Charles teachers address shortage - MD Independent

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

The local teachers association presented a laundry list of solutions to the school board last week to fix the teacher shortage problem in Charles County.


The list includes providing scholarships for college students, increasing teacher salaries, offering child care for teachers’ children, providing affordable housing ("affordable housing," isn't that an oxymoron? - Andy), cutting down teachers’ workloads and paying the full tuition for teachers to get their master’s degrees.


‘‘Money matters. If we could offer a starting salary of $60,000 to beginning teachers and a quick climb to $100,000 for veteran teachers with advanced degrees, we wouldn’t have a teacher shortage here,” Bill Fisher, president of the Education Association of Charles County, told the school board March 11.

$100,000?!?!?!?!

I don't even think the higher-ups make that much.

If you want more laughs, here's the article: Charles teachers address shortage

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by AndyMarquisLIVE

The local teachers association presented a laundry list of solutions to the school board last week to fix the teacher shortage problem in Charles County.


The list includes providing scholarships for college students, increasing teacher salaries, offering child care for teachers’ children, providing affordable housing ("affordable housing," isn't that an oxymoron? - Andy), cutting down teachers’ workloads and paying the full tuition for teachers to get their master’s degrees.


‘‘Money matters. If we could offer a starting salary of $60,000 to beginning teachers and a quick climb to $100,000 for veteran teachers with advanced degrees, we wouldn’t have a teacher shortage here,” Bill Fisher, president of the Education Association of Charles County, told the school board March 11.

$100,000?!?!?!?!

I don't even think the higher-ups make that much.

If you want more laughs, here's the article: Charles teachers address shortage

You must admit the union has shown a great deal of restraint. They got an entirely teacher-friendly BOE (many either spouses of educators or freeloaders on a educator's retirement - I originally used 'teachers' but that's too generous) at the 2006 election yet they've waited until this year to demand shorter work week (want to go to the bare minimum number of days the State of Maryland will allow) and now increasing salaries to teacher who cannot speak the language properly nor sum their numbers.

[cwo_ghwebb]

Originally Posted by AndyMarquisLIVE

The local teachers association presented a laundry list of solutions to the school board last week to fix the teacher shortage problem in Charles County.


The list includes providing scholarships for college students, increasing teacher salaries, offering child care for teachers’ children, providing affordable housing ("affordable housing," isn't that an oxymoron? - Andy), cutting down teachers’ workloads and paying the full tuition for teachers to get their master’s degrees.


‘‘Money matters. If we could offer a starting salary of $60,000 to beginning teachers and a quick climb to $100,000 for veteran teachers with advanced degrees, we wouldn’t have a teacher shortage here,” Bill Fisher, president of the Education Association of Charles County, told the school board March 11.

$100,000?!?!?!?!

I don't even think the higher-ups make that much.

If you want more laughs, here's the article: Charles teachers address shortage

In Mr. Fisher's mind a 'veteran teacher' is one with five years experience. Unfortunately, it's not pay that keeps young folks from entering the teaching workforce here. Lack of support from administration, housing costs, out of control taxation with County Commissioners spending like drunken sailors, and cost of living that has only gotten outrageous in the last year.

$42k for an unproven youth right out of college is not bad pay. Well, a little less than that. Union membership is now mandatory with our new commissioners. They can't entice a membership base with their outstanding services, it has to be legislated.

[vanbells]

I'm not a teacher, but I think it would be nice if they got higher tuition reimbursement from higher learning institutions in Maryland.

[cwo_ghwebb]

Originally Posted by vanbells

I'm not a teacher, but I think it would be nice if they got higher tuition reimbursement from higher learning institutions in Maryland.

Good idea. What I would like to see is higher education in teacher's subject matter, not how to educate.

We got teachers who study the homework they assign their students the night before class because they don't know the material. But they sure know the new teaching theories.

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Originally Posted by cwo_ghwebb

In Mr. Fisher's mind a 'veteran teacher' is one with five years experience. Unfortunately, it's not pay that keeps young folks from entering the teaching workforce here. Lack of support from administration, housing costs, out of control taxation with County Commissioners spending like drunken sailors, and cost of living that has only gotten outrageous in the last year.

Are you sure about that? I've seen quite a few of those young folk teachers around in my time here.

I don't think $40,000 (well, a little more) is enough for a single teacher to make ends meet, and I think they should get paid more.

But $100,000/year?



Shirley they don't expect that kind of pay from Charles County?

And, I get all these damn "Affordable Housing" bulletins in my email every week.

Damn Charles County for it, for not giving "affordable housing." : They do everything in their power to help with "Affordable Housing."

Mr. Richmond doesn't set the housing prices around here.

The, uh, free market does.

Apparently the lTA isn't all that smart.

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Originally Posted by cwo_ghwebb

Good idea. What I would like to see is higher education in teacher's subject matter, not how to educate.

We got teachers who study the homework they assign their students the night before class because they don't know the material. But they sure know the new teaching theories.

You know better ... knowledge of a subject does matter to Charles County.

[cwo_ghwebb]

Been there, taught here and elsewhere. No support from Administration at all. And $42k is good starting pay for a young person right out of college.