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Maybe you should have read the article BEFORE making your self look foolish!
"The New York State data is echoed nationally. A 2013 study by Dan Goldhaber and Joe Walch at the University of Washington found rising test scores for new teachers. Another, as-yet-unpublished Stanford study confirms that the SAT and ACT scores of a typical new teacher had declined to the 42nd percentile in 2000 — a middling figure, not a bottom one. By 2008, those average scores had risen 6 percentage points, to the 48th percentile.
Why do you believe that teachers should be paid more than the average worker in NC? Especially when those teachers get summers off, spring break, and Christmas break?
Most teachers with a four year degree can make more money with easier jobs in corporate America. I have taught at all three levels (HS, CC and Univ) and teaching K-12 isn't for the faint of heart. The first year is almost unbearable with respect to meeting administrative requirements, attaining certifications, delusional parents/guardians, lesson planning, etc. It is essentially a 12-18 hour day, not to mention the less than stellar pay for equivalent education and experience in corp America. Those breaks are essentially breathers since you rarely have any sick time or vacation when school is in session. A school day can be mad house at times, most parents can barely handle their kids 3-4 hours a day, much less trying to educate them 6-8 hours a day...it's a tough job.
It's quite simple, you have to pay for quality and experience like any other job.
Maybe you should have read the article BEFORE making your self look foolish!
"The New York State data is echoed nationally. A 2013 study by Dan Goldhaber and Joe Walch at the University of Washington found rising test scores for new teachers. Another, as-yet-unpublished Stanford study confirms that the SAT and ACT scores of a typical new teacher had declined to the 42nd percentile in 2000 — a middling figure, not a bottom one. By 2008, those average scores had risen 6 percentage points, to the 48th percentile.
YOU are the one who came back with, "This is the NC board, not the NY board.",
when the article CLEARLY states it is NATIONWIDE NOT just NY.
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