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> "Teaching is relatively well paid" Compared to what? In the US, teachers are absolutely underpaid relative to their similarly-educated and -skilled peers in
by chrisweekly 2y ago
> "Teaching is relatively well paid"
Compared to what?
In the US, teachers are absolutely underpaid relative to their similarly-educated and -skilled peers in other professions.
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- schaefer 2y agoYou forgot to mention teachers in the US are also overworked.
- chrisweekly 2y agoSure -- though that's almost just two ways of describing the same thing. If teachers were paid $500k, few would describe them as overworked, and if they only had to work 4-hour days (with current salaries and benefits), they might be fairly compensated.
- robertlagrant 2y agoCompared to degrees that could struggle on average to pay back a loan, e.g. a degree in the humanities.
- chrisweekly 2y agoNot to be argumentative (really ), but that's borderline nonsensical; you're comparing a profession to a broad category of educational attainment. Teachers typically have a degree in the humanities. What other profession is so commonly viewed as underpaid?