tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post2575375865289434502..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Scott Shine says teachers don't need raises.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-76989491097825122662017-09-24T20:20:46.655-06:002017-09-24T20:20:46.655-06:00If your husband has been teaching for 12 years, he...If your husband has been teaching for 12 years, he should be around 43,000. I have been in for 12 as well and make around 45,000 with an MA.<br />Below 40,000 is a new teacher salary....<br />I am not supporting the teacher salaries as they are though; it is absurd that, on a very low budget, my hubby and I struggle with the current salaries. I don't need to make millions, but with the high turnaround, you would think the district would want to invest a bit more in teachers. Do away with PD full-time people, and just pay teachers to adjunct. Get rid of the ridiculous bugle from downtown!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-1010854187260049642017-09-24T17:59:18.355-06:002017-09-24T17:59:18.355-06:00My husband has taught AP American History here in ...My husband has taught AP American History here in Duval County for over 12 years and still hasn't cracked $40k annually. I can't understand it, I have asked him to check about it and he has been told he's being paid correctly. <br /><br />This is his second career he will be at a retirable age soon, but I'm not sure we can afford for him to retire! I am a Realtor <br /> and an independent contractor so we need his medical benefits for both of us. <br /><br />I don't think this country was meant to be for the benefits of big companies and entities only. We need to work it into the code somewhere some breaks for entrepreneurs! We can't get good medical benefits affordably so we stay tied to jobs much longer than we should.<br /><br />I wonder if the millennials will change it up. They don't tend to stay in jobs as long as Baby boomers do. <br /><br />I don't know it just seems the system is set up not to reward those that don't fit the 'worker-bee' pattern. I don't think that was the intent of the founders of our great country!<br /><br />While substituting in 2 Fifth grade classrooms this week I found it interesting that one of the Human Rights the UN put together is the right for recreation and paid time off. Wow - what a wonderful society that that would be. Where all people rich, middle class poor or retired got paid time off. But I digress now into a dream.<br /><br />Love your blog, long time lurker first time commenter. :)Marthavmuffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358324554568167553noreply@blogger.com