I think the “underpaid teacher” thing isn’t necessarily rooted in reality,. especially outside of the US. My wife is a teacher in the UK, and she’s a head of her subject. For many years her pay was similar to mine as a software engineer, but everyone often treated her as if she was poor and that I was rich.
In Australia I don’t think teachers are underpaid, but schools are absolutely underfunded. Which can often mean teachers end up spending personal money on school resources, which means their actual effective pay isn’t as good as it looks from the outside.
They also work way longer hours than is reflected in their contract.
Depends on where. My daughter is a teacher in West virginia. Well kind of. She’s a waitress really because the take home is double yearly what she could be making babysitting kids.
To be fair, outside of London you’ll find that the starting salary for many degree-level jobs is around that, including jobs like software developer. I’m in Bristol, and the pay disparity is hilariously bad - a senior designer will earn less than a manager at Burger King…
In my country they are not underpaid but overpaid. Govt just pay them for sitting in class and eating in canting(More than Avg Income)
Why Everyone downvoting me because I said truth. Govt pay them for nothing literally every one in my class come to school for attendance
What country
India
I think the “underpaid teacher” thing isn’t necessarily rooted in reality,. especially outside of the US. My wife is a teacher in the UK, and she’s a head of her subject. For many years her pay was similar to mine as a software engineer, but everyone often treated her as if she was poor and that I was rich.
I’d like to introduce you to eastern europe
Or France
French teachers get payed more than 2000€ not ~500€ (still low but you can get by)
In Australia I don’t think teachers are underpaid, but schools are absolutely underfunded. Which can often mean teachers end up spending personal money on school resources, which means their actual effective pay isn’t as good as it looks from the outside.
They also work way longer hours than is reflected in their contract.
Depends on where. My daughter is a teacher in West virginia. Well kind of. She’s a waitress really because the take home is double yearly what she could be making babysitting kids.
I just looked for secondary school teacher jobs in Manchester and they start at $30k for some. Many had day rates. Less than a labourer would get.
To be fair, outside of London you’ll find that the starting salary for many degree-level jobs is around that, including jobs like software developer. I’m in Bristol, and the pay disparity is hilariously bad - a senior designer will earn less than a manager at Burger King…
Education is investment in our species future… teachers aren’t billionaires, they’re not overpaid.