tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post660157672941494780..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Something for veteran teachers: Longevity payUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-86286328942610410182014-07-31T04:17:28.799-04:002014-07-31T04:17:28.799-04:00Perhaps those salaries should be adjusted and give...Perhaps those salaries should be adjusted and given to those(k-6) teachers who have been educating for 10 years making the same salary year after year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-56912626739790742502014-05-04T09:39:55.722-04:002014-05-04T09:39:55.722-04:00The people making theses changes are not tea party...The people making theses changes are not tea party. The tea party believes schools should be local. The people making these changes are party line neoconservatives. Jeb Bush, Carol Rove, Tillis. Tea Party conservatives are not big fans of neoconservatives because they are bought and paid for by large corporations. They are loyal to their wallets, not the constitution. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-14792581918091061652014-05-03T06:12:31.903-04:002014-05-03T06:12:31.903-04:00Ann Doss Helms @ 9:53. You are correct that the s...Ann Doss Helms @ 9:53. You are correct that the state still pays for NBPTS certification. The difference is the state used to fund the fee for teachers to get their boards. Then it changed to a loan program where the state loaned you the fee. In the current budget even that was eliminated which will lead to fewer teachers being able to pursue this on a frozen salary.<br /><br />My sources in Raleigh say that the Legislature wanted to eliminate master's pay and NBPTS pay together but didn't have the cojones to do it. I'm betting the axe will fall in 2015 when the Teabaggers hold their gerrymandered supermajority.<br /><br />As for me I'm four credits short of a master's I'll never get paid for, yet paying the student loans with a frozen salary.Bobby Padgettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-79211821638881291172014-05-01T19:56:48.058-04:002014-05-01T19:56:48.058-04:00I clean pools all summer for 10 bucks an hour ... ...I clean pools all summer for 10 bucks an hour ... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-58423912503770550602014-04-30T20:48:27.425-04:002014-04-30T20:48:27.425-04:00I'm not required to stay after school and tuto...I'm not required to stay after school and tutor at my school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-45496001554954212472014-04-30T18:48:20.089-04:002014-04-30T18:48:20.089-04:006:19, Just to clarify for the readers - middle an...6:19, Just to clarify for the readers - middle and high school teachers are required to stay one day after or before school (for an hour) to provide tutoring in their subject matter. I am talking about all of the teachers that are tutoring at homes and libraries and YMCAs after school and making $35-$50 an hour. There are hundreds of them doing this in CMS. Great money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-50137257765268886632014-04-30T18:45:17.957-04:002014-04-30T18:45:17.957-04:00To Daddydaycare, US Schools Arne Duncan is recogni...To Daddydaycare, US Schools Arne Duncan is recognizing school leaders who lead the way to later school start times. This will happen as most school districts are realizing it is the right thing to do for students.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-60149010761989080912014-04-30T18:19:34.732-04:002014-04-30T18:19:34.732-04:00Teachers are required to stay after school and tut...Teachers are required to stay after school and tutor.. No extra pay..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-84539851639228570622014-04-30T17:02:11.665-04:002014-04-30T17:02:11.665-04:00That's because Mcory and Tillis are out of tou...That's because Mcory and Tillis are out of touch with NC.. Tillis is a Maryland boy and Mcory is a puppet. NC conservatives always worked with teachers. Our kids education was a state goal. Instead of attacking teacher, why didn't they go after Common Core? Why does Mcory have some guy from Florida running NC education? Mcory's lost his way and Tillis is in it for him. Tillis got into politics to have a tax payer mt. bike park built in his suburb. Come on NC, we can do better then them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-6637240599975665502014-04-30T16:52:23.480-04:002014-04-30T16:52:23.480-04:00Harris is a better man Harris is a better man Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-88514357911879548612014-04-30T16:12:34.847-04:002014-04-30T16:12:34.847-04:00Wiley,
