[MissEdie]

Not me. I'm a special ed teacher in a primary school in SC, my salary is nothing like what was described in this article. I do have a Masters from a top rated university, no I did not get reduced tuition, and every time I have gotten a %.03 raise the state has increased my health insurance premiums which has resulted in a negative gain. Am I complaining about my salary, no, would I like to make more, sure I would. I would like to have a pay raise that is not negated by increased premiums. I love what I do and it gives me a great sense of accomplishment when I see a child with various types of disabilities learn to read or understand math as a result of what I do.

[wintertime]

I do have a Masters from a top rated university

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Then you wasted a lot of money.

[Doctor Stochastic]

You experience is more typical. Wait for the teacher bashers to attack though.

[freedumb2003]

. I do have a Masters from a top rated university, no I did not get reduced tuition, and every time I have gotten a %.03 raise the state has increased my health insurance premiums which has resulted in a negative gain. Am I complaining about my salary, no, would I like to make more, sure I would. I would like to have a pay raise that is not negated by increased premiums.

But you are complaining about your salary. Or at least your compensation. Anyone have a gun to your head keeping you there? If you don't like the way the pay works out, find a position that has the kind of pay structure you like.

Life is full of choices. It is the result of the American System and Free Will.

[Kay Ludlow]

I would like to have a pay raise that is not negated by increased premiums.

Come to Pennsylvania and teach. The teachers here go on strike if we even suggest that they pay for part of their health-care, whether through paying for insurance or paying a $10 copay to see a doctor. The NEA is bleeding rural Pennsylvania dry with their salary&benefit demands and their constant pushing for new buildings. Our schools are paid for on the backs of property owners, and the taxes are driving people out of their homes and out of the state.

[Amelia]

Are you in one of those counties in SC that has several different school districts, with school boards, school superintendents, and lots of administrators for each?

[KC Burke]

my son is a teacher as well...his insurance for dependents is impossible to afford...his rewards aren't in compensation

thanks for devoting your career to an honorable vocation and I hope that your co-workers don't drive you nuts

[MayflowerMadam]

Can a person teach in S.C. with such poor grammar and syntax skills?