re: Give teachers a raise....Nah.

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I think they are paid pretty well for what they do. They get off at 3pm. They have long holidays off and the whole summer! They chose that career. Quit crying about this. They have great benefits too.

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My wife teaches kindergarten and I agree COMPLETELY. It's not an easy job, however she gets paid well for working 9 months of the year. If I were king for the day, I would do away with tenure and restructure the pay system. Make it so there is a standard pay rate (say 40K) and then bonuses based upon improvement in standardized testing scores from the beginning of the school year to the end. The better you do at teaching the children, the bigger your bonus.