Comments on I Want to Teach Forever: Are You a Teacherpreneur?

Both my parents were teachers when I was growing u...

2009-09-03T09:49:42.918-05:00

Both my parents were teachers when I was growing up (in the 80s) and my dad spent large parts of every summer painting houses to add some extra money to our budget. I think teacher salaries improved over the years my parents taught, but I think they can be better.

My theory is that teachers aren't paid a lot because it traditionally was a job that women did, thus not valued.

I am really not sure what is the average pay for t...

2009-08-18T21:49:17.926-05:00

I am really not sure what is the average pay for teachers in the United States biut when I was at the NCTM conference in 2005 & 2008, the situation in 2008 was markedly difference. TEachers were spending less and more conscious of their spending even if they had a school budget. But teachers in Singapore get paied pretty well but we only get about 4-6 weeks of vacations spead out over the course of the year. I have also known of some teachers who do speaking on the side to supplement their income.

I believe what we teach should hold value in the &...

2009-08-12T03:11:59.991-05:00

I believe what we teach should hold value in the "real world", so I try to keep in touch with that "real world" and make sure my skills are competitive enough to earn me money. :oP :o) (I teach physics and computers... admittedly my freelancing is related to computers only... hm.. hah...) Otherwise, what's to keep me from teaching my students useless outdated stuff if that's what I become?

MY question is: Where can I get me one of those 5...

2009-08-07T17:11:50.863-05:00

MY question is: Where can I get me one of those 5 cent Amazon turk jobs??? ;)

I agree. I haven't even started my first year ...

2009-08-07T00:03:44.199-05:00

I agree. I haven't even started my first year of teaching but I've already done all of those things in addition to being a substitute teacher.

I think teachers do this because they love what they do too much to leave it and get a job that pays enough. Living out your purpose is more important/fulfilling/fun than having extra stuff.

In Australia we don't get any extra money for ...

2009-08-06T15:19:05.782-05:00

In Australia we don't get any extra money for taking on extra activities, you have to go into administration to get any extra. We do get a decent pay (livable), but I wouldn't like to be running a single income household on it.

I used to teach ballet on Saturdays, but I started that long before I was teaching. Luckily I'm in a position that my husband makes a good income - my income is the extra.

I recently took an after-school position to help p...

2009-08-06T12:01:23.916-05:00

I recently took an after-school position to help pay the bills. I have gone from working 50 hours a week to nearly 60. Just to make ends meet.
In my opinion, we aren't going to get higher pay until the job becomes difficult to get-- until standards are higher. Of course, until then, I gotta eat.