You may not totally believe this, but there are a great number of people in this world that truly believe teaching is easy. In their minds, they think teachers sit down all day and basically handout worksheets. Needless to say, that belief is the farthest from the truth. As a matter of fact, teaching has gotten harder I most cases. For those who think teaching is a “cake walk,” I suggest that they take one or two days and shadow a teacher. I promise opinions will change rapidly on the matter.

It didn’t take long searching the internet to see how some people feel about the teaching profession. Here are two responses below that we found.

“ I make about $17,000 less than that a year, WITH a Master’s degree, and I work a lot harder than any teacher, believe me.”

“Sheesh! You always hear teacher’s complaining that they don’t make a lot of money. Plus they get two months off a year. Not bad.”

Can you believe how some people feel about trained professionals who are charged with the task of educating and shaping the minds of their children for 8-9 hours per day? These type of opinions may be the reason why teachers are not paid what they are worth. This is what educators are up against if fairness is going to be applied to teacher salaries.

Here is a post from a former teacher that gives a more accurate account of what educators have to endure as classroom professionals.

Teachers should be just as important as doctors, lawyers, or even CEO’s of major companies. Educators should be respected and paid accordingly.

It’s so bad for teachers that it’s widely accepted and you’ll frequently hear things like, “If you are in education, you are not in it for the money.”

How long will young people have to suffer before people realize that raising teacher salaries provide an environment where qualified individuals are drawn to the profession? That’s one way for sure to change and solve many problems in this country.

What do you think about this?