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Subject:Re: Why I don't teach From:Julia Norquist <techiejules -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 15 May 2007 11:08:38 -0700 (PDT)
Yes, $18,000 seems unusually low. Maybe it's an outdated figure?
In Orange County, California, teachers start around $35,000 a year, with the maximum salary around $75,000.
I wanted to be an English teacher for years, but when I worked as a tutor in college, I realized I wouldn't be able to deal with the parents. Too many parents sabotaging their own children's education. I knew I'd eventually lose it.
Jules
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From: "Evans, Diane L (Rosetta)" <diane_evans -at- merck -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 10:51:41 AM
Subject: RE: Why I don't teach
I was a college mathematics instructor for nearly 15 years. I loved to
teach. Unfortunately, it didn't pay very well (certainly not as well as
I currently make). A few notes to what has been said:
> A math teacher with a masters degree was being offered a starting
salary of $18,000 a year in the public schools.
I'm not sure what state you are in; in Washington State, a beginning
teacher will make about $30,000, while an experienced teacher will
almost earn $60,000.
(http://www.k12.wa.us/SAFS/PUB/PER/SalAllocSchedule.pdf). Both numbers
are less than what I make.
>A truck driving teacher at a State vocational school was offered $35.00
an HOUR.
Most likely, the truck-driving teacher would be a part-time or
"non-tenure-track" teacher. Although $35 an hour sounds impressive,
most vocational or community college instructors are paid for no more
than 15 hours a week. The $35/hour figure includes making up lesson
plans and tests, grading tests, issuing final grades, etc, and comes out
to about $12 an hour. In addition, you may not have any benefits or
other niceties, such as an office that is not a storage closet shared by
a dozen teachers (no exaggeration -- been there, done that).
I will stick with writing in a software company. :)
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