and Tillis is not a conservative thinking r...Wiley,<br />and Tillis is not a conservative thinking robot, he will vote(they practially all do that). While I seldom agree wth your opinions, you are exactly right with regards to teacher pay in this state. Both parties share blame on this, the dems had their chances to do something and they failed to address it during the Easley administration and Purdue did nothing during her first 2 years. I think the GOP made a huge mistake with the steps they took. The GOP failed to seize an opportunity, instead they blew it, which I found dissapointing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-16743282473013918542014-04-30T14:43:51.495-04:002014-04-30T14:43:51.495-04:00Good news, more science backing up the effort for ...Good news, more science backing up the effort for later high school start times. Dr. Phyllis Zee, Neuroscientist from the Northwestern Univ. Sleep Science Institute confirms that later high school start times are more beneficial for high school students. Dr. Zee has spoken out in favor of later school start times. The more health professionals who help raise awareness, the more hope we have of ensuring healthy school hours.<br /><br /><br /> Daddy daycarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-16539217804451390502014-04-30T12:59:10.517-04:002014-04-30T12:59:10.517-04:0012:01
I am an independent which is why I posted w...12:01<br /><br />I am an independent which is why I posted what I did showing both sides of the argument, that people from both parties have damaged education in NC.<br /><br />You can vote for whomever you want.<br /><br />If Tillis gets elected to Congress he will be gone anyway. <br /><br />I plan on voting for Tillis as opposed to Obama's Kool Aid drinking robot.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-63028019242366405502014-04-30T12:01:39.578-04:002014-04-30T12:01:39.578-04:00I didn't say put Democrats in Willy.. I said v...I didn't say put Democrats in Willy.. I said vote against Tillis and Mcory. I like Harris and the LT governor. I want NC conservative's. Really your independent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61154266341786149712014-04-30T09:15:04.831-04:002014-04-30T09:15:04.831-04:00"The way I see it, teachers have always been ..."The way I see it, teachers have always been taken advantage of, mostly because so many of us share that “make the world a better place” mentality. "<br /><br />Well, that DOES seem to come with the territory in THIS list of degrees for the typical "do-gooder":<br /><br />http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/05/13/10-lowest-paying-college-majors/<br /><br />Yep. If you choose "social work" as a career, don't expect much.<br /><br />However, that hasn't stopped many preachers from becoming multi-millionaires.<br /><br />I still think there is money out there if you really want it.<br /><br />Someone mentioned tutors who actually get paid for their efforts as an example.<br /><br />And, then, there are always those OTHER government jobs with the feds, which never seem to be in short supply:<br /><br />http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/01/chart-day-federal-government-pay-vs-private-sector-pay<br /><br />These jobs are particularly lucrative for those with less education (or less "practical" degrees).<br /><br /><br /><br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-83093006456662747472014-04-30T07:10:26.884-04:002014-04-30T07:10:26.884-04:00CMS SciTeacher, the many teachers that I know who ...CMS SciTeacher, the many teachers that I know who are tutoring children after school are making great money.Chablisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-62871203403905147272014-04-30T06:07:52.966-04:002014-04-30T06:07:52.966-04:00Sure, get out and vote against Tillis and McCrory ...Sure, get out and vote against Tillis and McCrory and bring back Democrats who raided the education lottery TWICE and froze salaries to begin with.<br /><br />The decline in teacher salaries and benefits is not unique to North Carolina or any one political party.<br /><br />~ The average salary for public school teachers in 2011–12 was $56,643 in current dollars (i.e., dollars that are not adjusted for inflation). In constant (i.e., inflation-adjusted) dollars, <b>the average salary was about 1 percent higher in 2011–12 than in 1990–91.</b><br /> <br />SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2013). Digest of Education Statistics, 2012 (NCES 2014-015), Introduction and Chapter 2 . <br /><br />From the NEA:<br /><br />Some states actually saw teacher salaries relative to inflation decline by 5 percent of more. Those states include Pennsylvania (-8.9 percent); Indiana (-7.1 percent); Michigan (-6.8 percent), New Jersey (-5.6 percent); Connecticut (-5.3 percent); and South Dakota (-5.2 percent). Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-24246898055814593212014-04-29T22:20:18.183-04:002014-04-29T22:20:18.183-04:00Just as many lawyers do pro bono work, so do teach...Just as many lawyers do pro bono work, so do teachers. Tutoring before and after school, helping with clubs, chaperoning dances, and the list goes on. One of our teachers was spending three to four hours per night at school for a couple months to get our yearbook together in time. She might get paid $5 an hour for that, though, as an honorarium. The way I see it, teachers have always been taken advantage of, mostly because so many of us share that “make the world a better place” mentality. Now, all of this garbage with testing being linked to teacher effectiveness, being lied to in terms of wages, and people bashing on teachers for not having to work in the summer, etc., etc. has sort of soured me a bit. It makes me, if not forces me, to not be able to spend more time with your children. Less pro bono work, if you prefer. If teachers did not do all the extra things that are not in the job description, school would not work outside of school hours. <br /><br />Food for thought.<br />CMS SciTeacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315673904371774484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-28734567151860467312014-04-29T21:12:38.522-04:002014-04-29T21:12:38.522-04:00North Carolina is showing the rest of the U.S. how...North Carolina is showing the rest of the U.S. how to wreck public education. Gov. Pat and the rest of his stuffed shirts should be ashamed as well as the Democrats in Washington, D.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-942948753044391512014-04-29T20:44:15.320-04:002014-04-29T20:44:15.320-04:00I was under the impression that longevity pay is n...I was under the impression that longevity pay is no longer an option for teachers ... when I was hired in 2004, we were told the state had eliminated that benefit.<br />Teachers already receiving longevity were grandfathered in, but newer teachers would no longer have that benefit.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-41135313450877093472014-04-29T20:01:00.173-04:002014-04-29T20:01:00.173-04:00Conservative teachers and independent teachers nee...Conservative teachers and independent teachers need to get out and vote against Tillis. Send him packing!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61818237718863268342014-04-29T19:14:39.009-04:002014-04-29T19:14:39.009-04:00Not in NC... Unless you work for Mcory or Tillis.Not in NC... Unless you work for Mcory or Tillis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-52269246281766720962014-04-29T16:30:24.100-04:002014-04-29T16:30:24.100-04:0015 years to make 40,000 is awful. North Carolina i...15 years to make 40,000 is awful. North Carolina is a joke. How can SC figure it out? Don't they have cheaper taxes? What is Raleigh doing? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61376076121996426692014-04-29T16:14:25.558-04:002014-04-29T16:14:25.558-04:00I never really thought of it that way. NC should h...I never really thought of it that way. NC should honor there agreement. 3/4 teachers are from out of state. If you where told you would be paid a certain rate, you should. If the state wants to change the pay plan, make it for new teacher's. If they except the job, they except what they are getting into. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-7360770744721468732014-04-29T16:05:47.589-04:002014-04-29T16:05:47.589-04:00highland angel said
"Again there are the co...highland angel said <br /><br />"Again there are the comparisons between the private sector and the public sector. Having been both a government employee and a private sector employee, I can assure you they are not the same."<br /><br /><br />Actually, today's government employees, in general, get a pretty good deal. <br /><br />It used to be a sacrifice of pay for security and stability two generations ago when I was growing up, but today many government employees also get paid more and have better benefits.<br /><br />Teachers haven't necessarily participated in that, but, still, government employees don't have it so bad today by a long shot.<br /><br />And, to top it off, a lot of government jobs pay more for "advanced degrees" no matter WHAT you get them in.<br /><br />So, if you have been itching for that Doctor of Divinity and want higher pay for getting it, being a "Reverend" on the government payroll may be just the ticket.<br /><br />http://govcentral.monster.com/education/articles/505-federal-jobs-for-theology-majors<br /><br />Either do that or accept your fate on the so-called "open" market with an education degree:<br /><br />http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/05/13/10-lowest-paying-college-majors/<br /><br />Surely, none of this is a surprise to anyone by now.<br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.com