I think those with diplomas said "No" more than kids in school because those with diplomas found out the quality/results of their education.
I believe good teachers should get paid good money -- and bad teachers should get fired.
Unfortunately, our public employees unions prohibit either -- the unions want all teachers to make a lot of money and that just bankrupts the system and punishes the kids.
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Public Opinion Says Teachers Should Get Paid $60,000 [INFOGRAPHIC]
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2011/09/06 22:37:08
Last week we asked SodaHeads if they thought teachers should make $60,000 a year, and after nearly a week of voting we've got the results.
We asked about teacher salaries after Secretary of Education Arne Duncan suggested teachers should receive a $60,000 salary to start out, with the potential to make up to $150,000 a year.
Compared to what teachers currently make -- just over $50,000 on average -- a hike like that could mean serious investments from an already over-burdened government. But it looks like a strong majority is still in favor of going along with the salary boost.
We thought this would be the perfect question to dive into for today's infographic, so we took a deeper look at SodaHead votes and scoured the Internet for an in-depth look at relative salaries.
Let's dive.
We asked about teacher salaries after Secretary of Education Arne Duncan suggested teachers should receive a $60,000 salary to start out, with the potential to make up to $150,000 a year.
Compared to what teachers currently make -- just over $50,000 on average -- a hike like that could mean serious investments from an already over-burdened government. But it looks like a strong majority is still in favor of going along with the salary boost.
We thought this would be the perfect question to dive into for today's infographic, so we took a deeper look at SodaHead votes and scoured the Internet for an in-depth look at relative salaries.
Let's dive.
Top Opinion
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Fef 2011/09/06 23:25:40
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The median teacher's income is for nine months with several holidays thrown in.
So, on a 12 month basis, teachers earn over $67,000.
And have better fringe benefits than a vast majority of workers.
Until this country starts performing better in education testing, we have zero right to demand, request, or complain about teacher's pay. Sorry, but if you can't do the job, you CLEARLY aren't qualified to do it, and paying you more isn't going to solve THAT specific problem.
Come see me when we rise above the utter crap we're in and start performing well enough in tests.
And if the jock becomes a coach, there will be a raise that will never be matched for the sponsor of the science club.
I believe good teachers should get paid good money -- and bad teachers should get fired.
Unfortunately, our public employees unions prohibit either -- the unions want all teachers to make a lot of money and that just bankrupts the system and punishes the kids.
Seriously, make it based on their performance, and their outcome. If better than 5% of their class can barely pass, there's OBVIOUSLY a problem with the teacher's relation to students, and they're in the wrong job.
That makes no sense. Unions know bad teachers only give the educational system a black eye and are a drain on the local school systems' monies when they underperform. Unions want to get rid of the teachers who underperform as much as anyone else.
It usually takes a few years to see how well a new teachers adapts and performs in any school. And not all teachers get tenure. Those who stand out as not being capable of doing the job right are left without it, and tend to leave for another kind of job.
I want teachers to work in private/voucher schools so parents can pick/choose what schools will succeed or fail.
I can dream....
But those with diplomas voted OVERWHELMINGLY YES on this poll, Fef. 72% to 28%. That's not a slight margin. That's an ass-whoopin' landslide.
C'mon fef. You can do better than that. Although I'm sure the non-degreed folks on here fully endorse your response.
Any pay consideration must be tied to the Teachers Performance.
And you should know better than most, education or the desire to become educated is a self-motivated issue. Teachers have a significant impact on students in the begining, but in the long term, it switches to self reliance. As it should.The further a student goes in persuing their education the more it rests on the individual to perform, not the system to push them through.
Whether it's tv's or teachers - you get what you pay for. If you raise the average salaries of teachers, that will attract more and better people to the profession. That alone will raise the bar. IN ADDITION TO THAT - institute corporate world performance measurement systems for annual evaluations, raises (or cuts), performance plans, and terminations.
This is not difficult. But you have to raise the bar on pay to get more and stronger people to select Education as a major in college.
What you are proposing is Communism/Socialism, where everyone gets the same regardless of their performance.
Now, if you instutute a performance liscencing test, like in Nursing, you can weed out those teachers that just squeeked by in school. The State would be able to insure that only the best qualified are allowed into the profession. Each state would have this liscencing process based on their requirements.
A move like that might enhance the prestiege of the profession and would then command the increase in wages you are seeking.
I have many friends that are outstanding teachers, but they feel disenfranchized by their union because of the large number of under-performing teachers that are protected.
There are many factors to consider before we just throw more money at a broken system. And your solution would not work!
As for us in California, we want our kids to get outstanding educations from outstanding educators. That costs more than the dropouts you're apparently willing to have teach your kids.
I agree wholeheartedly with performance based employment and salary, but note that we also need desperately to reduce our student per teacher ratio so that good teachers can really do their job and give each student the attention they need.
And - oh, yeah - our starting salaries begin at well under $40,000. In my first year, back in the long-ago late 'Sixties, I earned the magnificent sum of $5700 (and no, th...
And - oh, yeah - our starting salaries begin at well under $40,000. In my first year, back in the long-ago late 'Sixties, I earned the magnificent sum of $5700 (and no, there's not a zero missing). Who in his or her right mind would work so hard on an education and then enter a profession that offers so little financial incentive? Only those who truly want to be there will stay for very long.