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that assumes that average and dim are constants and unchangeable. but the point remains is that we're not even getting the best teachers to begin with, because
by bobthepanda 3y ago
that assumes that average and dim are constants and unchangeable. but the point remains is that we're not even getting the best teachers to begin with, because the job is so unattractive if it's not your passion.
- AvocadoPanic 3y agoAverage and dim usually seem pretty fixed by adulthood. Were teachers better in previous generations? I remember the majority of mine being excellent. Might it be more unattractive now than 30 - 40 years ago?
- bobthepanda 3y agoPeople are not going into the public school system during adulthood. Inflation-adjusted average teachers salaries have fallen over the past decade, and starting salaries are at the lowest levels measured: https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/average-teacher-salary-lower-today-ten-years-ago-nea-report-finds https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/average-teac... A lot of teachers in the US now work two jobs to make ends meet, which is a recipe for disaster.
- AvocadoPanic 3y agoNo they don't enter public school during adulthood, but if none of the interventions move the needle by the time their adults, what's the point? Have inflation-adjusted salaries for other industries? They're not great either. Look at average attorney starting salaries.