[jackbill]

So you are just going to have to pay them or lose them to industry.

Who in industry would want them?

[mysterio]

Many of the best science teachers are lost to industry. I'm sure it is ok with you that they are paid exorbitantly there, even though much of that money comes from taxpayers, too.

[luckystarmom]

We just lost my kids' wonderful speech therapist to industry. She is going to be some kind of recruiter.

My kids loved her, and she will be greatly missed.

I think she was totally sick of everything at our school. Our district is closing my kids' school next week. It's a wonderful, National Blue Ribbon School. Out of 31 elementary schools in the district it has the 6th highest test scores. The district is losing enrollment in the poor part of town where the low performing schools are, but they are not closing those schools. They are closing ours.

It's a shame.

[KC_for_Freedom]

Who in industry would want them?

Good point, many teachers would not find many jobs in industry. I had a BSEE and was able to transition into and out of teaching. And in engineering I was asked to teacch in addition to my regular duties. I know math teachers can make the transition if they teach the upper high school grades. So could the physics and chemistry teachers. But they are not looking for humanities teachers in most of industry. Of course individual circumstances are always more important than generalizations. Some teachers are so good that industry would want them regardless of their teaching subject or level.