Personal Statement: Why Teachers Should Be Paid

Most politicians believe teachers are not motivated and part of the problem. In my opinion growing up most of my teachers were motivated however, the lack of funds and over crowding were bigger stumbling blocks to me getting an education. It is no secret that being a teacher will not make you rich but. In Canada and the United States, most teachers with a four-year degree earn about $40K. I believe most teachers enter that profession to help students go on to lead productive lives.

Many people wonder if teachers should or should not get paid more than they do. A lot of people believe that teachers should get paid more, but there are some that do not. Parents that want their kids to have a good education want teachers to get paid more. For example, P.V Derkachev said, “… teacher pay influences the quality of education.” (Derkachev 574). Teachers that get payed more would be more likely to perform better at their job and not mind the extra time that they have to do stuff outside of work to get everything done. Matt Barnum said, “Higher salaries --- even small bonuses ---- can and do keep some teachers in the classroom, and likely improve outcomes for their students.” (Barnum). The student is going to get taught better if teachers get paid more because the teacher will want to teach at the best of her ability which will help the student.

For example at the University of Texas an in state tuition is worth around $4,000 while out of state tuition is worth around $11,000. Now as previously stated, Texas football players’ fair market value is at $578,000 per year. So at the very least there is $567,000 per player that we really do not know where it goes. I understand that college athletes do not deserve all the money they bring in but if one really thinks about it there is no where else in the world of economics is there a person that spends over forty hours a week and brings in $500,000 per year for their institution, yet they are only compensated $11,000. The numbers do not match up. (Frommer, 2013) These numbers definitely do not match up when one takes into account coaches salaries. The average coaching salary in NCAA division 1 basketball is a massive $1.47 million per year. With Duke’s head coach, Mike Krzyzewski, making the large sum of $7.2 million per year . While Duke’s athletic director, Kevin White, brings in close $1 million per year. After looking over these stats, one quickly realizes why college athletes are not being paid. In 40 of the 50 states in the United States of America the highest paid public employee is not a government official, but the head coach of a college football or basketball team. In North Carolina the average income per household $45,570 while the tax rate is 5.8%. What this means is that on average each person in

     High school teachers’ average salary varies across the world. The United States is said to be one of the richest countries in the world, yet our teachers are being paid one of the lowest amounts. The Education Intelligence Agency, author of the article “Ohio Teacher Overcomes Union’s Tolerance” published an International Teacher Salary Report ranking the fifty states by “how much the average salary exceeded per capita personal income.” According to the Education Intelligence Agency Ohio’s percentage rate is only fifty- five point one percent. According to the Education Intelligence Agency the lowest state percentage is in South Dakota at twenty- three point six percent and the highest state percentage is

Above all, teachers deserve to get paid more than offered. On average, teachers get about $36,141 per year. The people who control the future of the country get paid less than most if not all athletes. The average salary for a NBA player is nearly $5 million! While

Also, teachers deserve better pay because the play a more important role in society than athletes. Teachers get us prepared for life through the information they teach us. None of these professional athletes would be where they are today without the dedication teachers put into our lives. With the amount of pay offered for a teacher, young adults that dreamed of becoming teachers will get turned down because the pay isn’t enough for the time they invest. They spend long hard-working nights preparing the lesson plans for the next day to help us as students gain more knowledge and also point us in the right direction for our futures. With that being said, my conspiracy is that we

If the annual salary of most of our important jobs such as teachers, were increased think of the possibilities that our society would be instead of what it is currently. The way that the money is just going to athletes to keep America entertained is not a good way to keep people motivated to become things other than professional athletes. People these days want to be a professional athlete for the money and that is why we must try to change the income of most of our important jobs to attract more and more people into them. The increase of enrollment into those jobs would most likely have been caused by the shift in money due to the fact that people want more

High schools rely on sports as an attention grabber, and a source of income. Any school corporation that does not have sports, as it's second priority is a failing school corporation. The teachercoaches play a very important role in these student's lives. They are the ones who spend the extra two to three hours outside of the classroom with the athlete. Paying these people more is definitely worth the money.

