I am an elementary art teacher, and am wondering:\na) will 36,000 be an adequate yearly salary?\nb) any info/opinions regarding the Glendale Elementary School District\nc)opinions regarding the quality of life in this area
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Yes, $36K is adequate. As to the schools, I am not certain. \n However, as to the quality of life... We are an All American City and the first metro area to have all of our government vehicles on natural gas instead of petrol. We have 3 of the nations top ten fastest growing cities here in the Phoenix metro area. \n It does not matter your interests, hobbies, etc, you will find something to do in Phoenix. \n We also have a very low poverty rate, a fairly high mean income, and a fairly low average debt to income ratio. \n As to the negatives/potential negatives: CRIME! Mesa, AZ in 2004 lead the country in car thefts. Phoenix proper led the nation in home burglaries. Gilbert led the nation in home invasions. \n HUGE immigrant population, both legal and illegal. \n Good luck, and enjoy our city!!
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well i cant choose for you but in my opinion even tho teachers dont get paid that much its a good and fun job. the kids are great. but what you have to do is see what fits you the most you cant plan your hole life day by day cuz you never know what will happen you cant prepare for every mistake that might happen  because if you do you will be depprest the rest of your life you just have to take it day by day and see what happens things always have a way of working themselves out \n\n\ngood luck and all the best
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Well, that sounds good to me.  I don't think I have ever before heard a teacher happy about the amount left after taxes .... at least that is how I am interpreting your details ... or do you mean you don't have much left after taxes?  My thoughts would be to go where you are happy and where you feel you are making a difference.  Those of us who make a career of teaching don't usually do it for the money.
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WA state teacher's pay is in the top quartile of the national average. As for it being a living wage, it depends on where you live: the Seattle area is very expenisive compared to other parts of the state. I live in Vancouver, WA and consider the area to be very affordable. Oh, and there is NO state INCOME TAX! AS for ESL, I don't know about that but I do know there are large numbers of non-native speakers of English in SW WA.
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I lived in st joseph most of my life and moved from there two years ago at that time they paid them by the day. It was around 300 a day...If you really need to know call the school district and they will tell you
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I am currently a Pre-school Teacher. The difference in the pay amounts is going to be if you have a degree(early childhood education) or not. With a degree you will make more than if you did not have one. It also depends on the state where you reside. State to state teachers pay is drastic. Get on line and research the pay rates for teachers in your state. Also private pre-schools tend to pay more than state funded ones. \n       If you have a spouse who is willing to share in the finances to start than I really do not see a problem with you being able to make it. Doing it alone is a struggle but I believe that to be with any job that is not a "high end" job. Trust your gut. You will be fine!!!
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In FL, we have 2 paths for Elementary Education one is Elementary Education (K-5) the other is PreK Primary which is prek -3.  I think teaching is a "good" profession as it is high demand, you can move and easily find a job, there are a lot of opportunities for continuing growth, the kids are pretty cool and you get a lot of time off.  Now the bad, the salary is kind of crap, parents can be a pain in the butt,  no child left behind (not even the little kid in the back who sleeps everyday and is borderline abused and doesn't eat at home and has to stay up cleaning the house) ie you are responsible for the education of every kid in your room regardless of their home life (and some are pretty terrible).  I love teaching!  But it is NOT an easy job!!!  But can be very rewarding.
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I am 36 and this is my eighth year teaching.  The first 1-3 years are tricky because you have to figure out how to NOT spend 2-3 hours after the fact grading papers.  It took me about 2 years to figure out what works for me and what doesn't.  I spend a lot of time around positive people who love their jobs and who are willing to share and receive new ideas.  I keep a binder of ideas, good and terrible, to help me keep from making mistakes over and over.  As far as the pay goes...yeah, I'm underpaid.  But you know what?  I work 180 days a year from 7:30-3:30.  I am out of school when my child is out of school.  I do something everyone of those 180 days a year that really matters.  Talk to people who love their jobs and see if they say things that sound appealing to you.  Truth is...nobody ever decided to be a teacher because the pay is awesome or because it is easy as pie.  Folks who love teaching either feel called to do it, love kids, enjoy the opportunity to do something different in the summer (I got my real estate license and sell at my will), etc.  If you have a deep feeling that it isn't the right thing for you, move on.  There are children who deserve a teacher who wants to be there and who feel good about their work.
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"The way you see the problem IS the problem." Stephen R. Covey, to borrow one of MJ23 4Life's sources, has certainly given any reader of his book something to mull over, even if the aforementioned quote is the only thing that they take away from his writings. Perception. It seems obvious, but it really is something that goes overlooked constantly – human beings are blest (or cursed) with the ability to rationalize anything. While your current feelings are very likely the byproduct of any number of events leading up to this moment in time, whether or not you let any of your misgivings ruin your day is completely up to you. Is this a highly idealistic concept? Yes, I think so. Several other posts have mentioned this sentiment, but if you are really not satisfied with being a teacher of kindergarten students, then perhaps you should go exploring outside of your comfort zone and attempt to instruct children during another phase of their early development. Also, salary should really be of no concern if you are doing something that you are truly passionate about. In the management courses I have taken (this doesn’t make me an expert) we have studied how there is absolutely no correlation between pay and one’s intrinsic desire to do work. Money can only take you so far and it certainly “can’t buy me love,” as the Beatles would say. You can justify this to yourself however you like. Good teachers are few and far between and if it is your goal to become a good one, and not just another statistic, then perhaps it is time to cast any doubts you may have aside and start to focus on why it is that you will be good at what you do. Life really is too short to spend all of your days questioning what it is that you are doing here.
