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Originally posted by stevepaa
Hum yes starting salaries are low and so are ending saleries. I would be making less than half if I had stayed a teacher. So 1/2/ of 1/2 is 1/4 and that is darn poor.
Starting salaries are poor, because that is what society is willing to pay and what teachers are willing to accept. Usually because the teacher is the second wage earner.
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SP: You are making pretty good money - and your talents and work have got you there. Compare teachers to lets say someone working in an insurance company office. The pay scales are comparable - and the benifits (including retirement) are not..
As for starting salaries, I dated a new NYC teacher, and she was brought in at low pay. Lower than reasonable. According to her this is - the union is controlled by the older teachers and that who who they look out for. The city cannot pay the retirement packages, healthcare bills AND pay decent starting salaries. (Not to mention pay differentials between physics and gym teachers..) The younger teachers realize change is coming, and they resent the older ones..