Persuasive Speech: Should Teachers Get Paid?

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.

When one is a teacher they know that they need to teach the material that is needed for students succeed and excel during testing. Teachers should have no fear in being dismissed if they are doing the job that they were hired for. In the other hand, if one is not doing their job teaching then that is simply one owns fault when getting fired. There are many workers who work hard to get what they deserve such as high pay and benefits. Then why do are there laws which protects teacher’s jobs only? In school districts across America there are stories as found in an article from Meghan Mathis as she writes, “New York faced intense scrutiny and criticism in 2009 when it came to light it had been paying full salaries to nearly 700 tenured teachers who had been accused of poor performance or wrongdoing. These teachers were paid not to teach, but rather to sit in a guarded room from start to finish of each day.” How is the government benefitting our society by using tax payer’s dollars to pay for teachers to idly sit in a room when these dollars could be used to introduce new programs into the classroom or better yet a teacher willing to do the job?

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     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

Finally and foremost, school districts need to get rid of tenure. It is absolutely insane to allow a teacher to have absolute job security no matter how badly they perform. If a teacher can teach they will always have a job. Tenure does not protect high performing teachers as it was intended to do instead it protects low performing teachers. This is vital in getting rid of horrible teachers like Mrs. Eicher who is immune to job loss as a result of how long they have worked at the school.

While teachers are getting paid amounts from 35,000 to 90,000 a year. The school system is not making an effort to help them out But, they might be some progress. Teachers are not getting paid as much as they should. Which affects the quality of the teachers hired to teach. But schools to make an effort to change and help students and care for them. America’s educational system has both weaknesses and strengths that are greatly impacting the education students’ are receiving.

This past spring thousands of teachers protested at the Louisiana State Capital to prevent Louisiana lawmakers from passing an educational reform bill proposed by Governor Bobby Jindall that would change the face of public education in Louisiana forever. Many superintendents and school personnel were relieved of their professional responsibilities on the days they protested hoping that they could sway the governor and the lawmakers from passing the bill. The bill was passed even without the support of

Educators all across America are staging walkouts in protest of low wages and inadequate school funding. They are demanding state budgets that support public education spending and salaries that meet the national average. What started as a grass-roots movement in West Virginia has quickly spread to Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arizona and Colorado, with other states threatening to follow suit unless their funding is increased. Teacher across the nation are making it clear that they will not stand for being disrespected and disregarded by politicians anymore.

In 2013, the average annual salary of a teacher in the United States was 56,383 dollars. This is for all grades before college. it varies from an average of 75,279 dollars in New York, to an average of 39,580 in South Dakota (How Much Teachers Get Paid — State by State). That is a huge difference in pay for the exact same job. If the test results of students were equal to the teacher’s pay, we would have a much more concrete way of paying the teachers. If the state’s economy is struggling nowadays, they don’t have the money to pay the teachers what they deserve, but in this new way, they will be required to give the teachers their hard earned money. In every other job in the United States, you get paid based on your performance. With teachers, the principal does not have enough time to evaluate every teacher and pay them based on how well they did. If the teachers were paid based on the tests, there would finally be a way to evaluate how well they taught the students. The less effective teachers will be pushed out of the system, while the strong ones

They are teaching our children and preparing them for the future. They need to get paid more to make sure they are doing a great job helping our children. However teachers don't get paid enough for the hours they actually work. For example, teachers spend “An average of 12 hours each week on non-compensated school related activities such as grading papers, bus duty, and club advising."

Have you ever wondered how it would be if teachers got paid due to how students learn? Well, I think they should be paid due to how much students learn. I am sure everyone will have their own opinion, but my opinion is that they should get paid. This is the question I am wondering and I really want to know how it would be. This is my opinion on the topic and I have many reasons why teachers should get paid. I hope you agree with what I wrote and also I hope you agree with my reasons too. They will not be the same reason but I think these reasons make sense to my topic.

All throughout the country the governors of many states have come up with proposals to help raise their teacher's pay. “In West Virginia the governor awarded his teachers a two percent raise.”(Strauss). Many of the governors throughout the United States have come up with plans to help their schools. What can North Carolina do? Let's propose a teacher education plan. For example, Let's say that teachers are awarded raises based on their students. If at the beginning of the year, teachers tell what objectives their going to teach,why it is necessary, and how it will benefit students. Then at the end of the year the teachers give their students an exam. If the teachers have a good percentage of students who passed they are awarded a raise. The only downside, if any, to this proposition is that the teachers' salary goes back to its original pay the next year (unless the contine to meet the quota) or if the teacher didn't make quota this year, they continue with their original pay until the next year. This proposition allows teachers to have a chance to receive better pay each year and it also allows students a guarantee that with teachers working hard to meet their quota, students are getting the best

We need to raise teacher pay because teachers are some of the most important people in a great city, state or, country. They educate the next generation to keep the country running but,

Are teachers doing their best to help students, should they even be paid? Teachers always a have a huge impact on people's future and life, for all the work they do for their students. Public school teachers get paid seventeen percent lower pay than a college teacher would.(Strauss 5). And most public school teachers work a second job to support themself and their family. The effects of strong teaching has a direct impact on the students, the quality of teaching, and the classroom’s environment.

Apparently,it doesn't matter how good the teacher is, it matters how long they have been teaching.I think this is very stupid, a teacher can be very good at there job and another teacher sucks at it and the bad teacher would still get paid more if he or she has worked longer than the good teacher.On google it says the average for a teacher is IL makes $61,402 a year.This is obviously not true because it depends on if it's a big city with a big school because in a small town like edinburg is a lot teaching job at a bigger school and get like $50,000-$60,000 in a year.In small towns like Edinburg, teachers may get as less as $25,000 a year when you can get a If you work at a big school, an average employee gets like $27.00 an hour.In smaller schools like edinburg some new teachers will get $12.50 an hour.