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mmaalex t1_j6tmzix wrote

Reply to comment by Squidworth89 in Most needed jobs in Maine? by Pleasentplayer1230

A large number of rural schools got hit, needing to raise pay to comply with the states new minimum teacher pay law due to how bad some of the pay is.

The minimum for this year is only $40k for a certified teacher.

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Squidworth89 t1_j6tnzjt wrote

Which isn’t bad starting out… but all the experienced teachers got shafted.

Fresh out of college $40,000 Ten years experience + masters + extra credits $55,000… maybe.

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Sufficient_Risk1684 t1_j6wursf wrote

Yeah it is... Minimum wage is 29k a year now.... Requiring a college degree to make only 30% more then minimum wage?

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Squidworth89 t1_j6x2yn1 wrote

A college degree doesn’t equal skills necessarily. $40k first year teaching is decent. They have a lot to learn still first couple years.

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Sufficient_Risk1684 t1_j6x3s7u wrote

True, but it's a cost and investment. 40k minimum and four years of time to make 30% more then the worst possible pay. When you could have not spent the money, worked full time those four years and had 4 years of experience and raises in another career path. It's decent in terms of teacher pay maybe but not in terms of pay inflation in many other fields.

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Squidworth89 t1_j6x4r5a wrote

Outside of a trade that four years of experience isn’t going to get you far over the long run. You’re not going to have the benefits teachers have day one.

Teachers go from college to into a classroom by themselves. They have no real teaching skills post college… they learn with the into the frying pan approach. College is all theory and little practice. Which is fine. But don’t over value paper. I personally wouldn’t want my kids to have a teacher with < 3 years on the job experience.

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