According to the findings, teachers in the United States are paid considerably more than people estimate. They are also paid more than people think of as a fair amount. The only other countries polled that think that teachers are paid more than they deserve in the survey are Japan, France, Singapore, South Korea, China and Egypt.
On the other hand, the majority of respondents believed that the fair wage for a teacher should be below what they are actually paid. As a matter of fact, they believed the teachers are overpaid by as much as 14 percent, since the average "qualifying teacher wage" of US$37,144 (S$46,400) is the highest among the all the nations in the study ("qualifying teacher wage" in USA is US$25,770). At least that's consistent, our prime minister is the highest paid among all the nations in the world.
It is no wonder that four in five respondents here — the fifth-highest proportion among the 21 nations surveyed — said they would encourage their children to pursue a career in teaching. Which parent wouldn't shove their kids in the direction of the big bucks? It looks all the money invested in private tuition may pay off after all.
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Did the survey include "mentors" who seem to multply with each succession? They would be the envy of the world.
ReplyDeleteThey are overpaid if their common refrain is that your child needs help at PTMs, which is rather common. And it also seems that they are allowed to moonlight a certain number of hours after work. So taxpayers are paying them to undergo OJT and preparing for more lucrative jobs as tutors. Many of them are in for the no pay leave and maternity benefits, not to teach.
ReplyDeleteTeachers does it with class.
ReplyDeleteI respect our school teachers.
ReplyDeleteSingaporean teachers are the highest paid among 21 countries according to the study, earning an average annual salary of US$45,755, ahead of the United States' US$44,917 and South Korea's US$43,874. Let's pray that they are not in just for the money.
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