It's not a teacher shortage, it's refusal to pay someone with a masters degree a proper amount. I make more than teachers and I have an associates degree. It's wrong.
@@Epiczcomment In 2018-2019 the average teachers pay was roughly $61,000 per year. But this is based on the national average and can vary wildly from state to state. Generally, the more rural and poor the state, the lower teacher salary tends to be.
Teachers won’t get more pay until it’s a “national problem” the rich kids are not affected by this…only the poor and the rich white boys don’t care about the poor.
This country's lack of funding for public education is disgusting and one of our greatest mistakes as a nation. We will no doubt be seeing the ramifications for decades to come.
When a teacher takes é months of the year off of work and still makes over 100k a year where is the under funding? You mean people want to be more greedy?
@@RekySai I mean maybe you know a teacher that’s making 100,000 a year. But they would be in the extreme minority. The median salary is more around 60,000 country wide for a high school teacher. It is down to 40,000 for some on the lower end. It really just comes down to where you work. But in this comment section you can see both the extremes on either ends of the argument. If you really want to change things then look locally.
As a Teacher I know exactly how it is. Same is happening in my district in Texas. Got laid off due to school budget then after COVID hit hard they contacted me to come back with less pay but more hours. I'm making more online and refuse to return cause of the way I was under appreciated.
@@RickR69 well to be fair its also Cali but no to point the finger its the Republicans fault not all of them but the conservatives again not all of them but they keep thinking that their the professionals and know what's best. LIKE I heard that texas has changed how you can discuss slavery in the classroom. Like you can't say that it's was bad or this political party did it. It has to be ambiguous to who's fault it was
I’m a teacher and the shortage is a combination of many things. It’s important to keep in mind that teachers do SO much outside of school. Grading, planning, lab prepping, etc. I was REQUIRED to get a masters to keep my position. Pay me like someone who has this level of education and workload.
"It's like no one wants to teach" I mean, yeah. When the pay is garbage, the benefits are non-existent, and the workload is ridiculous, why would anyone want to work as a teacher? I get it that some do it for the kids, but most people can't afford to do that. It is sad how little the US cares about our teachers and education.
B dun we used to have high walls in place as far as who we would hire… who have you worked for? what areas of cuisines are you trained in… its all from the ground up in fine dining restaurants these days which is good in some ways sure, but it also results in a lot of distinction for a kitchen with truly high standards of excellence.
Do you think graduates with MS or Ph.D. in teaching want to go to Avant, Oklahoma? The government has nothing to do with this. It's just people not wanting to go to the rural area.
@@actualyoungsoo That school is certainly not requiring a MS or Ph.D. to work there. If there were more funding for teachers then yes, there absolutely would be more people willing to go there
These are the people that should be getting payed well in our country, she’s working her ass off and rightfully so as it’s such an important job, lots of respect for her
Well that’s the problem with government run systems. It’s socialist and everyone gets paid at a lower level . Let’s privatize all education ! We spend more than an any other nation on education and our money is being thrown down the toilet .
You underpay, overwork and expect the teachers to put up with parents with illogical concerns up to life threatening incidents, and then wonder why no-one wants to be a teacher?
@@wisdomfox857 *'Life threatening incidents i call bs on that'* - why do you honestly think that teachers don't deal with life threatening incidents? *'should teachers have the right to teach students what ever they want?'* that's not the topic nor what anyone has proposed at all. Bloody awful strawman.
@@jgill551 yes teachers face threats from students but thats what he was talking about but was talking he was talking about public school district meetings with the public
I took a huge pay cut to go from restaurant management to teaching. It burns me up seeing people like "Oh, teachers make plenty of money!" Compared to, what, convenience store clerks? For a job that requires a degree and additional certification AND continuing education AND taking work home with you.
I live in Oklahoma. I also grew up in the public school system. My husband and I are a middle class family and sometimes find ourselves living paycheck to paycheck due to occasional unexpected expenses but we decided to do what we can to keep paying for our two boys to attend private school. It’s sad and I wish our Public school teachers were supported and valued here with better pay.
theres a reason why richer areas have better funding for public school systems. most of the funding is from local and state governments so its just about how much the people make.
