At this point public school teachers earn much more than the average breadwinner (even more so now that their wages have continued to increase while others have stagnated or fallen). Recommending anyone becoming a public school teacher at a time when (at least here in NJ) they’re under fire for salaries and benefits, with no new hiring in sight (teachers here are in no rush to retire; they earn enormous salaries for 180 days of work) is just foolish. Many young people just p!ssed away 4 years of school, and a lot of money, for an “education” degree that they won’t be using anytime soon (unless they work in a private school, for 50% of what they would have earned on the public dole).
I think the inner-city war zones are still hiring.
agreed. 30 yr. old in family school teacher made $71K in 2010 for working about 9 months out of 12, with a gazillion paid days off. Union tile setter husband at 56 IF he were to have work for a year, 77K, work for a solid year never happens, nor ANY paid time off. Said teacher will be making far more than said tile setter in 20-25 more years when said teacher is 56.
“underpaid” teachers is the biggest long running fallacy out there.