During the Act 10 debate there was a very telling interview with a Milwaukee-based private school administrator. He outlined the superior test and graduation results they had achieved for years vs. the public schools, and then compared the budget in terms of cost per pupil. The public schools were over twice that of the private school, and he said he could not imagine how they could spend that much more money in the classroom except for one thing: higher salaries. And if he could achieve better results at lower salaries, where is the logic in paying more?
Imagine what kids could learn from teachers who had real-world experience!
And who would not put up with the kind of crap that is allowed to go on in classrooms today.
bttt.
I’ve had a very interesting experience here in South Carolina. Years ago I was hired to teach computer software programs at a local university and a local technical college in the continuing education department (adults). I didn’t “qualify” to teach on the academic side because I didn’t have a Master’s Degree. However, I was qualified to teach current professors programs like Microsoft Word, Quickbooks, etc. LOL. Most of the professors told me that they wished I was on staff for Computer Sciences because I taught in a way that people understood what I was teaching.