PLEASE keep highlighting these problems in public education. I’m a second year high school English teacher and I have no idea how much longer I can keep going like this. My school is facing many of these same issues.
I feel you. I was also a high school English teacher for four years about 12 years ago here in California. All the same issues are still present, and destroying the field, in addition to more political pressure and increasing public stupidity about education in general. Don't feel bad about your struggles. We shouldn't have to suffer to this extent just to educate the next generation.
The video talks about the staffing shortages and the governor's role in this, and also about the general problem in Oklahoma (and in other states). The video both criticizes the whole system and commends this principal. It can do both
@@eyeamstrongest I know you’re self-conscious about your lack of intellect, but do try to keep up. “read a book” is a euphemism for “get a clue”. if you need any help reading some of these words, try sounding them out.
I remember all of my teachers telling us in highschool "Don't become a teacher... it's not worth it... etc." It's sad to see this. Watching this, I feel like I want to help. But this must be so draining.
Wow. That woman's dedication to the students is so admirable. But this is heartbreaking. There really are parts of this country that are like a developing nation.
Republicans: What a great example of the American Dream. If this woman can work 60 to 80 hours a week as a bus driver/teacher/principle, then so can you! The system works so well, we should cut education even more!
Funny but sad thing is , it's actually the democrats that cut education funding. Every republican president has pushed for higher teacher pay and it gets rejected by the dems in favor of social justice programs and what not . Please educate yourself beyond CNN
@@koalaman9585 I don't know how education budget works in the US. Is the education budget allocated federally? How come that some states invest 3 times as much per student than other states in the US?
She’s amazing, she’s beautiful, she’s a great person, trying to get her kids in school 🏫 she’s the teacher or person you want in the education program! Bless her
She is also keeping the funding instead of hiring new workers. Not to mention there is zero reason to put kids at risk like this. Your job is Moree important than their safety. Doesn't make sense
I say this as a millenial who recognizes the lack of options - my grandma grew up in rural Missouri in the 1930's in a two-room school house. Part of the school day involved 7-12 teaching grades 1-6. Then between lunch time and recess, and quiet study time (which could be monitored by a helper/volunteer/non-teaching staff) the teacher managed to teach all the grades. High school students were also encouraged to attend job training or apprentice with locals to learn some basic skills. My grandma learned bookkeeping, library management (at the time), did some cashiering and some wait-staff work. The 50's really screwed over the education system by making it a one-size-fits-all and it's taking too long to add variety. This seems like a great opportunity.
it's crazy that, in some countries, teaching is a really highly regarded profession whereas teachers are treated as glorified babysitters here. the amount of work they do is insane. i was really hoping education would be taken more seriously with the first lady being an educator but i was sadly mistaken. if teachers were paid more then of course more kids would want to go into the profession. and im sure the teachers would be able to do more and the students would do better too.
My sister is a guidance counselor and right now a bunch of uneducated parents are trying to get her fired for teaching the kids how to deal with their mental health. The parents say she’s turning them into p***ies
As a former teacher, my advice would be... run. I too was passionate about education. Became a young teacher during the pandemic, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I’m now going back to school for something else. 😔
I applaud all teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers & school nurses working their butts off in horrid situations right now. They are trying their best to make the most of a bad situation, but I can't imagine the mental and physical toll it takes on them. They know our future as a society is at stake.
The teacher shortage is BS! The educational system actively drives educators out in the first few years of education. Until a teacher tenured, districts move them from school to school, load their classes with students, excessively evaluate their lessons with little support, while making them do additional after-hours professional developments. On top of that, new teachers are paid so little (often times less than half as much as the most experienced teachers) that they need to work part-time or gigs just to make ends meet. The result is 50% of special education teacher leave within 4 years and 50% of general education teachers leave within 7 years (this maybe old data). The issue isn't a teacher shortage, it's a lack of investment into the ones we already have. I taught for 12 years and left to take care of my new baby. I doubt I'll be returning to education after my experiences.
