Florin Iucha wrote: > On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 06:54:20AM -0500, Jack Ungerleider wrote: > > On Wednesday 20 June 2001 21:23, you wrote: > > > I'm sorry ahead of time but sometimes I just can't help myself. When I hear > > > someone talking about how underfunded the education system is I just can't > > > help it. > > > > > > > > > <WARNING BIG HONKIN RANT> > > > > > > If I can beleive what I hear on the radio Minnesota will spend between 7 > > > and 10 Billion (yeah that's a B) dollars on public education in the next > > <snipped> > > > > > > The average teacher makes $35K a year to start and after ten years can make > > > $70K a year, they have a 1200 hour work year. ( I bet you work over 2000 > > > hours in a year.) > > > > > > I wish I could be so underpaid. > > > > > > > > > </END OF BIG HONKIN RANT> > > > > > > Sorry, sorry, sorry. > > > > > > > > > Spencer J Sinn wrote: > > > > <COUNTER BIG HONKIN RANT Warning=Its got lots of numbers!> > > > [graciously snipped] > > > > </COUNTER BIG HONKIN RANT> > > There is a saying in Latin (sorry I couldn't remember it, my high-school Latin > kinda rusted) that translates (roughly to): > "The one who Gods hate, they made him a teacher" > > Have you had any teaching experience? I have taught some computer operating/ > word processing/excel number-munging to _school teachers_ for two weeks and > believe me, it was exhausting. > > My wife taught math for a couple of weeks to childrens in grades 5-8. > > Did you _ever_ had to control 20 kids? To silence them? To persuade them to > do _anything_? The attention span of a 6 year old is under 1 minute :) > > Look in the supermarket for parents who can barely control their own kid. > > When you say that teachers are overpaid you don't know what are you talking > about. > > It takes special (wo)man to be a teacher. I know I couldn't. > > [This message largely ignores the possibility to catch a bullet during the > work hours.] > > It's very easy to put dollar figures over the heads of a bunch of people: > we give $X for education, $Y for health, $Z for justice. > > It gets harder when you look at your slice: and your doctor says - sorry, > you are sick but you medical insurance covers a 10 minute visit and this > tylenol; and your local school says - sorry, for the budget we have we will > put your kids together with another 40 and watch them not to kick themselves > too hard. > > It's very tempting to judge someone else's shoes without trying them on. > > </rant> > > florin > > DISCLAIMER: I DON'T HAVE KIDS (YET) AND I CAN AFFORD DECENT MEDICAL INSURANCE. > > -- > Here is a new shoe to try on, Nurse, LPN, responsable for the lives of some 80 folks any one shift. No insurance AT ALL.... NO 401k , no nothing.... I figure if I don't get sick and miss work I might make $25k this year. I work most holidays ( we don't close, operate 24/7/365) And IF those bastards in the state congress don't get their shit together I might not even get paid next month. Sorry, my two cents worth... RS