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To: SilentZ who wrote (195631)	7/24/2004 4:16:49 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572467

Z, My mom's a lifelong teacher and she's making 2/3rds of what I make, at the age of 24, in the for-profit sector. If your mother teaches in California, that means you should be making about $82,000 a year. Tenchusatsu

To: SilentZ who wrote (195631)	7/24/2004 8:28:33 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572467

My mom's a lifelong teacher and she's making 2/3rds of what I make, at the age of 24, in the for-profit sector. I have lived a good part of my life in Europe and teachers there are rewarded not just economically, but perhaps more importantly, socially. In the US a teacher's starting salary puts one close to the poverty line. I suspect this is but a piece of the education imbalance, but the best teachers remain teachers for passion or vocation. The US has additional problems that Europe does not share. Al

To: SilentZ who wrote (195631)	7/24/2004 12:54:16 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572467

>>>>>> My mom's a lifelong teacher and she's making 2/3rds of what I make, at the age of 24, in the for-profit sector. Yes, teachers make less than many in the private sector. Yet, there are STILL tons of teachers cranked out of universities every year. WHY? a) 3 months of vacation, reasonable benefits, and short workdays are an attractive feature to many, and these features CAN BE HAD in a teaching job; b) Not to take anything away from teachers or paint with an overly broad brush, because they certainly provide a critical service. But the reality is that a person who can learn math, physics or computer science with moderately hard work can become a teacher without cracking a book.