They always complain about how much teachers make, but, at least here in Georgia, public school teachers not only get well paid (last I heard they start at $50,000) but, get a Great Benefit package, including a pension plan that if you work hard, will leave you set for life at retirement.
Librarians are in that program too. I have no complaints.
“Georgia, public school teachers not only get well paid (last I heard they start at $50,000) but, get a Great Benefit package, including a pension plan that if you work hard, will leave you set for life at retirement.”
The neighbor behind us was married to a military guy and she wasn’t working, although she was a school teacher with a degree. Her husband was going to retire at 20 and they were moving back and she was going back to work in the school system where the money was much better than it was in Virginia.
” (last I heard they start at $50,000) “
How about T1 = $32,217 ...
it true they start out low...but their pay rises quickly and they never can be fired once their "in" the club...
$50K isn’t too bad for someone right out of college. In my local county, teachers start in the $50s, and eventually, for a classroom teacher top out at a little over $100K.
That’s not underpaid, especially with the benefits provided in my county, and, especially since, if you don’t screw it up, the job’s a sinecure, and the raises are guaranteed. You won’t get rich, but you’re far from poor.
My son graduated in 2016, and his first full-time job paid about $35K, no benefits. He’s in a field where a lot of college-degreed people start out as unpaid interns, so $35K didn’t seem too awful.
You are so very wrong. My wife has taught in Ga schools for 32 years. The starting pay for any teacher that is not at the college level, is far less than $50,000. In fact after 32 years, it is not $50,000. The main problem of student disrespect, and the low beginning wage, has created a huge turnover problem within most of the school systems.