Teacher Salary

 Food for thought....

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Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or 10 months a year!
It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do...babysit!


We can get that for about minimum wage.
Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time or any time they spend before or after school.
That would be $19.50 a day, 7:45 to 3:00 with 4..... okay 5 min. off for lunch and planning.
That equals 6 1/2 hours.
Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for teachers to babysit their children.


About 30 students a day?
So, that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day.


However, remember they only work 180 days a year! They won't be paid for any vacations. That's $585 X 180 = $105,300 per year.


What about special education teachers and the ones with Masters degrees? We could pay them $7.75, and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an hour.
That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year. 

However, the average teacher's salary (nationwide) is $50,000.
$50,000/180 days = $277.77/per day/30 students = $9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student, a very inexpensive babysitter, and they EDUCATE your kids!! 

WHAT A DEAL!! 

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xoxo

250,000=poverty

I don't know about you all, but $250,000 does NOT mean poverty in my book.

Here are some direct quotes from the lovely people over at Fox News 

(or should I say..."Faux News")

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"Is $250,000 dollar income really rich?!" 

..."250,000 is NOT rich, for a family of four sending kids to college.... actually, it is close to poverty"

poverty? are you serious... that's a good one.
Also: Please note that I would love make $50,000 dollars

Try more like $30,000...thank you.

I had NO idea I was living in filth? 
I mean, if 50,000 is poverty that right now I am dirt stinking poor.

If 250,000 is poverty, whoa - what does that make the rest of us "typical" folks!?

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I just get so irritated with this so called "news station" that preaches one sided beliefs.
Saying that teachers don't even work that much compared to "wall-street?"

Okay, you want to compare teachers to wallstreet and justify that it "isn't fair" that they aren't receiving their HUGE bonuses.

Oh dear, excuse me Mr. Rich, 

I'm sorry that you may be missing out on your $300,000+bonus, I just hope that you can manage to still make it through the year on your tiny little $500,000 yearly wages.

Sincerely,

-A local teacher who makes $30,000 a year

...& spends a good chunk of that money on her kids classroom supplies

....& works well over 8hours and day (and on weekends and while at home)

...& spends her summers preparing for the students coming year to make sure they have the best experience possible.


I hope you can understand what I am feeling by watching this video as well and feeling a large chunk of disgust to their crazy theories and thought processes.

Thoughts?

xoxo

How do some people manage?

Prescriptions (and even just general medicines) add up and sure can burn a whole in your pocket.

Fortunately, I am still covered under my mothers insurance and we are blessed to have an incredible 100% coverage. However, some of my prescriptions are not covered and the price is costly! I have opt'd out of taking some medicines that I really need based solely on financial reasons. I mean, just one medicine would cost me $87. That is just one (I am on a lot of other medicines that our insurance covers, but it still costs $20 bucks a pop) Take 6 meds x 20 and there's $120 dollars worth of covered meds in one month...then add in the ones they don't want to cover, plus over the counter non-prescriptions ... 

: / eeeek.

I just can't imagine how people without insurance or very minimal coverage get by when they are living with a chronic illness. It is such a pity that people need to make such life altering decisions such as buy food for the week or get your prescriptions - Both are vital for a healthy life!

I wish our healthcare system in the United States would improve. Wishful thinking, that I know - but I guess I'm allowed to just wish now. I pray for all those people who are struggling to get by and suffering from any symptoms that their disease causes just because they can't afford their medicines.

Oh boy
Even when people want to take control of their health and take things into their own hands, it can be almost impossible.

$$ is evil in my opinion. It controls everything...well almost everything

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. 
— Woody Allen 

Thoughts?