BALTIMORE—As public schools across the country increasingly face budget shortfalls, educators like Patricia Harper, a fifth-grade teacher in Baltimore, have reportedly found it more necessary than ever to provide their own salaries. “I’m committed to coming into this classroom every day and helping my students learn, but in order to do this, I’m now required […]
I know someone who taught near San Fran at some posh high-paying private school for tech princes because her 4yr 🇨🇦 degree got her an excellent post.
Then she left, but not for tech. She met a guy and moved back to Sweden with him. She’s been teaching 5th grade for 22 years now, and is set to retire as a .SE resident on full pension. Him too. They’re young and their kids will almost be out of secondary school. They intend to do a LOT of rail travel.
I don’t know why US teachers stay on the job. There is demand and opportunity and safety in much better environments where they do pay almost acceptably for the job.