[Vision2020] Idaho Teachers Among Nation's Lowest Paid

[Saundra Lund]

Hi Chas,

You wrote:
" Having said above that most teachers are underpaid, how many good teachers
did you have as a kid?  I have one, arguably two, who fit that category,
with most of the remainder being fair to mediocre, and a few being truly
horrendous."

I'm really sorry you didn't have more good teachers  :-(  In reviewing my
elementary and secondary educational experience, I'd have to say I had one
rotten teacher, maybe two who were fair to mediocre, and the rest were
really good.  My elementary & secondary educational experiences were in OK,
TX, and CA.


Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

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nothing.
Edmund Burke

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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Chasuk
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:44 PM
To: keely emerinemix
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com; mushroom at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Idaho Teachers Among Nation's Lowest Paid

On 10/11/05, keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Don -- good to hear from you, and I appreciate your thoughts.
> Frankly, I would find $29,000 tight even if I were single and 
> childless, especially if I had to pay off loans.

Most teachers in Idaho are underpaid.  Frankly, most teachers EVERYWHERE are
underpaid, considering the importance of their jobs. 
Still, I do find Keely's statement hard to swallow.  The wife and I managed
to live fairly comfortably as a family of four on less than $29,000; I think
it might depend on what level of income you are coming from.  When I tell
people I was dirt poor growing up, I am exaggerating.  Most dirt in Idaho
had more money than I did.  Nearly $30k for four people would have seemed
like obscene opulence. ;-)

Having said above that most teachers are underpaid, how many good teachers
did you have as a kid?  I have one, arguably two, who fit that category,
with most of the remainder being fair to mediocre, and a few being truly
horrendous.

Does a horrendous teacher deserve $29k a year, or should they be sacked?