I am a state employee. Right now my place of employment is short 4 positions and our governor sent out an email asking state employees to volunteer to teach at schools. We would still get paid so why they call it volunteering is beyond me. My old school went to 4 days a week years ago and we have already seen the damage it has done. We lack in teaching STEM courses. Teachers don't get respect and enough money to do the job that they are supposed to do. Students are not taught basic survival in the real world techniques nor are they fully taught enough college preparatory skills to remain in higher education. The majority end up working whatever job they can find or getting on the system and having kids of their own and the cycle repeats itself.
That’s dedication she is amazing! As a teacher I totally understand the burnout. This country has it all wrong, paying athletes thousands and thousands of dollars but the people who teach the future struggle and live paycheck to paycheck!
uh you mean millions.. lol it's on purpose, lower the education standards and you get idiots who'll vote against their best interests, and for con artists to run their government
Don't do that. Athletes deserve their salary just as much as teachers deserve an increase in pay. There's no need to minimize all of their hard work to make your case.
I was a special ed teacher for 15 years, and I gave, sacrificed, and got beat down until I pretty much had a mental and emotional break down. Luckily I still work in special ed, just as a job coach. They pay is a lot less but I'm much more satisfied and at peace in my new role. Our nation's top priority needs to be healing and building up our schools and our teachers. Schools will be severely understaffed and our students will pay the price. And those of us in education heard about how amazing these charter schools would be like 15 years ago. They were no better or maybe worse than the public schools people like to bash. That moron of a governor in Oklahoma needs to get a clue or go substitute teach in a public school for a week.
As A 15 Year Old Female Autistic High School Student Who's A Freshman I Respect Your Opinion I've Been With Kids Who Were Born Deaf And In Wheelchairs As Their Way Of Transportation And Kids Who Are Non Verbal And Kids With Down Syndrome Since Kindergarten And I've Realized That Our Education System Is A Prison Because If You Compare The Prison System To The Education System Iself It's Really Similar And I Used To Like School For Their Creative Freedom But Now Kids Have Less Freedom Due To The Methods Teacher's Nowadays Are Using And I Want To Bring That Freedom To Kids Back So That The Future Generations Can Learn From Our Kids And Turn That Into A Reality.
@@sjard97 that was not to say they arent out there, evidently they are. But anyone who goes into education to should share this passion. Teaching is one profession where there should not be any people there just to collect a paycheque
When I was in middle school, we had a 6th grade teacher who drove a school bus. He would leave it in the parking lot with the staff’s cars, and pick kids up after school. He wasn’t on my route or was never my teacher, but he was a very popular teacher and bus driver.
It's not just happening in red states, it's happening in blue states as well. As someone working in public schools right now, I tell people all the time that things have gotten so much worse since the pandemic. People are leaving the profession and nobody is coming to replace them. It is utterly terrifying and heartbreaking to stand in front of a whole classroom of kids (and not to mention yourself) in need of help, knowing that it isn't coming. Nobody is coming. Nobody is coming and these kids are going to be in such a worse position a couple years from now because of it. And they'll know it too. They'll know that nobody showed up for them when they needed it. It's neglect on a systemic scale and the government and people outside education literally couldn't give two shits about it. Everyone just shrugs their shoulders and says "Oh, that's bad". They don't even think about or want to step up for making changes though. We're all just so used to our public schools suffering that this is just another Tuesday when it's brought up in conversation. The current conditions, however, are not sustainable. Things are going to get so much worse. State governments can't fix it at this point. The federal government is going to have to step up, but lord knows that's not going to happen. So, we're probably going to see systemic collapse of our school systems. If that sounds like an exaggeration, then you need to come see these schools in need and see for yourself. And maybe even help while you're at it, because it's needed.
@Rob Marley It's different for various places. There are people who are pissed because they think covid mandates are too strict, especially now. Meanwhile there are also a lot of people and union majorities who think there aren't nearly enough covid restrictions. The problem certainly isn't helping the staffing crisis, but ultimately mask mandates are just becoming a culture war distraction from our real problems. Those problems all being centered around communities not getting enough money and resources while the rich only get more.
