<p>Do you ever thank your teachers and coaches for what they do for you everyday? I know they recieve pay for their jobs, but their job is a special one. Without teachers, we would not even be able to dream about recieving a top-notch education and having great success in the world. I've overheard teachers doubting their teaching ability because many of their students do not perform well. Let them know that they're doing a good job (if in fact they are), let them know that what they do matters.</p>
<p>I don't think teachers are that special. They're at least better than cashiers and janitors but that's not saying much. The good ones don't make up for the large amounts of bad ones.</p>
<p>What is wrong with letting the good ones know that they are doing good? It must be difficult dealing with a bunch of teenagers that really don't care.</p>
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<p>Some deserve to. My mom (who teaches teachers for a living) once knew a teacher who taught calculus at a decent private school (~1/3 to Ivies), but couldn't add fractions. (In fact, just about everyone in my mom's class couldn't do it.) My sister, who went to the same school, had an Algebra II teacher who didn't know ab was the same thing as ba...</p>
<p>And according to a (rather old) book called The Conspiracy of Ignorance, education majors have the lowest average SAT scores upon entering college...perhaps it's because some teachers get paid less than police officers. Maybe if we paid teachers about three times the amount they get now, we'd be able to recruit and select better ones for our schools.</p>
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<p>Nothing (though good teachers are rare these days). And there's always RateMyTeachers.com for doing things like that. Of course, some of the best teachers I have perceive themselves as bad -- it serves as motivation to get better, I suppose.</p>
<p>High school teachers here get paid around $65,000 - $80,000 anually (including benefits such as health care, housing allowance, and something to make up for the ever-increasing Euro rate).</p>
<p>Yeah, maybe that's why Florida's education system sucks (or so I've heard).</p>
<p>EDIT: florida = where I live</p>
<p>Teachers are rich. The good ones are the ones that don't complain. The "poor ones" should get a real job and realize how easy they have it.</p>
<p>There are teachers who sit on their ass and do nothing. There are teachers who are genuinly intelligent, but don't know how to teacher. There are teachers who are idiots, but truly care about their students. And finally, there are teachers that are intelligent, caring, and good at what they do! I'm happy to say that I've had several of these teachers, and I truly appreciate what they;ve done for me.</p>