Do We Love Our Teachers

by mcradloffPlatteville, Wisconsin, USA

Feb 2020 354 Views 5 comments

Do We Love Our Teachers?

I have to answer this question with No! and Hell No!
My experience was no picnic, that's for sure
I didn't even get an apple!
What I did get was a lot of abuse
Let's start with my paycheck
The pay from over 25 years ago has only gone up by about one percent
The cost of living goes up way more than that
Pay for a catholic school teacher in 1994 was 13,500 a year
Now it's 18,500
Sure the public school teachers get more
But since 2003 when Walker came in to bust up unions
The work started by Reagan, teachers have jumped ship in droves
So what should the pay for a teacher be?
I would say that it should be at least 50,000 dollars a year
Give these teachers some respect
And give them the same deal the teachers who were old enough to retire in 2003
It shouldn't have to be all about the money
But without it
You'd be better off mopping floors
At least you won't be subjected to the public humiliation

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Posted: Feb 2020

About this poem:

Real love is hard to find in people, especially in a society that has gone so far down the rabbit hole like ours has. I don't know how it is like in other countries like Ireland or Canada, I just hope it is a lot better.

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godsprincessOwego, New York USAFeb 15, 2020

Both my brothers were teachers and are retired now. Unfortunately teachers are expected to wear many many hats and basically end up being more the parent then the child's parent at times. They put in long hours at school and at home, weekends, holidays, etc. as well as spend a good deal of their own money on school supplies for children whose parents can't afford. It is a very thankless job. Not only that they are expected now to put themselves in the line of fire if there is a shooting at a school in order to protect their students. Other then soldiers, firemen and law enforcement - how many people signed up for that?

Kathy

lovecanberealSydney, New South Wales AustraliaFeb 17, 2020

Pay them properly! If you want quality in anything you have to pay for it.....

mcradloffOPPlatteville, Wisconsin USAFeb 22, 2020

godsprincess, thanks for your comment. There are people who do put themselves in the line of fire and I am thankful for them. I read a book called Cops with interviews of real cops. The one line in the book that stands out, "She stuck her neck out when she didn't have to and gave a confession so we could arrest him. It's the few people like her that make it all worth while."

mcradloffOPPlatteville, Wisconsin USAFeb 22, 2020

lovecanbereal, thanks for your comment. It all depends on the community you live in too. I had a friend whose brother was a priest in Rochelle, Illinois and their church paid their teacher 70,000 a year because they were rich and they wanted good teachers.