@HunterBidensCrackPipe These countries also have social safety nets that help alleviate poverty unlike in the U.S. As a teacher, I am for school choice BUT I'm not nave to think that'll solve the issues with education. In any free market, you'll have haves and have nots, so there will still be inequality and certain students will be left behind. What happens to them? When their schools close for "underperforming" where do they go? The point is to make sure that ALL schools are good so anyone can have access to a good education no matter their resources.
It’s nationwide at this point. My high school in Illinois has had 8 teachers leave so far this year and some still have no one to replace. Many staff are subbing for other teachers during their off periods because of sub shortage and they are all miserable. It’s a shame our teachers have tindeak with this and getting paid only $50,000 a year average for all they do. Sad.
I can’t blame teachers. Severely under paid, unthankful job for the most part. Requirements of a masters in a lot of places so teachers are in severe debt before they take a low paying job. Jobs that serve a public entity should have free school and an agreement for x amount of years.
That's capitalism baby. You want small government, big business and fewer regulations aka MUH FREEDUMB? This is what happens. Notice how this isn't happening to such an extent in states like Massachusetts.
@@hi-kt3qr hmm I wonder if any of that has anything to do with a relatively high quality tax funded public education system, workers protections and a higher than average state mandated minimum wage. Hmm I wonder.
I couldn't have said it better myself. I was just thinking, if they spent even half of what they spend on defense on education, kids would be well-educated, well nourished and all schools would have adequate supplies so teachers wouldn't have to pay for their own supplies out of their own pocket.
Real stuff, our country is too busy fighting overseas for gas that we aren’t spending and taking care of ourselves. Now everything’s going electric with less things needing gas to fuel
In the histories I’ve studied, war never produced peace. War begets more war, and the US hasn’t been held accountable for its part in creating oppositional forces like ISIS. We’re still playing the game of imperialism like we have useless chips to spend. They’re destroying peoples lives and legacies.
Wow. Props to this principal and her staff for keeping the school going. There needs to be a massive swing in educational support across this country. The echo from this pandemic will last for many years, and monies have to be there for the kids
Being in education and just in my city, I’ve been to 3 schools this last week in the district. We’re understaffed everywhere. I started working as a teacher’s aide in 2015. Now that I’m about to finish my bachelor’s degree, I’ve been a teacher prior to graduating. Just shows how short we are. Everybody wants me since I’m 27 and bilingual. The pandemic, going virtual, mental health, burnout, and pay has definitely contributed to shortage. The pay is okay for someone like me without kids. For a family? Not at all. Props to this principal, I’ve seen way worse.
even for someone with out kids the pay is not enough to live and make progress on repaying student debt. what about a medical emergency forget about it!
What no one realises is that teachers look after kids so parents can work. The economy is benefited from having stable schools. Investment in private schools isn't as beneficial imho
I’m a current teacher, ya the pay is low and my previous field paid way more, but the biggest thing to me is the workload. Pay me as much as you like I’m not gonna be in a field where I have to work 60 hr weeks for long.
@@Epiczcomment I taught in Minnesota Last year and I made 41,000 USD as a first year teacher. I moved to Wisconsin where I make $42,500 as a second year teacher. The school added a bonus to bump that up to $46,000 a year. This is significantly less than job offers I received in the past for a GIS analyst ($60,000) but certainly it is enough for me to live off. If I leave teaching it will not be for pay it will be because of stress and workload.
@@phaedrussmith1949 As a teacher I don't believe if I have had a single week where I have worked less than 60 hours a week. In previous fields I never had anything more than 44 hr/wk and I was paid 4 hours overtime.
The solution is relatively simple, start paying teachers and other school staff more. I was a teacher and just recently quit. The cost of living went up, and my salary barely increased to make up for that. Most teachers have 2nd or even 3rd jobs to survive. I taught school during the day and yoga every night just to get by. It's not right and something needs to change.
