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> Yes, the education aspect is more 'prestigious'. If education was prestigious, we'd pay teachers more than $30k per year.
by thomascgalvin 6y ago
> Yes, the education aspect is more 'prestigious'.
If education was prestigious, we'd pay teachers more than $30k per year.
- MattGaiser 6y agoMore prestigious than childcare, which pays less than that. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes399011.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes399011.htm
- nradov 6y agoIt varies tremendously by school district. In Texas the average starting salary for teachers is $55k and goes up with experience.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoExactly. Teachers start their careers in poor underfunded districts and retire from rich over-funded districts.
- colinmhayes 6y agoEverything is relative
- falcolas 6y agoI wouldn't be so quick to condemn the value of people we underpay. We routinely underpay people who do work that's critical to the function of our society. In the case of teachers, we take advantage of their passion for helping children, even to their own detriment (i.e. buying their own school supplies).