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Apr 26, 2018
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Cashmeousside
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After it’s all said and done, this is the only proof anyone needs.
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My perspective on teachers they may not like
OU Cougar
4/26/18 11:41am
I think about being a teacher almost everyday. Would be an amazing job, IMO.
HingleMcCringleberry
4/26/18 11:42am
seriously?
lightmann
4/26/18 12:06pm
Yup.
HingleMcCringleberry
4/26/18 12:12pm
I do too. Kind of wish I'd gone the teacher/coach route
Ulysses14
4/26/18 12:13pm
It’s awesome. Do I wish I made more? Sure. But 5 years in
tebowned
4/26/18 12:34pm
Maybe teachers are just more responsible with the money they make
Sea Chicken
4/26/18 11:43am
I'm not sure what connection you are trying to make.
byubyu
4/26/18 11:44am
Yes. Medically insured people with high deductibles
OU Cougar
4/26/18 11:46am
There is less risk being a teacher. Jobs are stable, income is guaranteed so
cougsrule
4/26/18 11:46am
They rejected a 20% increase here, walked out today, it’s crazy
mosterlow
4/26/18 11:47am
Are you in AZ? Because pay there has ben severly repressed for almost a decade now.
Adrielle
4/26/18 2:00pm
Yes AZ, average teacher salary in the district is $50k so passing on $60k
mosterlow
4/26/18 2:07pm
In Alpine School District, the insurance is so amazing that I know several
Junior Deputy
4/26/18 11:47am
My wife is a teacher. My insurance is better and cheaper for our family
Pete
4/26/18 11:50am
Gasp- but CB says it isn’t so. At least your wife only works half the year tho
Junior Deputy
4/26/18 11:51am
yeah, plus the shorter hours is great too.
ochobeeguy
4/26/18 11:53am
RE: yeah, plus the shorter hours is great too.
Pete
4/26/18 11:54am
I remember all those “shorter hours”, staying up until 11pm grading papers with
Junior Deputy
4/26/18 11:56am
It's great all the time you spend with your family as they work for you.
ochobeeguy
4/26/18 12:12pm
And all you're doing is babysitting anyway, how hard can it be? 😉
runnincoug
4/26/18 12:10pm
Same.
The Board Genius
4/26/18 11:54am
Same with me. My wife is a teacher in MA and I was pumped to see their benefits
JohnnyB
4/26/18 12:17pm
I don't take my health insurance benefits b/c they would result
soupie
4/26/18 12:23pm
Yeah, I mean MA teachers can top out at a lot higher salary wise then some other
JohnnyB
4/26/18 12:27pm
Yes, and I don't teach so there's not the prep/grade work at home. My degree puts me on a nice
soupie
4/26/18 12:45pm
My wife teaches in Alpine school district. The benefits are just okay, not great
cougarnerd
4/26/18 11:52am
Go look at other districts. Alpine has it good. Jordan is 850 a month
tebowned
4/26/18 12:39pm
Yeah, that sucks.
cougarnerd
4/26/18 1:34pm
That must be really bad b/c
soupie
4/26/18 1:41pm
My premiums are 200. Deductible is 500.
tebowned
4/26/18 2:04pm
B/c my B-day is earlier in year, it would be our primary coverage. That means deductibles.
soupie
4/26/18 2:10pm
That’s incredible insurance. I’ve been extremely pleased with mine
tebowned
4/26/18 2:23pm
Why can't you choose which plan to use between spouses? I've always been able
LaserCoug
4/26/18 2:41pm
You can decline one or the other but you can't keep both & decide which is the primary & secondary.
soupie
4/26/18 2:45pm
I guess I don't see the advantage for ever having both. You pay both premiums
LaserCoug
4/26/18 4:12pm
I'd like that but they don't. I save them quite a chunk indeed.
soupie
4/26/18 5:45pm
Small companies can be flexible like that.
LaserCoug
4/26/18 6:31pm
I love my insurance through Alpine. Albeit it’s a small sample size
tebowned
4/26/18 12:38pm
They get so much time off. They have off 1/3 of the year. 16 weeks. If you facto
Mayor of Cougartown
4/26/18 11:48am
They only get 11 weeks off in the Summer. Not 16. Even if you add in all of the
byubyu
4/26/18 11:56am
spring break. week at thanksgiving. 2.5 weeks at christmas ? regular jobs get
Mayor of Cougartown
4/26/18 11:59am
Wait. What teachers get a week at Thanksgiving and 2.5 at Christmas?
2018grad
4/26/18 12:03pm
not exaggerating. it's what they get now. May differ by state. Just going off th
Mayor of Cougartown
4/26/18 12:45pm
Yes. It does differ by state.
Adrielle
4/26/18 4:40pm
When your kid is off the teachers aren't always off too.
displacedute
4/26/18 4:43pm
Our kids had 17 says off in a row if you count weekends.
Conan
4/26/18 2:09pm
So two weeks off work. Thanks
2018grad
4/26/18 4:07pm
17 days. Lots of people have to work weekends, not teachers though.
Conan
4/26/18 4:50pm
Not sure on other states but Utah does not get a week at Thanksgiving or 2.5 at
byubyu
4/26/18 12:04pm
You’re ruining his narrative.
Junior Deputy
4/26/18 12:07pm
no he's not. Colorado they get the whole week of thanksgiving off
Mayor of Cougartown
4/26/18 12:46pm
So Teachers have no days off outside of these days? That is new.
BYUinTX
4/26/18 12:17pm
I didn't start with other holidays. I don't get off MLK day or Presidents day
Mayor of Cougartown
4/26/18 12:47pm
But can you really do that? It’s not easy to pick up a side job during those 3-4
2018grad
4/26/18 12:06pm
Just because school is not in session doesn't mean teachers aren't working
ochobeeguy
4/26/18 12:15pm
Government employees get good deals; private persons
Archaea
4/26/18 11:50am
Weird.
displacedute
4/26/18 11:51am
Zing!
buffgato
4/26/18 11:57am
First of all, how does good health care and retirement prevent bankruptcy?
ochobeeguy
4/26/18 11:52am
I believe health care costs are the #1 reason for bankruptcy.
Blue Cat
4/26/18 11:58am
But at this point who has good health care?
ochobeeguy
4/26/18 12:11pm
Speaking for AZ teachers. They pay 11.5% of their salary for state retirement.
Blue Cat
4/26/18 11:56am
does the 11.5% include social security or its in addition?
Cougforgood
4/26/18 12:02pm
It's in addition.
Blue Cat
4/26/18 12:03pm
Crappy pay and your bratty kids? Sign me up!
Hoosier77
4/26/18 12:02pm
And yet with all those perks, still a shortage of teachers.
The Old Y
4/26/18 12:07pm
Apparently not enough people want to pursue their passion of teaching 15 year
Junior Deputy
4/26/18 12:10pm
After it’s all said and done, this is the only proof anyone needs.
Cashmeousside
4/26/18 12:34pm
Is there? Not where I live.
kimdaddy35
4/26/18 12:49pm
Nationwide, there is a serious teacher shortage. Schools of Ed are seeing
runnincoug
4/26/18 12:55pm
Where do you live?
displacedute
4/26/18 12:55pm
I live in Northern CO...they are protesting here as well
kimdaddy35
4/26/18 1:54pm
It might be that a bunch of teachers leave the profession because of pay
displacedute
4/26/18 2:10pm
Again, not the case in Northern Colorado. Teachers from all over
kimdaddy35
4/26/18 2:18pm
Yes, Fort Collins may not be the best barometer for the national supply/demand
Hoosier77
4/26/18 2:34pm
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