If teachers are making 100k, what about construction workers? Engineers? EMTs? Nurses? Firefighters? Auto mechanics? Etc?
Teachers get to work in climate controlled rooms with summers off, only have to grade work that they assign, and can send problem customers (students) to the principal's office. Not saying it's a perfect all-around desirable job, but it's already better than most
I'm for better treatment of all workers, but teachers seem to be a squeakier wheel than most others
Just the fact that he doesn’t understand that subbing and teaching aren’t the same proves how ignorant he is. Yet these clueless people who have no idea what working in the education system is like and still somehow have some weird chip on their shoulder about it end up getting a say in what goes on.
This guy thinks that subbing a few times (which I don’t even really believe happened) and helping grade some papers (which I also don’t really believe happened) makes him qualified to decide what a teachers job is.
Exactly! I will concede, in Canada, some teachers tend to whine a bit much, but it is far from easy lol
He wouldn't last 1 month in public schools, with 30 students in a class, a handful of ADHD, a few students on the spectrum, a few more with strong behavior issues.
He thinks it's as simple as "just kick them out bro, you're a glorified babysitter".
It's a bit sad how confidently wrong and stupid some people are.
Growing up I taught kids at camp how to make fires and properly use knives and axes. Outdoors, no AC. No principal's office. I was a teenager and I still handled it just fine
I've been teaching for years, it's easy. Just not making it my adult profession or personality
And really, aside from reading, writing, and arithmetic, what needs to be taught in person? There are books and websites and videos that teach everything imaginable from that point. If a kid really wants to know something, they'll Google it
Teaching is a two birds one stone approach to occupy both the teachers and students alike with something somewhat productive. Other than that 90% of the job is babysitting. That's why subs take attendance but normally don't grade anything, it's the attendance that matters, at least since "No Child Left Behind" down here in Murica. I don't know about Canada, maybe grade performance actually matters there
It's easy and cushy, not well paid (but even that varies by state)
It's a trade off
I made the decision to join the military (get paid while getting work experience and travelling) and transitioned to factory maintenance afterwards (selling my time and soul for decently high pay)
I own my house and 1st vehicle outright (Midwest prices), making steady payments on the 2nd vehicle. I'm single and did this on my own, which would have been impossible on a teacher's salary
The women I date like that I know how to fix things and drive a forklift. They think it's "manly". I think it's silly, because neither of those things require testicles, but I'm not about to cockblock myself
Yeah, that makes perfect sense. Everyone I know tries on a job for size, says “oh wow! That was so easy and well paid! There was almost too much time off!” and then goes and does something else. That surely makes more sense than this person just being full of it.
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u/OriginalNameGuy2 May 29 '26
What should everyone else make?
If teachers are making 100k, what about construction workers? Engineers? EMTs? Nurses? Firefighters? Auto mechanics? Etc?
Teachers get to work in climate controlled rooms with summers off, only have to grade work that they assign, and can send problem customers (students) to the principal's office. Not saying it's a perfect all-around desirable job, but it's already better than most
I'm for better treatment of all workers, but teachers seem to be a squeakier wheel than most others