http://detnews.com/article/20101118/METRO/11180420/High-teacher-salaries-under-scrutiny-in-Michigan
Once again there is an article in the newspaper, the Detroit News this time, about how it is our turn as teachers to take the big cuts. Honestly I understand that we are state employees and if we have to make some concessions, that is fine. I get upset when there are people quoted in articles like this saying that what we make is "Way over the top" as one Troy resident put it. There was also state senator Mike Bishop who thinks we should take huge cuts as teachers because as he puts it "Teaching is an awfully nice job for that kind of pay".
I am tired of feeling disrespected by the general public because form their perspective our jobs are fun and easy and we get three months off and all of these vacations. Very few of them have any idea about the pressures we face everyday and the fact that many of us spend our vacations working in one way or another. Little do they know that after my retirement, union dues, TSA, etc etc, I get about half of what I make every two weeks in my paycheck. If I have to take a 10 -20 percent paycut, the job just wouldn't be worth it to me anymore. I would miss teaching, but the pressure would not be worth the salary I am making as a person holding a masters degree.
What are your thoughts?
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