Nearly 50 percent of new teachers leave the profession within the first five years. Why? Because of the salary. According to the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, over 65% of teachers are unhappy with their salary. It is generally accepted by most people that teachers are essential; they educate students and prepare them for brighter futures. There is a shortage of teachers in certain areas across the country. In addition, if the percentage of teachers leaving the profession increases, and if teachers discontent about their salary increases, the percentage of areas having shortages might increase. This problem needs to be addressed soon because within the next 10 years, more than 1.8 million of the 3.3 million teachers will be eligible for retirement.
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There were two logical fallacies that stood out to me in “Why We Shouldn’t Raise Teacher Pay.” Jason Richwine’s idea that the brightest applicants make the best teachers is flawed. Great teachers require many traits other than knowing the material. Richwine also goes on to talk about the education received:
Four-year degrees are not all created equal. Education is among the least challenging fields of study. As measures of ability go, a degree in education cannot be equated with a degree, in, say, computer science or engineering. That’s part of the reason why teachers typically receive a lower wage.
Richwine fails to mention the number of teachers with master degrees, and those who don’t major in education, but rather a specific field of study. According to Face the Facts USA, over 50 percent of teachers have master degrees and over 60 percent do not major in education, but rather a specific field of study. These statistics alone show that most of Richwine’s arguments are flawed, because his claims and opinions target less than half of the teachers in the United
The “Teacher Salary Project” is an organization specifically …show more content…
There were two logical fallacies that stood out to me in “Why We Shouldn’t Raise Teacher Pay.” Jason Richwine’s idea that the brightest applicants make the best teachers is flawed. Great teachers require many traits other than knowing the material. Richwine also goes on to talk about the education received:
Four-year degrees are not all created equal. Education is among the least challenging fields of study. As measures of ability go, a degree in education cannot be equated with a degree, in, say, computer science or engineering. That’s part of the reason why teachers typically receive a lower wage.
Richwine fails to mention the number of teachers with master degrees, and those who don’t major in education, but rather a specific field of study. According to Face the Facts USA, over 50 percent of teachers have master degrees and over 60 percent do not major in education, but rather a specific field of study. These statistics alone show that most of Richwine’s arguments are flawed, because his claims and opinions target less than half of the teachers in the United