Submitted by Tom Siembor (not verified) on April 10, 2008 - 04:47.
I was in construction for 3 years, 15 years in retail management before coming back to education. Yes, tenure is an imperfect system. But the system does protect against the "at will" dismissals of un-tenured dedicated young people that districts hire and fail to guide. For the long hours, demands of the public and the district, and the accompanying pay scale, I can't say teaching is a great career choice today. I average some 55-60 hours a week and get paid half of what I would be making back in business-and all this to get heat from some dude taking a over-long lunch and padding his expense account. And don't start about the "vacations"-they're spent taking classes or doing course work,or teaching summer school. Get real. We're in the trenches-don't knock it until you've walked a mile in my size 13s, Steve.
Steve Jobs and teacher unions
Submitted by Tom Siembor (not verified) on April 10, 2008 - 04:47.
I was in construction for 3 years, 15 years in retail management before coming back to education. Yes, tenure is an imperfect system. But the system does protect against the "at will" dismissals of un-tenured dedicated young people that districts hire and fail to guide. For the long hours, demands of the public and the district, and the accompanying pay scale, I can't say teaching is a great career choice today. I average some 55-60 hours a week and get paid half of what I would be making back in business-and all this to get heat from some dude taking a over-long lunch and padding his expense account. And don't start about the "vacations"-they're spent taking classes or doing course work,or teaching summer school. Get real. We're in the trenches-don't knock it until you've walked a mile in my size 13s, Steve.