Valuing Physics over PE

[leaningright]

For your discussion. I can definitely see potential problems but something has got to be done.

"A wealthy school district in Colorado is launching a radical experiment that sets a different pay scale for each category of educator, ensuring that even the best third-grade teacher would never earn as much as a veteran high-school math teacher."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/10/us-usa-education-teacherpay-idUSBRE95910J20130610

 

[tekkychick]

Interesting. I don't know that I have an opinion yet. It's worth trying to see what happens.

But the one quote in the article about how the PE teacher may be the ones keeping kids in school so they'll go to the other classes is a fair one. And teaching a kid is a team effort.

On the other hand, someone with an advanced math degree may have invested more in their education and may have competing private job offers; so paying more to keep them may make sense.

on the other hand... last thing you want is a lot of teachers fighting.

And on the other hand... ok, so you pay PE teachers less; and the ones that are at the top of the grade don't get as many raises. Will they ease off on their teaching? stop coaching after school sports? (I don't know if they get paid extra for those).

Hmmm... well, it does seem worth trying to see what happens. Will be interesting to see what others think.

 

[Topspin]

61k is a lot more than pe teachers in Louisiana make.

 

[tinfoil]

I always assumed different teachers made different salaries. According to the article they used a supply and demand formula to determine the teaching position payscale. I guess some teachers need to learn how math works

 

[leaningright]

61k is a lot more than pe teachers in Louisiana make.

Oh yea, and 82k is about twice what I make ... 26 years in. But for me it is a choice. Not everyone has that choice and not everyone can afford that choice.