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This is a universal problem: teachers who are actually technically brilliant within their area of competence can't get paid enough to make it worthwhile to teac
by drivingmenuts 15y ago
This is a universal problem: teachers who are actually technically brilliant within their area of competence can't get paid enough to make it worthwhile to teach, nor will they be valued enough to make it mentally and emotionally rewarding.
The sobering reality is that most people really are just average and spending the kind of money to attract truly brilliant minds to enlighten the small percentage of young geniuses therein probably can't be justified by any politically acceptable means.
- Daniel_Newby 15y ago> ... spending the kind of money to attract truly brilliant minds to enlighten the small percentage of young geniuses therein probably can't be justified ... Many American states run boarding schools for this purpose. Some have a complete school during the regular school year, some have summer programs for students who are not deranged overachievers, and some have both.
- gaius 15y agoTeachers in the UK are generously paid (when you include their gold-plated final-salary pension scheme, and unparalleled job security) and get 75 days vacation a year.