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If they tripled teaching salaries I would 100% become a teacher because its fulfilling. But the pay is rather shit for the role and responsibilities

by aorona 3y ago

Justsignedup 3y ago
I know many who have the same sentiment. And I wish we lived in a society where that was the case.
- fuzztester 3y ago
  So did, and do, many others, past and present (both wish and lived). We can create our own such society. Wanna sign up? Refs: Robinson Crusoe (book). The Swiss Family Robinson (book). I read both of them as a kid. The USA (country).
fuzztester 3y ago
Why not become a private teacher, aka trainer / instructor. 3x may not be even close to the top of the potential upside (if using modern elearning tech, and having good subject knowledge and some decent marketing). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39697025 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39697025 is the ref for my "3x".
- mrguyorama 3y ago
  Ah yes, just what teachers love doing, being monetarily beholden to the parents of the little brat causing all the problems because they pay $50k a year
  - fuzztester 3y ago
    Sez who? You don't have to beholden unless you want to. Figure it out. And who said anything about little brats as clients? Go for big brats.
    - fuzztester 2y ago
      >You don't have to beholden You don't have to be (or feel?) beholden, I meant. Typo.
s1artibartfast 3y ago
That's funny because I know a lot of people on the other side of the fence that leave teaching for even lower paid work because it is miserable and unfulfilling. Given this knowledge, it's hard to you comments like this any differently than comments from googlers talking about how fulfilling it would be to work a construction job or romanticize pre-industrial Society from a downtown penthouse
esafak 3y ago
That's partly because due to the fulfilling nature of the work (a compensating differential), and partly because we can't price it (how much is it worth?)

If they tripled teaching salaries I would 100% become a teacher because its fulfilling. But the pay is rather shit for the role and responsibilities

by aorona 3y ago

If they tripled teaching salaries I would 100% become a teacher because its fulfilling. But the pay is rather shit for the role and responsibilities

Justsignedup 3y ago

I know many who have the same sentiment. And I wish we lived in a society where that was the case.

fuzztester 3y ago
So did, and do, many others, past and present (both wish and lived). We can create our own such society. Wanna sign up? Refs: Robinson Crusoe (book). The Swiss Family Robinson (book). I read both of them as a kid. The USA (country).

fuzztester 3y ago

Why not become a private teacher, aka trainer / instructor. 3x may not be even close to the top of the potential upside (if using modern elearning tech, and having good subject knowledge and some decent marketing). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39697025 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39697025 is the ref for my "3x".

mrguyorama 3y ago
Ah yes, just what teachers love doing, being monetarily beholden to the parents of the little brat causing all the problems because they pay $50k a year
- fuzztester 3y ago
  Sez who? You don't have to beholden unless you want to. Figure it out. And who said anything about little brats as clients? Go for big brats.
  - fuzztester 2y ago
    >You don't have to beholden You don't have to be (or feel?) beholden, I meant. Typo.

s1artibartfast 3y ago

That's funny because I know a lot of people on the other side of the fence that leave teaching for even lower paid work because it is miserable and unfulfilling. Given this knowledge, it's hard to you comments like this any differently than comments from googlers talking about how fulfilling it would be to work a construction job or romanticize pre-industrial Society from a downtown penthouse

esafak 3y ago

That's partly because due to the fulfilling nature of the work (a compensating differential), and partly because we can't price it (how much is it worth?)