If it’s overpaid, then why are there still vast numbers of openings for Stem teachers ? Being a former teacher, I can say the average person wouldn’t last a week in today’s typical public school classroom. These kids are not angels.
They are evil.
I did not want to have children after working in public schools. They were that bad.
No thanks, teaching not for me.
You answered your own question. It’s not a matter of money; it’s that schools are liberal cesspools.
With apologies to all the great teachers out there, American schools as a whole suck. Teacher’s programs suck even worse. Dewey was a brilliant evil bastard and our school system is the culmination of his vile socialist dreams.
In 1987, I worked as a teacher in a small rural Texas school for $14,000. Two years later, I took a summer contract with GTE (now Verizon) at $14/hr ($28k/yr) while I worked on my masters degree. That ended up becoming a 21-year career where my pay maxed out at about $100k (plus comparable benefits).
I’m back to teaching, this time in a rural community college at just under $40k. The minimum starting teacher pay in Texas is $28k, but many districts start around $45 or more.
The hours are great, the benefits are adequate, vacation time is great, the students are great. The pay is low compared to what my skills could command, but I choose to do this and I knew what I was signing up for when I took the position, so no complaints here.