CAT Tracks for June 2, 2002 BOB IS BACK!

AN OLDIE, BUT GOODIE

A Bennett CAT...former member of BOB...ran across the following during the "year-end" clean up...even though the District chose not to give us time to do it. What we won't do in the name of dedication!

Hey...Barney's got kids. Maybe he can relate to this...ENJOY:

I'm fed up with teachers and their hefty salary schedules. What we need here is a little perspective.

If I had my way, I'd pay these teachers myself--I'd pay them baby-sitting wages. That's right--instead of paying these outrageous taxes, I'd give them $3.00 an hour out of my own pocket. And I'm only going to pay them for five hours, not coffee breaks.

That would be $15.00 a day--each parent should pay $15.00 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Even if they have more than one child, it's still a lot cheaper than private day care.

Now, how many children do they teach every day--maybe twenty? That's $15.00 X 20 =$300 a day. But remember, they only work 180 days a year! I'm not going to pay them for all of those vacations. $300 X 180 = $54,000. (Just a minute; I think my calculator needs batteries.)

Now, I know you teachers will say, "What about those who have ten years' experience and master's degree?" Well, maybe (to be fair) they could get the minimum wage, and instead of just baby-sitting, they could read the kids a story. We can round that off to about $5.00 an hour, times five hours, times 20 children. That's $500 a day times 180 days. That's $90,000...

Uh, wait a minute; let's get a little perspective here. Baby-sitting wages are obviously too good for these teachers. Did anyone see a salary schedule around here?