http://www.tedprize.org/dave-eggers/the-teacher-salary-project-has-launched/ TED Prize Winner Updates and Input Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.tedprize.org/dave-eggers/the-teacher-salary-project-has-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Teachers Forum Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:07:13 +0000 http://www.tedprize.org/index.php/?p=171#comment-452 I was in a masters degree program that was 80% filled with teachers from various schools and grades. After getting to know them, other than my degree what I took away from the experience was that there was no way in the world I would want to be a public school teacher do to the amount of work required for so little pay, and so little respect. It's a shame but it seems teachers all over the world are in the same situation, what is it about human beings that we don't place value on teachers generally speaking? I was in a masters degree program that was 80% filled with teachers from various schools and grades. After getting to know them, other than my degree what I took away from the experience was that there was no way in the world I would want to be a public school teacher do to the amount of work required for so little pay, and so little respect. It’s a shame but it seems teachers all over the world are in the same situation, what is it about human beings that we don’t place value on teachers generally speaking?

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