Teacher Salaries

I'm fed up with teachers and their hefty salary guides. What we need here is a little perspective.

If I had my way, I'd pay these teachers myself. I'd pay them baby-sitting wages. That's right, instead of paying these outrageous taxes, I'd give them $3 an hour out of my own pocket. And I'm only paying them for 5 hours, not coffee breaks or lunch.

That would be $15 a day - each parent should pay $15 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their child. Even if they have more than one child, it's still a lot cheaper than private day care.

Now, how many children do they teach everyday - maybe 20? That's $15 X 20 = $300 a day. But remember, they only work 180 days a year! I'm not going to pay them for all those vacations! $300 X 180 = $54,000. (Just a minute, I think my calculator needs batteries.)

I know now what you teachers will say - what about those who have 10 year's experience and a master's degree? Well, maybe (to be fair) they could get the minimum wage, and instead of just baby-sitting, they could read the kids a story. We could round that off to about $5 an hour, times five hours, times 20 children. That's $500 a day times 180 days. That's $90,000 ... HUH???

Wait a minute, let's get some perspective here. Baby-sitting wages are too good for these teachers. Did anyone see a salary guide around here???

~author unknown