Ok, I will be honest I have not been able to think of 10 reasons teachers should make more! Putting aside the arguments that they dont deserve more money because teachers only work 6 months out of the year, they have full benefits, pensions, don’t have to answer to anyone, don’t perform, and have to answer to no one! I wanted to set out to think of some reasons why Teachers are important and why they should be paid more. I just can’t think of 985 reasons why! However, I did come up with some very good reasons why they should be paid more.
There was an article in our local paper stating that our School District has added about 985 students to this years student body, with my son’s School seeing the highest level of increased enrollment. It seems that no matter the economy new students are added to school districts Nation wide. I started to think about what that meant for class sizes at our school and how the larger classes may impact those students.
Last week, my son had about a million boys over playing Lego’s and Army. It was an unusually larger crowd than normal. Along with this large group of guests came a little more added stress and responsibility for me as the designated supervisory parent. Now can you imagine having a 15 percent increase in the size of your 1st grade class? Along with that increase comes no increase in class room funding, textbooks, or class time?
Let me ask you this, when you buy a bicycle helmet for your kid, or a motorcycle helmet for your spouse. Do you spend the least amount of money on the cheapest quality helmet to protect the one you love? When you hire a day care provider, do you hire the cheapest, most unqualified, and least licensed professional to take care of your kids? When you pick a healthcare provider, do you choose the Doctor with a one room office and a license from ACME Medical School? Of course not, and if you do you’re a Moron and should not be a parent. So why would we not want to pay the very best teachers the best salary? Teachers do all of the above, they are the day care provider when you’re late to pick up the kids! They are the Doctor on the playground when they fall off the slide, and they are the guardian that is supposed to protect them while they are at school. They are not just teachers so why not pay them as if they are as important as the doctor that makes them feel better when they are sick.
I will be the first one to point out that not every teacher should, be a teacher. Not every teacher deserves across the board raises or 75k a year with out conditions of performance. But there are a lot of teachers across the Nation that deserve, more than $35,000.00 dollars a year. I hope you think about this next time you are late picking up your kid after school!
I off to eat a Mexican Hot dog, recipe is below. My son and his friend love these.
6 Beef hot dogs
6 buns
1 cup chopped Onion
1 Tomato Diced
Mayo
Mustard
Ketchup
1 can of Hot Chili Beans (Drained and heated)
Favorite Hot Sauce
Bacon
Shredded Cheese
Wrap each Beef dog in Bacon and cook in skillet until bacon is golden (rotating often)! Open buns ¾ of the way so that they remain connected. Line insides with Mayo and lay Hot Dog in the pocket of the Bun. Generous Strip of Mustard down one side, Ketchup Down the other with hot sauce down the middle. Top with onions, tomatoes, and Cheese and cover lightly with Hot Chili Beans and enjoy.
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