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No, "the horror!" is that truly competent technical people no longer enter fields like teaching. You would have to be insane to do an extra Master's in order t
by aianus 10y ago
No, "the horror!" is that truly competent technical people no longer enter fields like teaching.
You would have to be insane to do an extra Master's in order to earn $40k as a 'junior' CS or Math teacher when you can earn $150k in industry in SF straight out of undergrad.
Some 50% of Ontario elementary teachers cannot do Grade 5 fractions. My CS teacher in high school was trained in history and geography and was literally concurrently learning the same course one lesson ahead of us.
It's a disaster and it will never be fixed as long as the unions insist on paying STEM teachers the same as English teachers.
- hdctambien 10y agoThere is no teacher union in Texas. Teachers in Texas are all paid the same based on years of service.
- aianus 10y ago> Teachers in Texas are all paid the same based on years of service. Do you have a source for this? The first thing I found on google was an article[0] which indicates teacher pay in Texas varies both with respect to location and subject taught (although admittedly not by much). [0] http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20150627-starting-teacher-pay-reaches-50000-in-many-north-texas-districts.ece http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20150627-...
- hdctambien 10y agoSource: I'm a teacher in Texas. Here is the payscale for my district: https://docs.google.com/a/roundrockisd.org/file/d/0B13hERGxqDqDMEZ3ZDlnQWd6Yk0/edit https://docs.google.com/a/roundrockisd.org/file/d/0B13hERGxq... Each district determines its own payscale. That's no different than a union state. Teachers in Boston have a different payscale than teachers in Springfield, MA even though they are both part of the MTA. CTE Teachers (Career and Technical Education) do get a $2000 stipend but they also have an extra week of work plus extracurricular duties during the school year, so it's not just "extra money". There is no negotiating over salary or benefits. "Employees are paid in accordance with administrative guidelines and an established pay structure. The District’s compensation plan is reviewed by Human Resource Services each year to include comparisons with other districts, an analysis of market data, as well as cost of living information. The compensation plan is adjusted as data dictates and the budget allows. The Board of Trustees approves the compensation plan on an annual basis."[1] This is the Dallas pay schedule: http://www.nctq.org/docs/DISD_2015-2016_Salary_Handbook_FINAL.pdf http://www.nctq.org/docs/DISD_2015-2016_Salary_Handbook_FINA... (page 9) They do pay more in Dallas but there still is no negotiation over your salary. It looks like Dallas is replacing the "years of service" schedule with a pay-for-performance schedule (page 8) where your salary is adjusted up or down according to "performance, student achievement and student perception surveys."[2] That went into effect last year, I believe. I wouldn't be surprised to see that spread. [1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B13hERGxqDqDR19OcW1WRHpEd0U/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B13hERGxqDqDR19OcW1WRHpEd0U... (page 15) [2] http://tei.dallasisd.org/current-teachers-2/ http://tei.dallasisd.org/current-teachers-2/
- brianwawok 10y agoA teacher with 30 years of EXP and a PHD makes worse than the worst programmer I know with no degree :( :( :(