And this one is the same
These are from the school cafeteria. I don't understand them but the teachers on here should be able to explain. Please do.
Of course it's a relevant point. The entire point of the article we're supposedly commenting on is that teachers are paid so much more than the "average workers" in their states.
From the discussions I have seen on FR and the teachers posting to them, I suspect teachers do not really want to be compared to the real world.
For many of those of us posting on FR, teaching is a second career. We know what we could and did make in "the real world" and we know what we are earning as teachers and how the working conditions compare.
We know, and knew when we became teachers, that merit has very little, if anything, to do with how much you are paid, and the only real way to get promoted in education is to leave the classroom. I know it's not likely that science and math teachers will ever get paid more than elementary and P.E. teachers, because there are more of them than there are of us - although just the law of supply & demand ought to dictate that we be paid more, you'd think.
We also know that most teachers do not work 7 or fewer hours per day for only 185 days per year, and we know what we do when we were at work -- and, believe me, if you've never taught, you may *think* you know, and you may *think* it's easy, but you don't have a clue.
Question and off subject, but you could do me a favor. What do the * * around the words think mean. I've seen these a bunch of times but never picked up on what they mean. Thanks.
And this one is the same
These are from the school cafeteria. I don't understand them but the teachers on here should be able to explain. Please do.