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I think that this is great. I am a full time student. I also work full time, and have seen the era of no child left behind leaving alot of our young minds behind. As far as the minimum wage, this is a great thing. The minimum wage has not risen since 1997. I wonder who was the president then? Also the current administration has risen the national debt more then any president in US history.
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Are you certified to teach?\n\nLAS VEGAS< NEVADA  USA is always looking for teachers and a special fast-track program is available.  \n\nLook for CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT \n            in Las Vegas, Nevada  USA\non a website.  Good luck in your endeavors!
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I teach high school math in Utah, but was originally certified in NY, and my brother-in-law teaches physics in NY.\n\nMy rankings would be:\n1) NY because the cost of living is good for the pay (and I am biased because I am from there). Plus, it is centrally located, and easy to locate within reach of a fairly large city. Drawback is NY is very test-oriented at all grade levels. \n\n2) NH - quaint, small towns, supportive on education.\n\n3) PA - ditto, more blue-collar types of kids I think.\n\n4) ME - ditto, except more isolated from America...maybe not a bad thing.\n\n5) VT - very weak teachers union, but like NH, quaint.\n\nSorry, I can't give more details, but I love the NE as well. I miss the sprawling green countryside. I bet NY, PA or NH would be the closest comparison to where you are coming from. Good luck in your search for utopia!
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As a teacher myself, i am offended, not by the question, but to those people who are calling this person lazy and telling him to re-think his profession! \nThose people who have been teachers know that the curriculum is over crowded as it is, way too much time is spent planning not to mention assessing, marking, reporting, making resources and all the other things that go with it! I dont see any problem with a fellow teacher asking for ideas, ive surely done it, no teacher is perfect nor does any 1 teacher have ALL the answers - so why kid yourself that you do. Very nieve if you think you are beyond asking for help / ideas not to mention very narrow minded and quiet scary. Have the other teachers here never asked for help with planing or lesson ideas ?? I doubt it!\n\nAnyway, when i teach abuot rain forests i like to get the kids as active as possible. I was lucky in Australia we had a local forest we could go and visit but even if you cant, looking at pictures, videos and immersing students in the total experience, visual, audio everything in between. Get them to classify animals, plants and the parts of the rainforest ... identify animals that are dependant on parts and as a further investigation , possibly for G&T students get them to investiate de-forestation and hold a mini debate on the topic. There are tonnes of ideas for art activies, making dioramas or collages is also fun and keeps them involved! \nHope this helps, and ignore the other 'teachers' who think they are beyond asking for help, personally i am appaled that so called professionals would even give a response like that. Everyone needs ideas and pointers in their teaching life. There are good websites (i dont know any right now) but they actually have forums for teachers to ask and discuss... im sure those here are not members, but there are hundreds of teachers always willing to help.\nGood Luck! Have fun!
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I am not an expert in this by any means! I do agree with the first respondant, that you need to provide more information.\nFor example, \nWhere are you located (cost of living will impact your salary)?\nDo you manage other employees?\nWhat does an assistant manager do?\nDo you take care of planning for programs and activities?\nHow many kids are in the daycare?\n\nYou can find details on US AFC website National Child Care Information Center http://www.nccic.org/poptopics/salaries.html\n\nSalary.com can also provide information. You have to  pay to get a fully customized answer. However, I would cross the Day Care Center Teacher with the Retail Assistant Manager and estimate a salary that way. With 15 years of experience, I would expect you to be in the mid -to-  upper\nrange of the salary.\nA retail asst. manager makes $34,691 on average\nA child care center teacher makes $27,495 on average\n(remember these are numbers from across the US, if you go to the site you can specify states w/o extra cost.
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Building might be $150/sq ft to build. Teachers...figure at least $50k a year in salary and another $15 or so in benefit cost...per teacher. Property costs? Well, that is really up for grabs.\nHeating and cooling?? figure $10k a month.\nInsurance? I have no idea.\n\nHow big a building will you build? And, why aren't taxpayers supporting it?
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As in Central Florida...as in Orlando?????\n\nI work there. I think the pay is ok. I think there are neighboring counties with higher and lower so it's in the middle. Granted it's all teacher salaries so "high" doesn't mean much! Orange county is huge! There is no way to answer the part about student behavior. Orange county has six sub-areas. If you are considering coming to teach in Orange County, you would have to look into the specific "learning community" your interested in (usually depends on where you live as to where you'd teach). And to be honest, I think that no matter where you teach, you'll have a mixture of behavior problems. I can say that class size is ok for the most part county wide. That, too, depends on overcrowding (we have lots of that) and teacher shortages.\n\nHave you checked out the website? There's lots of good information there to help you make a decision. \n\nwww.ocps.net\n\nGood Luck!
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Our teachers are underpaid and whiny i would suggest you look elsewhere... if your heart is set on it california needs teachers badly,  but with a masters degree i would imagine u start off at 35k/ year heres some websites.\nhttp://www.teachforamerica.org/flash_movie.html\nhttp://www.risenetwork.org/teachers.html\nhttp://www.teacherssupportnetwork.com/Home.do