I was going to become a teacher, until everyone told me not to. So I looked into it more, and realized these kinds of issues exist. So I ended up going into the corporate workforce instead. My starting salary was more than what most teachers at my high school were making, many of them had been teaching for decades, in one of the top school districts in the state. There is something extremely wrong with this. Do people really think that working in business deserves so much more pay than teaching because it generates money? Do they not realize that the propensity to generate money starts with education?
I salute all educators who awake each school day...to fulfill a calling...(as did I for twenty five years)...during arguably one of the most extreme periods in educational history...within the poorest income structures imaginable...yet still manage a warm smile...a welcoming attitude and a professional stance whatever the situation... You are my unsung "Bravehearts"... 🇿🇦
First year high school teacher in WV and it’s just as bad over here. Apathy and tensions are at an all time high. Fights happen every 2 weeks like clockwork. I’m trying to prepare my juniors for the SAT and the students, staff, and state treat this like it’s daycare.
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she truly is doing her best.
This goes back to housing. In the US it's illegal to build different types of housing together, this is why US has those massive carbon copy suburbs that are rare outside of North America. In part the zoning laws were created to protect people from harmful chemicals and unsafe living conditions, when workers lived right next to factories. Later however when discrimination based on race became illegal, and people still wanted to prevent certain people from moving into certain neighbourhoods, lawmakers had to get creative. By making neighbourhoods consist only of one type of housing, they could make some neighbourhoods too expensive for certain people. This is also around the time redlining was born, it prevented people living in specific neighbourhoods (neighbourhoods that consisted of minorities) from getting a mortgage, trapping them to only renting and being unable to buy property. They also couldn't move, because they couldn't afford to live in a different neighbourhood. This is how US zoning laws became so extreme. Now how this affects schools is neighbourhoods define school funding. The tax money in a state, a county or a city isn't divided equally to all schools, each neighbourhood basically funds their own school meaning poor people are designed to have worse schools than rich people. Rich neighbourhoods can hire as many teachers they like and build stadiums while the neighbourhoods right next to them cannot afford heating. The US system is designed to keep people segregated, and to keep certain people down.
Arguing about what teacher should be teaching while there is no teachers at all , not because there isn’t any but no one wants to deal with Karens or Karen’s children for little money and even worse risking their lives because gun control is so efficient or unnecessary according to politicians ….
It's gonna take a lot more than hope in a hopeless system. No, hope is not enough; it's a distraction. Action is needed, but Americans are too distracted, disempowered and -- frankly -- lazy.
Yah, this is why I ran from eduction my sophomore year of college. While I love the idea of working with children and teaching them…that was it. The pay is laughable. The disrespectful coming from politicians, kids and parents is unbelievable, and the work beyond teaching (managing behavior, emotions, and ensure students safety at home and school) is like a second job. I’m heartbroken for these educators.
We know now that masks don’t do Jack unless you’re going to make every kid wear an N95 for 9 hours a day. The teachers just need to get vaxxed and I’m sure a lot of them at this school didn’t.
I really hope this video gets attention and inspires those still interested in education to keep doing what they're doing. Their work is so underappreciated.
it is absolutely insane to me how kids in different parts of the country get different educations. i split with my husband and had to decide to leave my son with his father and grandparents simply because he will get a much better education where he is at now. i only live 25 minutes away. our children are the ones who suffer.
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she is doing her best.
My friend is a teacher in early childhood and the work she puts in to that job is outstanding. Most people think the job finishes when the afternoon school bell rings but I can assure you it doesn’t. Respect to all the teachers out there 🍎 ❤️
Usually I'm all over this subject, going on about the lack of "spelling" books, kids not being taught phonics and spelling rules. All the comments about teaching and education are completely spot on. But no masks? You are asking elderly folks to come back and teach for a year during a pandemic without taking precautions? Our education is in sorry shape. It's been undermined my entire lifetime. The pandemic made the problems worse, and more visible. But you are ignoring a pertinent solution for hiring during a pandemic. You have to safeguard your employees lives. Just sayin'.
@@Bolaniullen The average salary for a private school teacher is more than 20 percent less than public school teachers. This may be partly because many private schools do not require state certification from their educators. And those jobs with higher salaries usually require a lot more than just your usual degree. By far the majority of education jobs in the United States are in public schools.
