In the context that you refer to educators “evaluating how they are impacting our children” etc., it has the connotation in your statement that that is in reference to teachers. In your earlier paragraphs you speak to demographics, social concerns, appropriate interventions, crisis counselors and alike. Please understand that most of those support strategies that you speak of, and I would not disagree that they are not necessary, are the responsibility of the administration to put into place and staff appropriately. So, let’s place that blame where it deserves to be. I would argue that that has not been done over the past several years.
To suggest that teachers need to reflect as to why they got into teaching in the first place, I can quite honestly tell you that takes place for most of us when the school bell rings everyday. You see, once the bell tolls, there are 25-30 students whether big or small looking back at you for guidance each and everyday. For most teachers your students require your undivided attention all day except for your 30 minute lunch and your 15 minute break. They are with us, in class, to the bathroom and to their lunch, WITH US! There are many other professions out that a masters’ degree will get you with a lot less stress and a lot more respect for equal or more money. That cushy pension you speak of, well if you are suggesting that someone would expose themselves to working with “inner city” students for the 35 years in which it is required to max out into your pension solely for the purpose of working for a pension, than clearly you have never taught in a classroom at all or for any length of time.
And that is an Honest Answer….
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I have put in 29 years. If I am forced to leave because of this Turnaround plan, the pittance of a pension check I will get will qualify me for food stamps. We DO NOT have a "cushy" pension plan. As the previous post explained, 35 years will get me a pension that will pay the bills. FYI, there is aheafty deduction from our salary to fund that pension our entire career. It is not a handout.
And just to be clear.... the teachers are funding their own pension with 11% of every paycheck. The taxpayers are not funding it.
Who has a 15 minute break? If you are fortunate to have one-it is usually used for copying.
What's a 15 minute break? I laugh at the "cushy " pension plan! Really? I went out to eat with a friend this week, she doesn't have her master's degree but makes more than I earn at my teaching job. I have been in the system 15 years, she has been at her job 6YEARS! I love it when the public tells us about our huge paychecks and our cushy pension plans when they have no clue! Other companies have IRA's, , money that is taken out of a paycheck just like the teaches. Why aren't you mentioning their cushy pension plans? Sick and tired of all uninformed public telling me what I make, or have or should do! Come one down and take over!
When I wrote this post, I wanted to be contractually accurate as to our daily work schedule. I do agree about who really ever gets a 15 minute break? If you get a 20 minute lunch, well then, that’s a GOOD DAY!!
I gave my pension up and walked away early..life is too short. The public certainly has absolutely no clue what every Teacher has to deal with on a daily basis. My blood pressure is down, I am less stressed and I am telling you....sometimes you have to choose health over all else. Best wishes folks!
you get a break and a lunch? where do you work?
We funded our own pensions with our own money and our own sweat and tears ......no one gave us anything I think the state maybe gave 2%the city gave us shit toward our pensions ,....we fund our own pensions and those of our colleagues....
I'm tired of the misconceptions that exist..
My colleagues and myself work hard everyday without breaks or even sometimes lunch .
Enough of this teacher abuse..
After 31 years of teaching and paying for and working towards three degrees while working for the school system, may average pay before taxes is aprox. $40,000.
If you think it's easy you're wrong;if you thing the money is great you're wrong.
I've reread the above post several times and trying to make heads or tails out of it. Am I missing something? Someone taught 31 years in NB school system and is only grossing $40,000 a year? How can that be when beginning salary for a NB teacher with a Bachelor's Degree is $40,000 per year?
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