White Collar Privilege

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5. The reality

Educators in most of this country are woefully unrecognized. The importance
of a complete and comprehensive education cant be overstated.
That being said the issue is not nearly as simple as "working people should be paid more."
I agree with that basic premise myself making the same rate the last 11 years.
Where we live the problem involves several factors.
First, regardless of the rate of pay or number of degrees an individual earns, 40 plus kids
in a room can not be competently or properly educated. NO THEY CANT
Second, a dilution of curriculum eases the burden on educators forced into this no win scenario
but does not help the student. (our children)
The bottom line is in our sates EDU system teachers get raises with every degree they earn
regardless if these degrees focus are the teachers specific responsibilities.
Example, a third grade teacher earns a second masters in child phycology.
We as taxpayers foot that bill while at the same time see the failure to improve the classroom
experience. Qualified educators that work in environments that allow a competent and complete
education experience do not need multiple degrees. They need only the proper
number of students to handle at a time. One teacher with multiple degrees making, in this example
over 158,000 a year still can not provided the proper one on one just because of their salary.
Two qualified educators making 80,000 a year with only 20 to 22 students to handle
improves our children's education across the board.
Just a very basic view of this opinion.