People talking about "raise teacher pay". As a student teacher, I can tell you for a fact the pay is not why/why not people go into education. It's the toxic administration, undisciplined children, lack of trust for teachers (keep your classroom door open or you're getting written up!) as well as the home problems. Parents who don't parent. Poverty. Homelessness. What we need is more social workers, counselors, curriculum designers, TESOL, intervention specialists, paraprofessionals, TEACHERS, smaller class sizes and LESS administration. Oh, and trying to hold teachers accountably by taking away morning prep for a meeting (no joke, every day) as well as pulling them for their short prep and giving the bare minimum time for lunch....it's taxing. Then they have the nerve to say "practice self-care".
Spent some time in Tennessee a couple of years ago. Seeing the list of education money, with TN being even below Oklahoma, my experience makes more sense. Now I know why they are the way they are. I had to leave after a year because it's scary yall. They don't know enough to question anything, let alone hope for better.
Thanks, Beverly.👍👍👍 In 2004, Louisiana state legislature invited Minnesota school administrators to attend a hearing- at that time Minnesota was No.1 in education and last in incarceration. Louisiana was just the opposite. What did Minnesota say to Louisiana? Spend MORE on quality education and you will have less people in jail. Currently, Minnesota is still in the top ten in education and Louisiana is still in the bottom 10. Added note: Oklahoma was 17th in 2011, NOW they are 47th. Havta check on Tennessee rankings now and a decade ago……
Everything in our country is in disarray. I am honestly concerned for our future as a nation. If we continue to grow farther apart there will be no "UNITED STATES." We need to come together and actually put focus on things that deserve focus. Not who #JakePaul is fighting or who's in the #SuperBowl. There are real issues in our country that aren't being addressed at all.
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she truly is doing her best.
As a child who never had parents who were there emotionally/paid attention to them, I valued a lot of my teachers, and a lot of my teachers always believed in me and my dreams as a kid. When I grew up and found out how much teachers really make I was shocked. It’s not a surprise that many don’t want to be teachers, they do SO MUCH for children, and get very little in return.
A big problem is that you don't know how bad things are unless you've experienced it. I went to a private school in the South before transferring to a public school. In the 5th grade, my teacher complained that her pay was shitty compared to public school teachers because public school teachers get government benefits. In the 7th grade, my social studies teacher was also the basketball coach and you could just tell he hated being a teacher. And to be honest, my public schools that I attended were well-funded compared to other schools, we just had shitty administration. The people who create the policies to fund schools most likely went to private or well funded public schools. If you're from an underfunded public school, ha, good luck doing anything besides having opportunities denied to you.
A teacher should be making as much as some doctors in my opinion. They are helping the FUTURE make the right decisions to become those doctors, nurses, and any other beneficial member of society. They don’t just teach…they can positively impact their students in a multitude of ways.
So sad that this is happening. Child care facilities are also understaffed because high expectations and incredibly low wages. No reason a person should work at a daycare or child care facility in CALIFORNIA and only making 10 dollars an hour. Complete robbery.
As a university lecturer, this struck too close to home. I feel so much for the teachers. As people who can make a real difference in their student’s lives, we should support what they do, not go against them.
It’s because we pay peanuts to those who are educating our future generations… some teachers see our kids more than we do! They deserve a pay that comes close to college/university professors. My college teacher was making like $100k working full time as an economics teacher. He doesn’t have to handle any bs from students like K-12 teachers do, yet he makes significantly more. I would happily pay more taxes, specifically property taxes if they were allocated to funding wages for educational employees.
A good friend of mine once lived in a town in Greenland where the school's principal was also the mayor, had to teach the oldest kids in the school and was also a minister on Sundays. Of course, the town didn't have more than couple hundred people in it, so the school must have been even smaller than this one, and it was also the town's church, so at least three of his workplaces were the same building. :)
From struggling professions like health care and teaching to retail and truck drivers. We are nosediving fast. 30 trillion in debt and growing. aging population with decreasing in children birth rate. Be afraid people!!!!!