In today’s society one of the most important factors in selecting a career field is rate of pay. No matter whether the profession maybe, the dollar figure must be within a range that allows the employee to maintain a substantial lifestyle. The debate of teacher pay scales has raged on for years. Many argue that the current pay scale for teachers is a scale which rewards teachers merely for seniority. They argue that the current pay scale overlooks those educators which demonstrate exceptional performance. Teacher merit pay systems have been the most popular suggestions made to remedy the problems seen with the current pay scale. Although the current pay scale may not be completely effective, the idea of

The average salary for a teacher is approximately $55,000 per year. LeBron James makes more in 50 minutes than a teacher makes in a month. He makes $71 million a year. Many professional athletes get paid millions of dollars. Some people think that these athletes get paid way too much money when doctors, firefighters, teachers, soldiers, and other professions don't make near as much money as professional athletes. Now, some people don’t think professional athletes get paid too much. They say it's because all the pain, hard work, effort, and the other things they go through just to get paid gobs of money. I think that professional athletes get paid way too much money just to play a game that usually last around a couple of hours.

Teachers have and will always have a big impact in everyone’s life and if not everyone, well, at least they did for me. They teach you everything you need to know about a subject and valuable life lessons, so why are they not paid sufficiently enough to make a decent living? Teachers salaries have always been low and I believe it is the time that changes. Being a lawyer, doctor, or engineer is great, but none of that would be possible without the insight of a teacher, I will inform you in this paper on why I believe there is a need for action. I will go over the background of teacher’s salaries, my ideas on what would be best for teachers not just in Texas, but nationwide, and pros and cons on the issues and ideas at hand.

They give our students an education,if we did not have teachers,there would be no reality in jobs etc.Another reason is that they literally work a full time every day of the week and weekend job.They even have to take work home with them, such as grading students work and thinking of new plans to teach in the classroom.They also have to teach in all different ways because every student learns differently.

The passion to teach information and pass it along to new, younger generations is one that is quickly diminishing in our current society. Each new generation that comes along into schools has an increasingly bad outlook on actually learning material, but rather just wants the good grade. This attitude in the classroom affects teachers, who are there to be teaching information, not babysitting ignorance. Teachers, they don’t get paid well. This is becoming a known fact. Many teachers now only teach if it is a true passion because the money is not there. Although many states have priorities to certain elements that benefit their economy, education needs to become a priority along with teachers who deserve to be paid more for their crucial impact they have on this country’s future generations to come who will one day be running this country.

As I stated earlier, we all know that teachers are not in education for the paycheck. According to Shelly Field, the average salary for a coach or teacher ranges from 27,000 dollars to 80,000 dollars (Field 1). This number rises and lowers due to the location of work, the type of school, and the size of the school. For example: In our district (NISD) the head football coaches from all three schools make over 100,000 dollars annually. The reason for this is the fact that High School football in the state of Texas is

Imagine this scenario; Oklahoma without an educational system. Knowledge is lost in this state. We are running out of doctors and business leaders. Universities are shutting down, major oil companies have relocated, and the economy has nearly crashed. What led to this crisis? Teachers fled to other states to find better paying jobs so they can support their families. The teachers of Oklahoma loved their jobs and lived to make an impact on every child who entered the classroom. Unfortunately, teachers have left in hopes of being able to do more for their families and now the system is in a complete state of frenzy. “ Good teachers are the reason why ordinary students dream to do extraordinary things.” Teachers are vital to the growth and development of children. They teach them how to read, write, and many other forms of knowledge that everyone must know to be successful. Teachers also pass on knowledge of past things they have encountered and give students valuable life skills that will always be remembered. Teachers are the foundation of the economic system.The average starting pay for teachers in Oklahoma is 31,600 dollars a year. Even after a teacher works their way up to 25 plus years of teaching, they still get paid only 42,325 dollars a year. Teachers deserve a pay raise because they teach lessons that last a lifetime, work a tiring job that requires much thought, work countless hours outside of the classroom, and if teachers do not get higher pay, there will be a