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Teacher Pay Fails To Affect Scores, Report Says
in response to reader comment: This Is No Surprise

Submitted by Warren Phillips, Feb 6, 2007 14:47

First off, to wit on the "humongous" benefits I supposedly receive as a teacher in the public school system: I PAY for my "benefits", my friend. Insurance is not free for teachers ( I have no clue where this myth originated), it is a huge chunk out of my gross pay each month, as is the retirement contirbution that is checked out of my gross pay as well.

As for the "mandatory breaks" comment: total BS. I get NO breaks, mandatory or otherwise. We get a 25 minute lunch each day - that's all the break I get from 148 junior high school students for 8 hours. You try getting through the day, from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, with no breaks, not even a chance to sit down for one minute. Heck, yeah, I'm overpaid like a son of a gun.

Thanks, Jaye Greene, for your valuable contirbution to the literature on teacher pay.

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In the hard sciences, reports gain credence when they appear in peer-reviewed publications. Since the Manhattan Institute -- a think... [MORE]

Paul Schickler

Feb 6, 2007 23:56

Teachers now do actually make decent money. I enjoy reading that they spend minimal time working and 'ease into retirement.'... [MORE]

English Teacher

Feb 2, 2007 13:21

As I stated before, but the moderator decided to censor my post, Jay Green's report is a lot of half-truths... [MORE]

The dude

Feb 1, 2007 21:42

Their pay is huge (check out Connecticut and Alaska) while their work time if minimal. On top of that they... [MORE]

kiwikit

Jan 31, 2007 18:57

Achievement will always be low until decisions concerning education include teachers! Like any and every profession you had the good... [MORE]

T. Richardson

Jan 31, 2007 18:30

When a person can receive civil service and union protection, coupled with days off, mandatory breaks and a pension, in... [MORE]

Alfred Marellazo

Feb 5, 2007 16:15

First off, to wit on the "humongous" benefits I supposedly receive as a teacher in the public school system: I...

Warren Phillips

Feb 6, 2007 14:47

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