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she truly is doing her best.
Its not just the pay. Its a lack of respect from students, no consequences for students who break rules, rude parents who complain about every little thing. No precautions against COVID, short lunches, high expectations from support staff and no extra compensation, increased requirements to become teachers, the list goes on. I'm working as a paraprofessional rn and trying to become a teacher and its just crazy how much the environment has changed.
There was a time when the USA actually funded schools, federal, state and local money was available, all that changed around 1980, how did this happen, like WTF USA, we can and have to do better.
I used to have a teacher like this. She helped out in everything she even made me break my shyness. Mrs. Ibarra wherever you are thank you for those amazing years in elementary
Half of my high schools teachers were from other countries as well as the students. Small school, but the education and staff and students made it amazing.
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she is doing her best.
@@ryleeroach1065 It looked like she is. Its great to hear you all feel her hardwork. Hopefully it all gets sorted out and everyone can just move at a good and steady pace
School shootings, low pay, rude students, no staff support, no funding. Like no wonder no one wants to teach its extremely sad. We need education support and proper pay
As someone going into the field myself, I see a lot of problems with the school system. But I know for a fact that teachers love teaching. They love the kids and the actual teaching role that they're in. It's about the fact that we as teachers are asked to do so much more than just teach. We're counselors, we're community leaders, we are everything. This isn't a teacher shortage. It's a shortage of fair pay and respect.
If they would allow non violent felons do things like clean and cook a ton of these positions could be filled. I would absolutely cook at a school or do custodial work. But because of a stupid choice I made involving drugs years ago no school system would hire me.
Right? The kindest most hardworking woman I know on this Earth is a felon because of crappy jobs that she's worked in the past. Not because she's a bad person. Not because she's done things on a level deserving of a felony charge. But because she worked for crappy companies in the crappy state of michigan. She would be amazing with children but she can't work with them. She's forced to find s***** low end jobs that destroy her disabled body even more. This country does not have a justice system it has an extortion ring.
Making most drug crime back in the day a felony was a gigantic mistake. An artifact of a darker time. But there are good reasons we often time do not allow felons to work at schools.
@@wallraven55 yes you easily can. She worked at an arcade in Michigan that paid out in gift cards. Occasionally one machine would run out of gift cards and instead of being allowed to shut it down they were forced by their bosses to keep it running and pay the winners out in cash. This is illegal according to Michigan State law. Michigan continuously goes after the employees of this business meanwhile allowing the owner to open and operate more locations throughout michigan. They scared her with several fake charges. Some as BS as "committing a crime with a computer" because she made the employee schedules. Committing a crime with a computer is a felony charge that carries a 20-year sentence. She can't afford a lawyer and her public defender told her that if they went to court she would be found guilty and spend over 20 years in prison. She's very kind but not the brightest, she believed her public defender and she didn't fight it because she didn't want to spend the rest of her pleasant adult years in prison. She's 50 years old and disabled she can't go to prison. She would give you her last dime if you needed it, is the hardest working woman I know. Worked until her her doctor and husband practically forced her to stop for her leg's sake. You clearly know nothing of the supposed justice system in this country. We don't have one we have one big extortion ring.
@@wallraven55 if my sentences don't make sense to you then English must not be your first language. Use your brain. I scored over 92% of my peers in reading and writing on the ACT. I took over the job of editing the school newspaper from my *English* teacher. If you can't understand my sentences, that's your own fault.
This principal is a prime example of many other principals and teachers doing the most they can with the smallest amount of funding and resources. This has happened far before the pandemic as well.
I went to a private Catholic high school for 13 years, pre-k through 12th. Many years my mother would have to take out from her 401k to afford my education. It was more expensive annually than my first year of university including room and board, to put that in perspective. The teachers at my high school made well below that of the public schools. They had absolutely no benefits. They were there solely because they loved the school and they loved us and they loved being able to teach in a school that could even DISCUSS religion. I learned not just about Catholicism but other world religions. I learned the value of expressing opinion and continuing education. Had I been in the public schools, honestly I probably would’ve been just as successful with more money in my pocket. But it was those teachers who loved us who were truly inspiring that served as the reason my parents kept me there. Something needs to be done in order to properly pay these teachers. How can we say we’re investing in our future if we don’t invest in our youth’s education?
