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I teach summer school
Damn, youse ambitious
I teach summer school
The dangerous arguement is assuming payinh teachers more will just automatically produce better teachers.
The dangerous arguement is assuming payinh teachers more will just automatically produce better teachers.
Both of my parents were High Schools teachers and made 80k at the end of their careers in 2005ish. They both had M.S. degrees and taught 15min southeast of DC.
I know states like NY have better pay but I imagine the average teacher in an average state ain't making shit.
Fake news. Lying to sell the narrative. Or 20-somethings just starting in an extremely high-rent district or something. I don't know what to tell you.
The dangerous arguement is assuming payinh teachers more will just automatically produce better teachers.
I'd rather they earn it. I'm OK with it if we make it merit based.
The dangerous arguement is assuming payinh teachers more will just automatically produce better teachers.
God damn school teachers with their Ferrari's and their cocaine.
Part of the problem with Hawaii is that the state relies so much on private education to meet the shortcomings of the public school system. Something like 20% of kids in the state go to private schools, which certainly affects the cost of living.I hear Hawaii has a major shortage and stringent requirements. Can confirm the high cost of living. Sounds like an increase in the pay-scale is in order.
FWIW, my gf is an elementary school teacher at a public school.
The idea that they are over compensated is ridiculous. Teaching is an incredibly stressful career. The retention rate reflects it. About half of them change careers after 5 years.
Part of the problem with Hawaii is that the state relies so much on private education to meet the shortcomings of the public school system. Something like 20% of kids in the state go to private schools, which certainly affects the cost of living.
Yes, for the parents. 17% is not an insignificant number. The school might have a big alumni network or endowment program to subsidize tuition costs, but they're likely pretty competitive.Just heard on the radio it was about 17% in private schools. 2% home-schooled. How does that affect cost of living? You mean for those parents? At least at the private school @Tufts works at, lots of the local kids are subsidized by the foreign students. Kinda like in-state vs. out-of-state tuition for college.
Re: Marxism, I can see how someone with an agenda could try to frame it that way. Her school district is very diverse, and there is an effort to instill a sense of community and respect for one another there. Someone from outside might see a teacher reading a story with a female Muslim protagonist as some sort of cultural brainwashing program, but it would be an incredibly close-minded point of view. Books like that demystify other cultures and help immigrant kids integrate with a more accepting larger society.Sure bro. I bet your gf makes 6 figures easily. That's pretty damn good for a Marxist indoctrinator.
Yes, for the parents. 17% is not an insignificant number. The school might have a big alumni network or endowment program to subsidize tuition costs, but they're likely pretty competitive.
I got the sense that it was a brain drain on a lot of schools out there. If your parents had the means and you lived in a district with subpar schools, they would send you to private school. The school in that district would suffer on test scores, which would mean less funding, and the cycle would repeat.
How does Hawaii’s educational spending compare nationally?
The funding of public schools is typically expressed “per pupil” — how much school districts are taking in and spending divided by the number of students served. It is helpful to look at Hawaii's spending relative to other states and the District of Columbia. Here are some key findings of the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual survey reflecting Fiscal Year 2016 data, released May 2018 (figures pulled from Summary Tables 11 and 12):
REVENUES — Hawaii is:
- FY 2016 PER-PUPIL SPENDING: $13,748. The national average is $11,762.
SPENDING — Hawaii is:
- 12th in the nation for per-pupil revenue. Hawaii has one of the highest costs of living in the country, yet its school system receives less than 11 other states.
- 25th in the nation for revenue per $1,000 of personal income in the state. Hawaii's public schools are given $43.52 for every $1,000 of income earned in the state. Twenty-four other states spend a larger fraction of personal income on public schools. The U.S. average is $43.15. The highest is Wyoming at $61.86.
- 15th highest in the nation for per-pupil spending. We are:
- 16th in the nation for spending on instruction at $8,066 per pupil (U.S. average is $7,160)
- 48th in the nation for spending on general administration at $97 per pupil (U.S. average is $226)
- 8th in the nation for spending on school administration at $924 (U.S. average is $651)