Guest guest Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 Teresa, Nobody who teaches does it 40 hours a week -- 20 hours a week of in-classroom teaching would be considered full time teaching. And nobody gets paid for the prep time, so your calculation of the yearly salary is too high. Most teachers also have a private practice which generates most of their income. And we never said we did it for the money, but yes, it would be better to be valued properly. Just for the record, the school in California where I teach pays much better than $20 per hour -- the range is from $35 to $50, which is still pathetic compared even to the local community colleges. We tried to hire a nutrition teacher who had been making $60 per hour at a community college, so why would she work for us at $35? Julie> > I just did the math and $20.00/hour for 1 year is like 38,000/year... so > after the tax man, maybe take home around 28,000/year. I just do not see > how someone living in California can live on that. The cost of maintaining > a license comes with a pretty high price tag... when you consider > mal-practice insurance, insurance for slip and falls, professional clothes > to wear, not to mention CEU's. > > Teresa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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