To: lorne who wrote (120011 ) 12/17/2011 2:53:29 PM From: MJ 4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) | Respond to If American parents had to pay the $56.59 directly, per hour , they would be monitoring the schools very closely and demanding 'excellence in education".There would be none of the pablum sex education required at the Federal Level by the left and programs of indoctrination. The focus would be on a Preparatory Education for Life : Note that in the following paragraphs the benefits of $16.90 in benefits is not divided out in categories . Their average benefits per hour are more than many people make per hour before SS or retirement benefits are even figured. From the article Dept. of Labor: Public School Teachers Are Highest Paid State Workers; Compensation Doubles the Average in Private Industry http://cnsnews.com/news/article/dept-labor-public-school-teachers-are-highest-paid-state-workers-compensation-doubles By contrast, according to BLS, private school primary, secondary and special ed teachers worked an average of 1,560 hours per year—or an average of 155 hours more than their public school counterparts. OBSERVATIONS: Now, let's be fair to the teachers----the real cost of educating a child in the public school system 'per hour' is much more---------- administration, janitors, school buses, buildings, utilities , school lunch programs, breakfast for some, school supplies books, computers, gas for the buses, expensive counselors who get more than the classroom teacher, school building construction and long term maintenance. The real cost per hour very likely runs into the HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PER HOUR much of it supported by your local and State taxation and Federal Taxes----------- paid for by your real estate taxes and income taxes and by the proceeds of state lotteries.
