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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Should math and science teachers be paid more?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thanks to all of you bloggers who weighed in yesterday about my daughter’s holiday spelling homework dilemma.
I never did get the teacher’s home telephone number, but I am happy to report that my third grader completed her assignment on time. She learned a hard lesson about forgetting her spelling book over a holiday weekend when a project deadline approached.
She finished her massive spelling packet - wrote her spelling words three times, alphabetized them, named their parts of speech, took a practice test and wrote a letter with the words - in one evening. (If you don’t mind a proud mom taking a moment to brag about her straight A student - the teacher gave her an A+.)
Today, I would like to get some feedback about another topic, teachers’ salaries. A state proposal addressing the teacher shortage suggests that math and science educators receive incentive pay to attract more professionals to the field. Existing math and science teachers also would receive annual bonuses.
Do you think that differentiated pay, which is a fact of life for most industries, is a good idea for public schools? Should math and science teachers be paid more than English or social studies teachers for their specialized skills?
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