and the employer but I do think regulations should stop abuse. While fast food places are not highly profitable, they shouldn't screw people to make a profit.
It's a good start. Not perfect, but a start.
I'd be fine if we could just keep working from home
What a bunch of half-assed bullshit, thanks I guess?