Where do they walk out? As a school board member I always supported the union, and what they did for our kids. Too many Americans want them to teach for free. It's the conservative way.
Teachers are largely over paid in our country. It's ridiculous to think otherwise really.
Here in Ohio, we had hundreds of people wait in line to apply for just a few open teaching positions.
Why are hundreds of people trying to get a job that according to you, is underpaid? You don't see people flocking to Wendy's for a burger job, because the pay is low.
If teachers were even remotely underpaid, you wouldn't see hundreds of people clamoring to get the job.
I believe that teachers are grossly underpaid since they are largely responsible for our kids' growth. Can anybody put a price tag on that? To attract capable people, they have to be paid accordingly. The question is......where does the money come from? However, I am opposed to unions that hold communities hostage.
Teachers are not grossly underpaid.
My parents today are millionaires. They have a net worth of roughly $1.5 Million I'd say. They were public school teachers.
Can anybody put a price tag on that? Yes of course they can.
If the price was so high, that you ended up homeless and on the street with your educated, but now starving to death kid, you would understand that of course prices matter.
Look at Venezuela. Free education man.... starving to death, and bitterly impoverished.
Yes, you can put a price on it, of course you can.
If you compare US teacher wages, to those around the world.... most teachers are paid less... *AND* most provide better education while being paid less.