tis a common lil diddy. seems like teachers are always striking, or at least complaining, that they don't make enough money.
just as similarly, it always seems like everyone agrees with that notion.
if you're unaware of a teacher's salary, and because all areas obvioulsy have varied wages, a general rule of thumb is that a teacher earns roughly 70-80% of what a generic "business person" makes.
so, if in your area thats about 40,000 / year, a teacher would make about 30,000.
the outcry is that a teacher's job is perhaps the most noble on the planet, or at least on a par with, say, medicine, yet they obvioulsy lose in that salary "one-up" contest. similarly, a common saying is were teachers paid on a babysitter's rate, they'd double their yearly income.
when put in those perspectives, it'd be difficult to deny the situation is unfair.
...however... right off the bat, lets look at the benefits of being a teacher, starting with the biggest of them all, a 3 month vacation once the weather gets nice.
throw in a few weeks during the holidays, a week in the spring, and any other random holiday, plus the school closings anytime the roads get icy, and you've got yerself 100 vacation dates.
technically, they work 70-80% of a generic business man. using that, it seems like they are on the same wage scale.
in some areas, teachers are even afforded an immunity to being released (often accrued after working for a few years).
their work days start at around 9, but end around 3 (take home work aside, since no one counts that).
so, what're your thougths on this common debate?
