re: OT- Teacher Pay

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I will only work 195 days out follow the year at the most

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That's hilarious that you think you are only going to work 195 days a year if you coach football. High School football season in Georgia lasts from May (Spring Practice) until November, December (State Finals) if you are lucky.

If you are part of a decent program you will be up at the school 4-5 days a week during the summer and you'll go to overnight 7v7 passing camps. You will work weekends during the season. In the "offseason" you may have to help with early morning/afternoon weight workouts or coach another sport. Don't let them talk you into basketball as your second sport...trust me on this. In fact if you absolutely have to coach a 2nd sport don't do anything in the winter or you'll want to commit suicide by February of your first year.

And when you do the math and you figure out what you make hourly with your coaching supplement you'll laugh, then cry.

Not being cynical, just being real with you my young naive friend.

To clarify a few more mistaken beliefs in this thread.

Teachers in Ga don't have "tenure." Contracts are on a year to year basis.

"Teachers in Georgia don't have tenure, but rather, certain due process protection against dismissal. Under the Fair Dismissal Act, O.C.G.A. § 20-2-940 et seq., teachers who have worked for more than the required years have a right to a hearing to determine if their contract was not renewed , or they have been dismissed, because of a statutorily authorized reason"

Teacher unions in Ga. don't exist. Ga is one of 5 states that don't allow teachers and various other governmental employees to unionize and have collective bargaining rights. Teachers in Ga. have "organizations" that have very little power other than lobbying law makers. Funny thing....those 5 states are usually near the bottom of test scores while those with the actual unions that have a strong presence are near the top.

Teachers don't just "get" free healthcare. Teachers "get" to pay for healthcare. $400 a month for family coverage and it rises every year. Retirees pay for healthcare until 65 then Medicare kicks in.

Special Ed teachers start on the same pay rung as everyone else. The person talking about some young SPED teacher making 90K a year is full of crap. You'd have to have a Ph.d and close to 30 years of experience to even sniff that kind of cheddar. Principals in some areas of the state don't even make that.

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To clarify a few more mistaken beliefs in this thread.

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And our pension is not guaranteed. At any point the state can vote to take it away or weaken it like they have done in other states.

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Then think about a homeschooled kid if you've ever met one. Personally, I've never met an unmotivated or stupid one.

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I see them all the time. Their parents bring them back after a few months because it was way harder than they expected or they didn't realize that their kid is actually the a-hole his/her said they were. And some who have been homeschooled for years are the weirdest little frickers you'll ever meet.

You're probably hanging out with motivated people in general so you're not going to see the other side.

Here's the problem: there are places across the country, including Georgia, where they are experiencing a teacher shortage. There are many out there, however, who would love to teach, but that would require a pay-cut from their current jobs.

So, if you want to fill the shortage and get teachers with real-world experience, you gotta raise that pay.

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And all you're seeing are the ones who wash out from homeschooling. So, who's not seeing the other side here?

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That would still be you. I've seen a handful of successful homeschool kids at our school and have helped a coach for a homeschool football program so I've seen both sides.

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I'm judging by the ones I've met that have successfully graduated this way. At $500 bucks per year. Instead of $10 fricking grand's worth of indoctrination.

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Congrats, I guess. That $10,000 is still $2000 less than the national average.

So you work at a high school? And I’m suppose to ignore that this might affect your opinion about alternatives to your employer?? Ha ha, maybe next I’ll go ask a Pepsi employee about their opinion on coca-cola.

Also, it’s pretty gross and depressing that you’re psyched about being $2000 dollars less than the national average though.

Hey, this is kind of random, but if it cost Pepsi $38,000 more to produce a can of cola than it takes Coke, do you think Pepsi would still be in business?

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Cost of homechooling for 1 student for 1 year is $500 dollars.

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Does this include the lost income of the parent providing this service? Does it cover the electricity in the home, the food, etc. What about the chance for participation in band, sports, arts, etc?

Not saying those things are important or not, just saying compare apples to apples.

I need to make a correction. When my friend was making 90, he was actually at Emory autism place (marcus?), not public school at that point. He was in the 70’s in Cobb.

Can’t say much more as the circle gets smaller and smaller in this business.

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DaveyDownerDawg

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I was talking about actual teaching I didn’t include football in that, I know good and well what goes into having a winning program at the high school level and I can’t wait to be able to do that everyday

Cobb was his fourth system and he had a masters in se.