Fuck his "Fair Share"! He makes $6,000 a month. And he's complaining. Eff him!!

If the SPS Administration (not sure they're deserving of that being capitalized) weren't so top heavy with overpaid peeps who are pretty ineffective, there would be enough money. There are some fabulous people working at district headquarters, but they are few and far between.

People need to know some facts that SPS is trying to get approved. The district has federal oversight looking on it because they've completely and utterly failed with Seattle kids who need special services. There are teacher/aide ratios that are set for how many need to be in each classroom based on the number of kids there are. SPS rarely uses those ratios. Oftentimes, that number is double what it should be. And yet, they are still arguing about that. Why won't they agree on those proven ratios? Can anyone explain that?

This strike is about SO MUCH MORE than money. Our state should have ONE OF THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS in the country. We have one of the worst. We're at the bottom in so many categories. Weed the overpaid district staff down to essential needs, and put that money into classrooms.

And pay the School Board more so they actually care what happens and are not just puppets for the too-long-list-of-AWFUL-Superintendants we've had since we lost John Stanford. Sue Peterson is the only one who votes her cconvictions. We need six more like her.

Parent of three SPS kids.

Dude. He makes 4500 a month, not 6000. He's complaining because money isn't being evenly distributed between teachers and the district as a whole. I had Earl as a teacher, and he left the tech industry (where he undoubtedly made a lot more money) in order to help students succeed. Its not like he has to help students succeed, but he chooses to do it because hes a great guy.

For those that are jealous of these underpaid teachers' salaries: I'm sorry.

Thank you for these great profiles.

What the teacher said about being asked to work all these extra hours without compensation really resonates for me, as a reader/listener. It'd be one thing if they were executives on big salaries, but they already work long hours as teachers without compensation.

The extra curricular activites are, indeed, very important to students, and the teachers put in long hours with grading, class prep, and additional time outside classes with students.

I am also concerned by a growing trend insofar as exactly what the teacher described, and with other positions that are not well-rewarded; i.e. expecting employees with higher skill sets who are already putting in enormous amounts of time -- to give yet more, yet without further compensation, and while they are already inadequately compensated on a hourly wage basis.

There are many positions in education in the Seattle area that were not covered under the 15./hour wage increase. While I applaud those who have fought long and hard for these achievements, I think it is highly misleading and unfair to those employees who supported Fight For 15 to basically pretend that this accomplishment was achieved across the board for all Seattle employees. This is just not the case, and particularly for those working in education related fields.

So, yeah, so, anyway, I support the teachers. And, it seems to parallel a trend in the Seattle area, in general. (And, btw, they're making a lot less than teachers in some other areas. Even without the additional time-without-additional-compensation requests.)

@4, $54K divided by 9 = $6K. Earl makes $54K for 9 months of work. 'Ol Earl intimates that he needs more to stay in the area where he teaches. Well, he needs to change his spending habits. I work at QFC and I can afford to live in Capitol Hill. If I can afford to live where I live, so can he. I'd LOVE to make $54k for just 9 months of work. So would a lot of people. He doesn't realize how lame and greedy he sounds.

Thrill Killer, if it sounds so appealing to you, then why don't you become a teacher? Serious question.

@9 I'm not convinced @7 has graduated from anything.

@8, I don't like kids.

@11, I didn't know it costed "Millions of Dollars" for my education. Your must have had a $1.99 education. "he know works at a grocery store"......Ha-Ha Go back to school!

@10, One does not have to have graduated to think that complaining about making $54K for 9 months of work is wrong.

Hey I think everyone should be up in arms about Professional Development, which is a top-down waste in most cases.

http://mathunderground.blogspot.com/2015…

@11, I didn't know it costed "Millions of Dollars" for my education. You must have had a $1.99 education. "he know works at a grocery store"......Ha-Ha Go back to school!

@10, won duzzent not hahv to hahv gradated to think that complaning abut making $54K for 9 munths of wurk is rong.

Important points:
-Most teachers in Seattle have a Master's degree, which costs years and tens of thousands of dollars to pursue.
-Also, Seattle is one of the most expensive cities in the country.
-Furthermore, teachers are essentially asked to be a part of their students' lives and live within their community (ideally).
Now, $54k/year may seem like a lot to a QFC cashier who did not have to spend one minute or even one thin dime on higher education, it is actually NOT a lot of money for a professional with the educational background and responsibilities of a teacher, let alone those who work in an expensive city like Seattle (high cost of living typically equates with a higher pay rate).

It sounds to me like the cashier is very ignorant of what professionals in this city actually earn.

A cost of a degree should not be borne by the city nor it's tax payers. Teachers work on average 187 days a year. Teachers are becoming the new restaurant/bar industry cry babies. Pay me,Pay me! if they're worried about funding for school, then make that a separate issue. Tenure needs to be done away with. It lets dumb and middling teachers keep a job.

Also, teachers pay should be tied to "Their Work". which is their students. If the students don't test well. Then pay the teacher less. Good teachers make students shine. Bad teachers make stupid kids.

and so what if a teacher has a Masters? it doesn't make them a better teacher at history. all it means is that they have a graduate degree. nothing more.