HS teacher-$70K for 9 months of work

[jimmyle]

I thought teachers are underpaid and make around $40K to $60K but my cousin just told me that he is making $70K teaching high school physics/math in OC. He has about 10 yrs of experience. There goes the myth of underpaid and overworked teachers. Work schedule is 7:00 to 3:00 and with numerous holidays and short days. My cousin doesn’t spend much time preparing for class either, he said after a few years of repetitive materials you pretty much have everything ready. So it is another myth that teachers spend lots of time outside the class.

Why am I bringing this up? I am tired of the teachers brainwashing kids and asking the students to protests on their behalf.

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_nypost_teacher_pay_myth.htm

[scaredyclassic]

brainwashing is hard work. 70k may not be enough

[scaredyclassic]

brainwashing is hard work. 70k may not be enough

[scaredyclassic]

brainwashing is hard work. 70k may not be enough

[scaredyclassic]

brainwashing is hard work. 70k may not be enough

[scaredyclassic]

brainwashing is hard work. 70k may not be enough

[jpinpb]

I always thought being a teacher is not so bad. Work 9 months and full benefits. Even at 40k a year, that would in reality be over 4k a month w/benes. Makes me wish I had gone into teaching. If you want more money, you can take on a summer job. Maybe tutoring or something similar or something totally different. But I do think teachers are important in society and I do not diminish what they contribute.

[jpinpb]

I always thought being a teacher is not so bad. Work 9 months and full benefits. Even at 40k a year, that would in reality be over 4k a month w/benes. Makes me wish I had gone into teaching. If you want more money, you can take on a summer job. Maybe tutoring or something similar or something totally different. But I do think teachers are important in society and I do not diminish what they contribute.

[jpinpb]

I always thought being a teacher is not so bad. Work 9 months and full benefits. Even at 40k a year, that would in reality be over 4k a month w/benes. Makes me wish I had gone into teaching. If you want more money, you can take on a summer job. Maybe tutoring or something similar or something totally different. But I do think teachers are important in society and I do not diminish what they contribute.

[jpinpb]

I always thought being a teacher is not so bad. Work 9 months and full benefits. Even at 40k a year, that would in reality be over 4k a month w/benes. Makes me wish I had gone into teaching. If you want more money, you can take on a summer job. Maybe tutoring or something similar or something totally different. But I do think teachers are important in society and I do not diminish what they contribute.

[jpinpb]

I always thought being a teacher is not so bad. Work 9 months and full benefits. Even at 40k a year, that would in reality be over 4k a month w/benes. Makes me wish I had gone into teaching. If you want more money, you can take on a summer job. Maybe tutoring or something similar or something totally different. But I do think teachers are important in society and I do not diminish what they contribute.

[UCGal]

There is a shortage of certified/credentialed high school math and science teachers – I suspect that factors into your cousins pay.

There are other factors – if your cousin has an advanced degree, that ups the base pay. Years of service ups it.

Your cousin may not do outside prep work – but my sister (elementary school) works about 80 hours/week. I think there are some lazy teachers and there are teachers like my sister… You can’t lump them as all the same and generalize.

My sister left a much more lucrative career to follow her passion to teach. She’s pretty much maxed out on salary and still makes about half what she was making in the private sector.

[UCGal]

There is a shortage of certified/credentialed high school math and science teachers – I suspect that factors into your cousins pay.

There are other factors – if your cousin has an advanced degree, that ups the base pay. Years of service ups it.

Your cousin may not do outside prep work – but my sister (elementary school) works about 80 hours/week. I think there are some lazy teachers and there are teachers like my sister… You can’t lump them as all the same and generalize.

My sister left a much more lucrative career to follow her passion to teach. She’s pretty much maxed out on salary and still makes about half what she was making in the private sector.

[UCGal]

There is a shortage of certified/credentialed high school math and science teachers – I suspect that factors into your cousins pay.

There are other factors – if your cousin has an advanced degree, that ups the base pay. Years of service ups it.

Your cousin may not do outside prep work – but my sister (elementary school) works about 80 hours/week. I think there are some lazy teachers and there are teachers like my sister… You can’t lump them as all the same and generalize.

My sister left a much more lucrative career to follow her passion to teach. She’s pretty much maxed out on salary and still makes about half what she was making in the private sector.

[UCGal]

There is a shortage of certified/credentialed high school math and science teachers – I suspect that factors into your cousins pay.

There are other factors – if your cousin has an advanced degree, that ups the base pay. Years of service ups it.

Your cousin may not do outside prep work – but my sister (elementary school) works about 80 hours/week. I think there are some lazy teachers and there are teachers like my sister… You can’t lump them as all the same and generalize.

My sister left a much more lucrative career to follow her passion to teach. She’s pretty much maxed out on salary and still makes about half what she was making in the private sector.

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