Current Events > how come teachers are paid so little?

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Idk but we're doing something wrong

Special needs teachers earn an average monthly salary of 38,600 kronor while for teachers aides the average is 24,300 kronor per month.

For comparison, the average salary in Sweden across all sectors was 34,600 kronor before tax in 2018.

I now make a lot of money teaching, but for years I didnt. Its just a way of keeping poor people poor. Many countries dont want a great education available to all because it doesnt benefit the ruling class.

that's such a cool denomination.

and yeah i agree. Teachers play so many roles. Beyond teaching they're therapists. And therapists make an ass ton of money.

Because the American educational system is trash.

A typical teachers skill set unfortunately isnt rare enough to command bigger bucks

Most private schools have lower teacher salaries than public schools.

That has not been my experience at all.

Then don't just go off of your experiences, go off of raw data: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/13/public-school-teacher-pay-private/

Most teachers are unionized and have a lifetime pension, in the public system. They get more time off than the people paying their salaries through taxes. School boards run the schools like businesses not educational facilities, milking communties dry. I'd say they have it pretty good, considering schools are glorified daycares anymore. Lots of great teachers, but are few and far betweem. Education system needs rebuilt from the ground up. Why are property owners the only people directly taxed (in most cases) in a public school district?

Where I come from the time off thing often gets thrown up at teachers, despite the fact that they dont get paid for it.

Also, are you trying to say that schools are glorified daycares or that they arent?

I am a former teacher that was paid well. How much you are paid depends on your educational background, how many years of experience you have, and how much time you're willing to put into professional development (training, conferences, tutoring, etc.) outside of work hours.

I am a teacher who is paid well and disagree with this. How much you are paid depends on whether or not you are willing to teach in a fee-paying school, followed by the things that you said. That first step is more or less essential.

A teacher with only a BA or BS has limited earning potential even if they make it to the final column of the salary schedule. A fee-paying school does not guarantee more pay for a teacher and has no job security as there is no teacher's union.

I have a masters degree in developmental psychology. When working for state schools, that did not have any impact on my salary. Working for a fee-paying school now, the people with those kinds of qualifications are paid more.

While I have no union anymore, Im also no longer having to worry about only ever having a one year contract at a time, something which was
all too common in state schools in the UK.

It's different here in the US for public schools. Every teacher is placed in a certain column on the salary schedule based on education level. A new teacher with a BA/BS would be in the lowest column making the bare minimum, whereas a teacher with a MA/MS would be placed a couple columns higher and make more money. Even further would be if they had a PhD/EdD.

Every school district is different when it comes to job security, but the district I was in has over 300,000 students and nowhere close to enough teachers. Job security was pretty much guaranteed after you finished the three-year probationary period.

Also, are you trying to say that schools are glorified daycares or that they arent?