I'm sorry. The pay rate I gave was from a tax form and was not my total, but my taxable rate, and it was for last year. This year, we have a new pay scale. Anyway, as I said, pay for beginning teachers was raised substantially, but not for those with more time. After the five year mark, the block increases dripped off considerably. We went for about three years with no pay raises, and then the next two years were tiny raises that were less than the inflation rate. The new scale for this year starts new teachers at $35,000, and increases by $1000/year until 15 years ($50,000). After that, it does not raise at all until the 25th year. Boosting the pay at the entry level boosts pay averages significantly, while the modest increases for those above five years doesn't change as much. Some teachers got their Masters in order to boost their pay, but I was wasn't willing to take on the debt because I was close to retirement.
I'm in NC, but even if you didn't present in this state, your book might have been one of the many books we got at the many workshops we attended. I got all excited about your mention of "going with the roll" strategy. I used that often, and it was one of the things I noted in my reflection notes. I just now managed for find my reflection for that day, so I'll let you read it. It's from a time when I worked in an "alternative school," where I learned so much about teaching.
I have never heard of a school district not five a raise for 10 years. That’s awful. What county is this? My daughter is a high school counselor and is making over 100k
I spoke in north Carolina but they only gave books to those who attended my keynote. I’ll give you a hint...the title is funny..punchline of a joke
Thank you. I never saw it that way, and I think that's what keeps us from falling into the same-old same-old rut; however, I was chosen as teacher of the year at the alternative school, and that put a lot of pressure on me to live up to the expectations. That was more of a distraction in the long run.
Good for you! I love the colder countries, like all the Scandinavian countries and, of course, Germany.
I wasn't prepared for it. Living in North Carolina meant that I was not adapted to the colder climate. My brother was military, and he spent 12 years in Germany. His kids had a hard time adjusting when they came back. My father was career military also, and I spent three years of my youth in Japan. I love travelling and seeing new places.
How very interesting! 12 years in Germany, where? Ramstein? I bet, the kids spoke perfect German upon their return to the States. Did you pick up the Japanese language? How are you presently surviving the hurricane? I hope you are alright.
Because with hundreds of billions of dollars spent every year in the U.S. on education (funny we never hear of the "Education Industrial Complex") the powers that be insist on some hard and fast metrics to gauge what is being done. Hence the emphasis on standardized testing.
If I remember correctly, it was Ramstein. My brother is an engineer, and at the time worked as a NATO Liason Officer. The kids spoke pretty good German, but I don't know just how good. I spoke a bit of Japanese--just enough to ask basic questions, and was by no means fluent. Do you speak other languages?
Just German and English. Have forgotten my "svenska!" Ramstein is pretty big. If I recall correctly, that is where the "Amis" established a state of the art military hospital... The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is an overseas military hospital operated by the United States Army and the Department of Defense. LRMC is the largest military hospital outside the continental United States.
You need to take that back, pal: Jane Sanders Fully Cleared in Burlington College Investigation Intolerant right wingers made plenty of political hay from this fraudulent witch hunt. Now let's see if they enough character and integrity to take it all back.
You’re blaming teachers for problem caused by administrators. I am lucky in that I only teach the remedial classes. I am Mr. Kotter. No one pays attention to what I’m doing, so I do what I want, and while maybe 50% or so of my students still never pass the standardized tests, they all always exceed everyone’s expectations.
Im not blaming them. They have to do what they're told. Im glad some (like you) have the courage and/or bureaucratic obfuscation to step out of the box
