do specle ed teachers make extra money?
483615
I teach a self-contained special ed. class and have been teaching SPED for 24 years....and no, I don't make any more than the regular ed. teachers even though my paperwork load is ALOT more, I have no textbooks and I have to make my own teaching materials, and I have to spend hours and hours more time in meetings and deal with horrible, demanding parents who expect me to "cure" their child.....I couldn't imagine doing anything else though   :)
942066
Teachers are one of the lowest paid professionals in our society.  If you are thinking of going into teaching to make a small fortune, then you should probably start with a large one!  Most teachers pay for many of their classroom supplies out of their own pockets.  Don't go into the teaching field in the hopes of making a lot of money; it probably won't happen.  Do it because you love it and feel it is your calling, otherwise, I'm afraid you'll soon move on to greener pastures!  Good luck in whatever you do!!
106753
It may depend on where you land when you come back.  In NC, teachers are paid the same across the board based only on years of experience, not taking anything else into consideration.  Some places pay signing bonuses for areas of high need (HS math, spec ed, etc) but here all teachers with the same amount of experience make the same amount of money.  Other states may be different.
843939
Each of those fields require a lot of education and training to get to the point where you can make ridiculous money. So maybe they are worth the pay in that sense. But teachers require just as much education to become qualified, plus their job is ostensibly more "important" than any you mentioned. Yet teachers get paid terribly in comparison. Doctors get paid a lot because we demand perfection from them (rightly so) and sue them if they slip up. We don't sue our waiter if he messes up our order. Lawyers are overpaid because we demand perfection (perhaps wrongly) from too many other parts of society. If people stop suing companies for getting burned by hot coffee, kids choking on small parts, etc, then the financial incentives for trial lawyers will diminish. As for engineers, programmers, scientists... supply and demand I suppose dictates their salaries, so it's hard to say what constitutes "too much" for them. Just my opinions!
161799
Hi. I'm a Bulgarian student and to be honest don't know what you exactly mean. In BG the Ministry of Education has the idea to calculate the month salary of the teachers by giving test to the students. The inspectors come to the school and give the students the tests. Then the test are checked and depending ot the marks (better marks=better teacher) they decide if the teacher is doing his job right and give him more or less money. I hope that this is what you're asking about. However this system is not applied yet, but it'll probably soon be applied.
330451
Actually, German teachers make much better money than American teachers.  As a teacher, you are a "Beamte", an official of the state, with all the benefits (6 weeks paid vacation, universal health care coverage, etc) that that entails.
1147685
teachers often make under 30K after getting their degree.  I am right at 30K right now...this is my 2nd year teaching.
545887
Doesn't your school provide these types of resources for teachers?
473754
Elementary school teachers get the same pay scale as every other teacher in the district.\n\nHowever, the elementary classroom requires a greater variety of materials, decorations, activities, etc., and there is minimal help from districts in buying those things.
227830
Yes....if you continue in your schooling and get a Master's or Doctorate in a specific field.  I have a sister-in-law who if a reading/speach specialist.  Even though she teaches like the rest of the staff, her pay is much higher.
903028
Depending on what you teach there's some jobs here in central Illinois looking fo teachers. I don't know salary or anything but there is a need for teachers last I knew.
775320
and you call yourself a teacher and you don't know? go find a job and just do it. take what you have learned and use it to make money
58456
Gift cards to school supply stores!(staples, office max, etc) Teachers spend up to 400.00 of their own money a year for their classrooms. And we know that teachers are total underpaid!
32255
For some yes.  For others, it's a job.   But considering how little we pay them, you'd think there's something else there besides just a job.\n\nNow consider this.  Teachers are human too.  They have good days and bad.  They have favorites (even if they don't say it).  So what you are feeling might be some of that.
1107118
The national average starting salary for a first-year teacher is around $28,000, with the national average with all experience and professional education levels at about $41,000.\n\nWhat this doesn't reflect is that these are gross pay amounts, and don't show the deductions for taxes, mandatory retirement account contributions, health and life insurance, professional dues, continuing education for professional development tuition, etc. Plan on your take-home being about half what your gross pay is. Plus, you'll be spending quite a bit out-of-pocket for your classroom, especially in your first year or two, until you build your own materials and curriculum stockpile.\n\nEach district offers pay based on a state baseline, adding in stipends based on your education and experience, the rarity of your subject/speciality, and the difficulty of the district (e.g. poverty/Title 1, etc.).\n\nVery rarely, a teacher can earn much more... if they have many years of experience, an advanced degree, are teaching in a school offering higher pay due to being in a difficult neighborhood, are teaching a hard-to-find subject like math or science, and also coach/sponsor a couple of stipended sports or clubs. However, someone doing that may be making lots more money, but they can't really have any family or any sort of life outside of the school and the extracurricular activities and clubs.\n\nGet a pay scale from your local district to see what they're paying. But remember, you can't go into teaching if you're planning on making lots of money.
771586
Not really--based on my observations.  The money needs to be spent in the classrooms for more teachers to reduce the class numbers.  And there should be more teaching observations from external sources like principal reviews, education experts, etc. and having them help teachers become better teachers.  \n\nGiving teachers more professional development classes is like giving problem students more classes to take.  It doesn't make the student better, it just makes the student do more of something they are not good at.\n\nThose are my personal opinions.
852972
I teach in a small rural school in IN.  Our system starts a new teacher @ $30,000 per year with more for taking on extra duties.\n\nA teacher in the well-to-do burbs of Indy starts out around $40,000.