[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

They most certainly change year to year, depending on the incoming students and their abilities...

Does the lesson plan for 2nd grade spelling, 4th grade arithmetic, and freshman biology change depending on the incoming students and their abilities?

If they do, how are they changed??

[Langwelld]

Teacher salaries in Fl must have improved recently. I retired from Lake County 7 years ago at the top of the pay scale with a masters degree. Salary $51k

Originally Posted by manaboutown

"How Much Teachers Make in Florida

Preschool teacher: $29,890
Kindergarten teacher: $59,040
Elementary school teacher: $61,510
Middle school teacher: $60,280
High school teacher: $64,120"

"How Much Teachers Make in New York

Preschool teacher: $43,880
Kindergarten teacher: $84,530
Elementary school teacher: $87,700
Middle school teacher: $94,690
High school teacher: $92,660"

From: How Much Teachers Make in Every State 2021 | GOBankingRates

[Djean1981]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Does the lesson plan for 2nd grade spelling, 4th grade arithmetic, and freshman biology change depending on the incoming students and their abilities?

If they do, how are they changed??

I subbed for a couple years and the kid's reading books were by category/color. A student had to complete their color series before moving to the next series. So, basically, yes. There is a wide range of abilities within the same grade level.

[Djean1981]

Originally Posted by miharris

Most studies I've seen show no discernable correlation between teacher salaries and outcomes (measured by normalized scores on standardized tests, graduation rates, etc) Also, your numbers do not account for CoL differences between states.

Some private schools do not pay well, but usually have very small class sizes.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Does the lesson plan for 2nd grade spelling, 4th grade arithmetic, and freshman biology change depending on the incoming students and their abilities?

If they do, how are they changed??

Yes, they do. As for the specifics, I'll have to check with my daughter as she's the one who told me this...

[RayAmb]

Schools,
Bottom third in the world at graduation.
Full of social programs
Many,,,many fundings sources. Check cost per student on a world scale.
In school crimes not seen in any other country
Union run teachers
This is just the beginning.

Please don’t compare anything to a group of failures to look good. The children will be winner’s when they succeed with the best. Then the union should be rewarded. Our country is way behind the world. Check for yourself.

IT IS WHAT IT IS !

[manaboutown]

In 1958-1959 I took a history class in HS. Our teacher was a a nice guy but not bright, far from it in fact. He just read our lessons from the book we had read the night before. Boring at best. He was a huge supporter of getting some teachers' union into town. And they were accepted. He proudly announced it, too. Mediocrity rules!

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by Djean1981

There is a wide range of abilities within the same grade level.

I have no doubt that there is a wide range of abilities within the same grade level. I expect that happens every year in every class. So I don’t know why the lesson plan would require significant changes every year.

[TheWarriors]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

They most certainly change year to year, depending on the incoming students and their abilities...

They adjust but they don’t change. A teacher doesn’t rewrite geometry each year based in his or hers incoming students’ abilities.

[rsmurano]

Also, this salary is for working 9 months, not 12. Plus with all the other holidays and days off, they get another 1 month off, so $50k for 8 months of work. If you worked a full 12 months like all other jobs, the pay would be $75k.
I would never be a teacher. The forces from the teachers union on teaching our kids garbage, and kids not wanting to learn, it’s a losing proposition. Go out to YouTube and view where students are interviewed at colleges and they can’t answer questions like how many stars on the flag and how many states we have.

[Caymus]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

Also, this salary is for working 9 months, not 12. Plus with all the other holidays and days off, they get another 1 month off, so $50k for 8 months of work. If you worked a full 12 months like all other jobs, the pay would be $75k.
I would never be a teacher. The forces from the teachers union on teaching our kids garbage, and kids not wanting to learn, it’s a losing proposition. Go out to YouTube and view where students are interviewed at colleges and they can’t answer questions like how many stars on the flag and how many states we have.

But they can name all of the Kardashians.

[oldtimes]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

Also, this salary is for working 9 months, not 12. Plus with all the other holidays and days off, they get another 1 month off, so $50k for 8 months of work. If you worked a full 12 months like all other jobs, the pay would be $75k.
I would never be a teacher. The forces from the teachers union on teaching our kids garbage, and kids not wanting to learn, it’s a losing proposition. Go out to YouTube and view where students are interviewed at colleges and they can’t answer questions like how many stars on the flag and how many states we have.

And after tenure they are set for life.

[greenrzilla]

I do agree that teachers deserve to paid well. However starting pay for teachers in New York is $61, 070 while in Florida the average starting pay is 44,040. There are many factors to look at. Perhaps the biggest of these in cost of living.
Consumer Prices in Miami, FL are 21.96% lower than in New York, NY (without rent)
Consumer Prices Including Rent in Miami, FL are 27.42% lower than in New York, NY
Rent Prices in Miami, FL are 33.00% lower than in New York, NY
Restaurant Prices in Miami, FL are 17.75% lower than in New York, NY
Groceries Prices in Miami, FL are 23.10% lower than in New York, NY
Local Purchasing Power in Miami, FL is 10.88% lower than in New York, NY
Also this year the State has allocated 880 million dollars for teacher raises.
And Florida’s ongoing efforts to boost starting salaries for public school teachers are making a difference, as a new report ranks the state at 16th in the nation for starting teacher pay, up from 30th the year before.
What I am saying is, there is more to the story

[Beyond The Wall]

NY school taxes are one of the highest in the nation. Don’t NY Florida

[Vermilion Villager]

Originally Posted by TheWarriors

I would gladly pay additional taxes for a school system that taught the 3 r’s

and parents that can’t raise one child should be spayed or neutered like we do to animals

Pretty much all we needed to see........a post from 1965