Husky429, thanks for the info on your last contract. Was the 3.5% increase allotted for the total education budget, or did your 6th-year top step wages increase 3.5% per year? I know there are different ways that this is done.
Your raises are much nicer than my private industry ones were. I had no idea teachers were getting those numbers. Good for you!
I'm not complaining, but let me add that my salary is about 20k lower than if I taught in the public school district where my school is located. That being said, my salary is around the county median for my experience, so I can't complain.
WEP ... my teachers union blasted that in an email, asking us to call up and complain that it is stealing earned retirement funds from retirees. I've researched it a bit as I'm that guy who is getting punished by WEP ... I had a private career for about 13 years before teaching and my SS payments will get reduced.
NPs are not doctors, they have a different degree. But the pot shot at DPT and DC's are emblematic of bigger issues. Don't disrespect other professions that go through significant schooling and debt to get their degree, just to serve the community. DPTs and DCs are considered physicians in many states and undergo a lot of schooling to do what they do, often for less pay then what teachers make. We should build up these professions, not knock them down. (Disclaimer; I am NOT a DPT or DC, but am in the medical field and hate when these professions get demeaned).
Totally (respectfully) disagree. Dentist isn't a doctor? Optometrist isn't a doctor? Both don't have DO or MD but go to 4 years of graduate schooling where they do 3 years of training that involves all body of medicine and then a year of rotation and likely a year of residency. Similar with pharmacists. DO and MD being the only doctor is an antiquated way to look at things. Fair on the physician portion; I was wrong on that and thought it was the other way around
I’m not Dave Ramsey or whatever but sounds like your in a decent spot, esp if your doing something meaningful that you enjoy
WEP is federal. You maybe okay with it in Connecticut, where salaries and pensions are decent. What about in Louisiana and other states where teachers cops and firefighters get paid crap.
Or, like me in 2009, a recent graduate who is still living at home and didn't get into the local public school jobs they applied to.
You’re sticking to a colloquial, lay person’s perception of what connotes being a “Doctor”. The term “Doctor” is used for someone who has extremely specialized and intensive education/training in a complicated field i.e. a “doctoral” level of study. After all, a MD is simply a Medical Doctor. The term Doctor has clearly never been exclusive to the medical field. Nobody with a DPT is putting MD after their name, and nobody with a PhD is jumping up on a plane in a medical emergency when someone asks who on board is a doctor. The title is about respect for the extensive, difficult time they’ve dedicated, and the life they otherwise could be living but set aside, to achieve a highly regarded level within their profession. I know countless DPTs and DNPs, and plenty of Clinical Psychologists sporting their PhD. A former girlfriend of mine certainly busted her ass and put her life on hold just as much as anyone who went through medical school and residency. You are certainly free to appreciate the qualitative differences between different iterations of Doctors; but it’s a silly thing to hold contempt over.
I graduated in 2011 and the change in teacher job markets is wild. I was looking for social studies jobs and there were 5 open in the whole state that summer.
My wife taught for 32 years at Katonah/Lewisboro, and has occasionally subbed at New Milford HS. I used to help her grade her science stuff. Lol. Likes keeping busy, so she works 2 days a week at a pre school.
For sure.
