How Much Is Enough ?

Five years and 55 million isn't THAT huge when you consider that the cast of Friends were getting $1 million per episode plus perks EACH for several seasons. At 22 episodes a season, they were each making double what Burnett is.

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I think teachers should be paid what we're paying sports superstars.

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Not that they don't deserve more, but nurses (at least around here) are in high demand and make good money...

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There's good money and then there's GOOD money.

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I think its rediculous how much we pay entertainers. Why don't we spend that money on things that are more important, like charity or medical research? If not, shouldn't they go to people who help the world, like missionaries?


Gee Princess.....why should we pay missionaries, usually bigtime christians to preech hate and intolerance around the world.

And since you think entertainers are getting paid too much...of course you've stopped watching TV, listening to music, and stopped going to shows, right?


Teachers are truly the most underpaid and least appreciated

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Updated On: 12/11/05 at 01:14 PM

How much do teachers make in the U.S., on average?

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But what's an accurate figure? I've heard some very different numbers.

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but rath, we can choose NOT to support those companies.

blue, this is from the US Dept of Labor, Bureau of Statistics.......take this with a grain of salt of salt. It's truly depends on the state, and school district

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Median annual earnings of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from $39,810 to $44,340 in 2002; the lowest 10 percent earned $24,960 to $29,850; the top 10 percent earned $62,890 to $68,530. Median earnings for preschool teachers were $19,270.

According to the American Federation of Teachers, beginning teachers with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $30,719 in the 2001–02 school year. The estimated average salary of all public elementary and secondary school teachers in the 2001–02 school year was $44,367. Private school teachers generally earn less than public school teachers.

In 2002, more than half of all elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers belonged to unions—mainly the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association—that bargain with school systems over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. Fewer preschool and kindergarten teachers were union members—about 15 percent in 2002.

Teachers can boost their salary in a number of ways. In some schools, teachers receive extra pay for coaching sports and working with students in extracurricular activities. Getting a master’s degree or national certification often results in a raise in pay, as does acting as a mentor. Some teachers earn extra income during the summer by teaching summer school or performing other jobs in the school system.


http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm

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Polish teachers don't have kids throwing desks at them or performing "lewd acts" right in the middle of the classroom. At least I hope they don't!

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Plum, I think you might as well just post for me most of the time.

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People always drag out the Friends cast in this argument.

YEARS before, the cast of Seinfeld made the same amount. You know, back when a million an episode meant something.

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Damn straight.

And they were working for a privately-owned corporation. Not the state.

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