Anonymous #1 20h

Teachers dont receive a livable wage in 80%+ of states

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Anonymous #1 15h

How much do you think teachers should be paid?

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Anonymous #3 14h

I think minimum wage should be livable so lets start there (obviously different by state bc of economics, but I live in MA so lets move with that in mind as an example state). Apts around me are about 1500-3000 a month for the minimum for one person so lets say 5k a month total for living expenses and a cushion for retirement saving/emergency funds/etc, thats 60k a year for minimum wage and personally I dont think taking care of and instructing 20-40 kids for 6-8 hours constitutes minimum wage

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Anonymous #2 14h

Lets also consider that teachers invest their own money into their classrooms bc schools are underfunded, they work countless hours off the clock lesson planning, preparing materials, grading, and communicating with students and parents alike, etc, etc, etc. and society would (eventually) not function if they didnt exist and do all they do

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Anonymous #2 14h

Tallying all that up (bearing in mind Im using massachusetts pricing right now bc its what im familiar with) I believe teachers (in my state and economic bubble( should be paid no less than 90k a year *starting* salary and educational admins should not be making significantly more money than the actual teachers at any level

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Anonymous #2 14h

I can totally acknowledge thats an optimistic number but every teacher I know lives paycheck to paycheck if not literally scraping by to be able to provide for other peoples children and ensure them a proper learning experience. Under the belief that anyone employed should be able to survive off of that paycheck then minimum wage would need to move way up (and I do believe it should) and other more advanced fields would need to respond and move salaries up as well

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Anonymous #2 14h

Not expecting anyone to agree with me and sorry for the long winded explanation but just sharing my opinion on it even if its not inherently realistic ✌️

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Anonymous OP 4h

The comment they posted was just deleted

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