Underpaid Teachers.?

Question

Why are teachers so underpaid?

Answer 1

i was paid $300 a month is yemen, it was a little hard, i didn't really care about the money because i wanted to the experience, but i'm working y way up

Answer 2

Teachers are underpaid, there is no doubt about it. I have averaged my pay out per hour and I get $26. That may not sound so bad but it does not account for all the hours I put in "off the clock" or the money I put into teaching. To make myself feel better, I try to think of all the terrible teachers there would be if teachers made good money. We would have a lot of people who don't care about kids in the classroom. They would be there for money and not for the kids.

Answer 3

Teachers are underpaid because of all of the positions filled that are not needed. In several schools, there are positions that could be eliminated. Money is put into education but teachers don't see any of it. Teachers have to deal with a lot of "crap" everyday.

Answer 4

In some countries teachers are paid well.in countries where they are underpaid,could be due to the fact that the market is flooded with many teachers so there is demand therefore the pay less.The other reason could be that there are so many teachers to employ the government would rather employ more with less pay or increase their pay and reduce the number they absorb into the work force. Yes teachers do enjoy their vacation and still get paid.

Answer 5

In the U.S., teachers don't have the respect they deserve as college-educated professionals. That's basically what it boils down to. Society doesn't demand better treatment because they see us as glorified babysitters.

People shouldn't go into teaching to become rich. But teachers should have enough money to live on, plus pay for their required, extensive, post-graduate education. We also need to consider the fact that teachers do NOT get to go home at 3:30, nor do they have "summers off." A huge percentage of our personal time is spent planning lessons, grading, researching and gathering materials, and furthering our education.

Answer 6

lilli's answer above is incorrect. You cannot suggest that pay can be added. what extra job are you considering when you have to continue your education?

Also - you need to consider that the average teacher has a master's degree. Our pay should be at the level of other professions that require the same level of education. yes, yes we all have heard that it is enough for what we do.....

BUT - No one has ever answered this: if the pay is so good... why do we have teacher shortages? Good luck finding a math teacher.

Answer 7

lillilou im going to take a random guess that you are not a teacher. Although teachers get summers off they spend much of their time at home planning lessons, grading papers, etc. This is after they go home!

Answer 8

Yearly they only work 3/4, so add on another 1/3 of their pay, to make up for that. Then its not so bad, although many work far more than a 40 hour work week to begin with.

Answer 9

I don't know, but something should be done about this!