DamnYankee
Loyal to the end
Yup. SM....you willing to teach physical sciences at $35,000 to $45,000/year?
I was offered a job teaching life sciences in Mecklenberg Co, school system, they adjusted my salary offer for the years of experience I had in the field and it was still $25 kpy less than I currently made.
I think the second part of it has to do with the University system. When I was in college a third rate moron like Dixie could earn honors as an elementary education major. A big part of the problem is our Universities do not prepare students to be good teachers. They provide them a water downed curriculum and a degree. My suggestion is they need to start with improving the academic standards for undergraduate/graduate degrees. Hell it's harder to earn an associates degree as an engineering tech then it is to earn a Masters in elementary education in most Universities.
You just made my point. Teacher's are trained poorly, so they should be paid poorly.