Comments on: Thursday Thirteen: Becoming a teacher http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/ Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:01:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Riley http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Riley Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:44:56 +0000 http://rileycentral.net/partyof5/?p=16#comment-87 Number thirteen will getcha in any job... Number thirteen will getcha in any job…

]]> By: Barbara http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Barbara Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:37:09 +0000 http://rileycentral.net/partyof5/?p=16#comment-86 To my sister in this journey, Hang in there! When we are done with our BA (in eight short months), I will personally sigh hugely with relief. I really enjoyed reading your blog. You have a gift, and I'd put my kids in your class any day of the week. Keep on going, girlfriend. Pretty soon, you'll have 20 or 30 kids who think you hung the moon! Lattes, 10 o'clock, Thursday... To my sister in this journey,
Hang in there! When we are done with our BA (in eight short months), I will personally sigh hugely with relief. I really enjoyed reading your blog. You have a gift, and I’d put my kids in your class any day of the week. Keep on going, girlfriend. Pretty soon, you’ll have 20 or 30 kids who think you hung the moon!
Lattes, 10 o’clock, Thursday…

]]> By: Marcia http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Marcia Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:57:40 +0000 http://rileycentral.net/partyof5/?p=16#comment-85 Sounds like you know exactly what you are getting into, Sarah. I've never understood how salaries work in any job, but especially jobs like teachers. Sounds like you know exactly what you are getting into, Sarah.

I’ve never understood how salaries work in any job, but especially jobs like teachers.

]]> By: Jessica The Rock Chick http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Jessica The Rock Chick Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:09:19 +0000 http://rileycentral.net/partyof5/?p=16#comment-84 Sarah and Damien, Oh, I know...$63K isn't really anything here either. My hubby doesn't even make that much being a cop. I'm totally on your guys side! It seems the people who have the most necessary jobs that require the most dedication seem to be the ones paid the least. I don't understand it. My neighbor makes three times what my husband does selling cell phone contracts to businesses. Home prices? Insane! I think it CA it's even worse than here. I have a 3 bedroom split level with a 1 car garage and a kitchen too small to even have a table in there. $500,000. The only reason I can afford my house is because I had a doctor severly injure me during a surgical procedure. Truth be told, I'd rather be squished in my little condo than go through that again and continue to deal with the aftermath! There are no 4 bedrooms in my neighborhood because the houses were all built in the 1950's, but in the next town over the 4 bedrooms are at least $650,000. Never mind the property taxes. It could make you crazy. I try not to think about it. :) Jessica Sarah and Damien,

Oh, I know…$63K isn’t really anything here either. My hubby doesn’t even make that much being a cop. I’m totally on your guys side! It seems the people who have the most necessary jobs that require the most dedication seem to be the ones paid the least. I don’t understand it. My neighbor makes three times what my husband does selling cell phone contracts to businesses.

Home prices? Insane! I think it CA it’s even worse than here. I have a 3 bedroom split level with a 1 car garage and a kitchen too small to even have a table in there. $500,000. The only reason I can afford my house is because I had a doctor severly injure me during a surgical procedure. Truth be told, I’d rather be squished in my little condo than go through that again and continue to deal with the aftermath!

There are no 4 bedrooms in my neighborhood because the houses were all built in the 1950′s, but in the next town over the 4 bedrooms are at least $650,000. Never mind the property taxes. It could make you crazy. I try not to think about it. :)

Jessica

]]> By: Damien Riley http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Damien Riley Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:55:05 +0000 http://rileycentral.net/partyof5/?p=16#comment-83 It's Thursday .. You know I agree with that post! Here's a few more: <blockquote>*Non-teaching staff who view teachers like they are overpaid and underworked. *Parents who automatically assume outlandish things the kid is telling them is true and come into your classroom screaming and later calm down but your day is already ruined. *Having people in your union compete with you to prove who is more "in" with the union. *Report Cards *The Standards Test</blockquote> And on the stats Rock Chick gave . . . I don't think she understood you were talking about what you will make your first year. And the average amount she listed, here anyway, isn't enough to qualify for a 4-bedroom home in the cheapest part of the state. Rock Chick is good with us, but many many peeps in this fun world and internet DESPISE teachers. get used to it, ignore them, focus on the kids and the few perks that DO indeed exist!!! It’s Thursday ..

You know I agree with that post!
Here’s a few more:

*Non-teaching staff who view teachers like they are overpaid and underworked.
*Parents who automatically assume outlandish things the kid is telling them is true and come into your classroom screaming and later calm down but your day is already ruined.
*Having people in your union compete with you to prove who is more “in” with the union.
*Report Cards
*The Standards Test

And on the stats Rock Chick gave . . . I don’t think she understood you were talking about what you will make your first year. And the average amount she listed, here anyway, isn’t enough to qualify for a 4-bedroom home in the cheapest part of the state. Rock Chick is good with us, but many many peeps in this fun world and internet DESPISE teachers. get used to it, ignore them, focus on the kids and the few perks that DO indeed exist!!!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Sarah Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:50:32 +0000 http://rileycentral.net/partyof5/?p=16#comment-82 Damozel: I'm counting on the good times :), otherwise it wouldn't be worth it at all. Thanks for stopping by. Rock Chick: I should mention $38k is for first year teachers. It goes up with an MA, experience, and years on the job. But dh has 9 years experience, an MA, and 5 years with his district and still isn't at $63k Damozel: I’m counting on the good times :) , otherwise it wouldn’t be worth it at all. Thanks for stopping by.

Rock Chick: I should mention $38k is for first year teachers. It goes up with an MA, experience, and years on the job. But dh has 9 years experience, an MA, and 5 years with his district and still isn’t at $63k

]]> By: jennifer http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-81 jennifer Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:40:32 +0000 http://rileycentral.net/partyof5/?p=16#comment-81 great post!! my very first 13 is up ---- http://momworksathome.blogspot.com great post!!

my very first 13 is up —-

http://momworksathome.blogspot.com

]]> By: Jessica The Rock Chick http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Jessica The Rock Chick Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:18:03 +0000 http://rileycentral.net/partyof5/?p=16#comment-80 I don't think teachers are overpaid at all! And yikes, you guys don't make anything compared to the elementary school teachers here who average about $63,000 per year and get free master's degrees! WOW. I could never do that job. I could probably deal with the kids but the parents and the administrators....ummmmmm, probably not :) Happy TT Jessica The Rock Chick I don’t think teachers are overpaid at all! And yikes, you guys don’t make anything compared to the elementary school teachers here who average about $63,000 per year and get free master’s degrees! WOW.

I could never do that job. I could probably deal with the kids but the parents and the administrators….ummmmmm, probably not :)

Happy TT
Jessica The Rock Chick

]]> By: Damozel http://www.rileycentral.net/partyof5/thursday-thirteen-becoming-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Damozel Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:54:54 +0000 http://rileycentral.net/partyof5/?p=16#comment-79 Excuse me while I sit here quietly at my desk and sob. Alas, I am afraid it is too true...or seems that way some of the time. Though--and this is why it's worth hanging on---there ARE some good times. Excuse me while I sit here quietly at my desk and sob. Alas, I am afraid it is too true…or seems that way some of the time. Though–and this is why it’s worth hanging on—there ARE some good times.

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