Time to vent

A while back I got forwarded this email and I can't help but share it. This week the kids are back in school and all the sudden I am reconsidering my career. Since I teach special ed., every year I have a different and unique caseload...and oh do I have one this year! Read and enjoy!


Teachers Get Paid TOO Much!

Teachers get paid TOO much...I'm fed up with teachers and their hefty
salary schedules. What we need here is a little perspective.

If I had my way, I'd pay these teachers myself-I'd pay them babysitting
wages. That's right-instead of paying these outragous taxes, I'd give them
$3 an hour out of my own pocket. And I'm only going to pay them for five
hours, not coffee breaks. 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 every day-maybe 20? That's
$15x20=$300 a day. But remember, they only work 180 days a year! I am
not going to pay them for all those vacations! $300x180=$54,000. (Just a
minute, I think my calculator needs new batteries.)

I know now you teachers will say-what about those who have 10 years
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 a little perspective here. Baby-sitting wages are
too good for these teachers. Did anyone see a salary schedule around here?