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Posted on 7/8/26 at 9:49 am to chryso
I told mine that and led by example, IT DIDN'T WORK! LAF
Posted on 7/8/26 at 10:15 am to LemmyLives
I made 32k a year as a rookie Baton Rouge Police Officer with three college degrees.
I am not a victim. I chose this life.
I am not a victim. I chose this life.
This post was edited on 7/8/26 at 10:16 am
Posted on 7/8/26 at 10:22 am to LemmyLives
I guess I"m out of touch because some of these are a shitton higher than I would have thought, even taking into account "mid-year median".
Anthropology at 65K? Theology at 66? Those are much more than I would have imagined.
Anthropology at 65K? Theology at 66? Those are much more than I would have imagined.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 10:26 am to Shorts Guy
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This infographic explains so much of what’s gone wrong in this country
What do you mean "gone wrong". There has never been much marketable value in many of those.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 11:53 am to Shorts Guy
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Thank you for the laugh!
This just isn’t the reality in 2026 for a huge portion of teachers.
That was the point.
You moron.
You quit reading at that sentence, didn't you?
This post was edited on 7/8/26 at 11:55 am
Posted on 7/8/26 at 11:59 am to meeple
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I’m pretty cynical when it comes to this, in that most teachers are in it for just this alone. Yeah there are other things they enjoy about it, but if not for the retirement they’d just stay at home.
Yep When they are on their woe is me soapbox about their compensation, they never seem to realize just how sizeable the compensation adjustment would be for someone to have that same benefit.
This post was edited on 7/8/26 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:00 pm to Downeast12
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So they can retire at 53 with 30 years, and bring in 50k a year till they’re fricking dead.
Yep. A teacher with a decent state pension is pretty much already a millionaire right now in the same sense that someone is a millionaire if they have over a million in their retirement account…lots of flexibility for teachers once they turn 52-55 if they can make it that long
Not to mention all the sex they're having while teaching.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:00 pm to Falco
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Time for the monthly, "Let's complain about teachers" thread
No, it's the monthly "complain about parents who let their kids go 100k in debt for shitty degrees and then complain they can't afford a house" thread.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:01 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
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Telling of how the country values its future generations?
Supply and demand.
There are over 4 million K-12 teachers in the United States. And it’s extremely easy to become one, and it’s an attractive career for women with children because it has great benefits and lots of time off.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:05 pm to LemmyLives
One of the lowest paying ones which isn’t on there is photography, which I guess falls into fine arts.
There is jack shite for job openings outside of stuff like shooting weddings and other gig work.
There is jack shite for job openings outside of stuff like shooting weddings and other gig work.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:21 pm to LemmyLives
A lot of these are areas like leisure & hospitality, psych, English, health services, etc.
IMO, many of these degrees are quite useful. We need hotel managers, psychiatrists, English teachers....
Yeah, they pay less than many STEM degrees. Doesn't mean they are not needed.
IMO, many of these degrees are quite useful. We need hotel managers, psychiatrists, English teachers....
Yeah, they pay less than many STEM degrees. Doesn't mean they are not needed.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:28 pm to Doctor B
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A lot of these are areas like leisure & hospitality, psych, English, health services, etc.
IMO, many of these degrees are quite useful. We need hotel managers, psychiatrists, English teachers....
Yeah, they pay less than many STEM degrees. Doesn't mean they are not needed.
I think the larger point is that you don't need to be going to a school that costs $100k per year to be getting these degrees, not that there shouldn't be a way to get them. We wouldn't be having nearly the student loan crisis we have right now if people that wanted to go into these lower income fields, were not going to insanely expensive schools to learn those trades.
This post was edited on 7/8/26 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:28 pm to Doctor B
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IMO, many of these degrees are quite useful.
Worth 100k+ of debt to manage a hotel?
Just work night audit for two years, do event booking for a year, and you don't have any debt, and you're more qualified than someone with a degree that has never worked in a hotel. A high school senior could teach English to students in lower grades, which has been mentioned previously. Psychology majors are not psychiatrists, either.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:33 pm to LemmyLives
My daughter has a degree in early childhood education, which is the lowest one on the list.
BUT, she just got certified as a dyslexia specialist and is planning to start her own private tutoring business. She already has a bunch of wealthy clients lined up.
BUT, she just got certified as a dyslexia specialist and is planning to start her own private tutoring business. She already has a bunch of wealthy clients lined up.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:35 pm to Stinger_1066
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BUT, she just got certified as a dyslexia specialist and is planning to start her own private tutoring business. She already has a bunch of wealthy clients lined up.
Entrepreneurship will always help potentially make up any gap.
This post was edited on 7/8/26 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:50 pm to Stinger_1066
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private tutoring business.
If she hasn't already checked it out, a lot of local teachers rave about TeachersPayTeachers. All sorts of instructional materials created by teachers.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:00 pm to Downeast12
I remember back in the 80s, Coca-Cola, McDonalds... would have contest with the grand prize being a million dollars. They would pay you 50k a year for 20 years. That's what teacher retirement is these days.
Graduate college at 22, work for 30 years, retire at 52 with health care and salary for life. Plus your student loans are forgiven. That is a nice trade off, but you have to do it for 30 years.
Graduate college at 22, work for 30 years, retire at 52 with health care and salary for life. Plus your student loans are forgiven. That is a nice trade off, but you have to do it for 30 years.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:07 pm to LemmyLives
They're all being replaced by H1B Indians anyway.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 1:11 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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I think the larger point is that you don't need to be going to a school that costs $100k per year to be getting these degrees, not that there shouldn't be a way to get them. We wouldn't be having nearly the student loan crisis we have right now if people that wanted to go into these lower income fields, were not going to insanely expensive schools to learn those trades.
Totally valid point. I went to an in-state public university for a BA...for the exact reasons you stated. No point in going to a private school or big-name public for the BA I chose.
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