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It is a sad state of affairs when such important jobs like teaching young kids are not respected and compensated well.

• nemo44x 5y ago
  That’s not really true. They get amazing benefits, pensions with retirement in their mid-50’s, and lots of time off throughout the year. Additionally in most cases their unions negotiate their compensation. Clearly they wouldn’t work if their unions didn’t believe they were being compensated fairly.
  • lariati 5y ago
    It must be different in some parts of the country because the teachers I know are doing perfectly fine, even without the net present value of their pension. The biggest complaint is they are just tired of all the nonsense with covid. I feel like this conversation is pretty much a constant across time though that teachers are underpaid. Underpaid compared to what? A plumber? Going to quit teaching to fix pipes in the cold? Everyone is underpaid compared to this idealized job in the abstract that almost no one actually has.
  • ModernMech 5y ago
    > They get amazing benefits, pensions with retirement in their mid-50’s Those benefits are for those who stick it out as teachers. More and more, new teachers don't even last until their benefits start vesting at 3 years, let alone 20 years!