I used to work maintenance at a Highschool used to make more than some teachers, now I switch jobs and currently going to school just to get certificates at this job I can be making about 100k in about 5-7 years, it’s tough being a teacher specially working at a private school where kids be driving 70k dollar trucks while the teacher cant even afford a brand new vehicle
The principle driving a school bus is like the equivalent of a leader being on the front lines of battle along with all of his men instead of hiding in the background, respect.
It's not a teacher shortage, it's refusal to pay someone with a masters degree a proper amount. I make more than teachers and I have an associates degree. It's wrong.
Can I have some money I'm broke
Bro what do you do
As a foreigner im asking.. how much do you get paid and how much do the teachers get
@@Epiczcomment In 2018-2019 the average teachers pay was roughly $61,000 per year. But this is based on the national average and can vary wildly from state to state. Generally, the more rural and poor the state, the lower teacher salary tends to be.
@@jacobf7409 ohh ok and bdw why don't they fill the gaps with teachers from other countries.
The reason why more young people do not want to go into the teaching profession is the pay. Teachers need to be paid more. They deserve better!!
I don't want to go school anyways.
Teachers get lots of money
Teachers won’t get more pay until it’s a “national problem” the rich kids are not affected by this…only the poor and the rich white boys don’t care about the poor.
@@toenailonmyhand3317 what world are you living in….//
@@marsmatthews2407 it’s true, a teacher makes good money
This country's lack of funding for public education is disgusting and one of our greatest mistakes as a nation. We will no doubt be seeing the ramifications for decades to come.
When a teacher takes é months of the year off of work and still makes over 100k a year where is the under funding? You mean people want to be more greedy?
@@RekySai can I have é months off and a 100 thousand for being a teacher? Thanks. Didn’t know that was available.
@@RekySai anywhere a teacher makes even 70k a year a third of that is gone to taxes. Idk where you got your information from but it’s false.
@@RekySai the average is 65K a year, and 100K would still be too little.
@@RekySai I mean maybe you know a teacher that’s making 100,000 a year. But they would be in the extreme minority. The median salary is more around 60,000 country wide for a high school teacher. It is down to 40,000 for some on the lower end. It really just comes down to where you work. But in this comment section you can see both the extremes on either ends of the argument. If you really want to change things then look locally.
As a Teacher I know exactly how it is. Same is happening in my district in Texas. Got laid off due to school budget then after COVID hit hard they contacted me to come back with less pay but more hours. I'm making more online and refuse to return cause of the way I was under appreciated.
Hmm Oklahoma, Texas. I wonder what the connection is there....I wonder...
I would've laughed at there ass.
Of course I felt regret only cause I knew the kids that needed help. My sympathy for them sadly won't pay the bills.
@@RickR69 well to be fair its also Cali but no to point the finger its the Republicans fault not all of them but the conservatives again not all of them but they keep thinking that their the professionals and know what's best. LIKE I heard that texas has changed how you can discuss slavery in the classroom. Like you can't say that it's was bad or this political party did it. It has to be ambiguous to who's fault it was
@@justinabates10 dems were the party of slavery
I’m a teacher and the shortage is a combination of many things. It’s important to keep in mind that teachers do SO much outside of school. Grading, planning, lab prepping, etc. I was REQUIRED to get a masters to keep my position. Pay me like someone who has this level of education and workload.
"It's like no one wants to teach"
I mean, yeah. When the pay is garbage, the benefits are non-existent, and the workload is ridiculous, why would anyone want to work as a teacher? I get it that some do it for the kids, but most people can't afford to do that.
It is sad how little the US cares about our teachers and education.
Don't forget the wacko parents and people telling you how easy your job is and that you have summers off
I made more working at a grocery store in college than I do working in education
B dun we used to have high walls in place as far as who we would hire… who have you worked for? what areas of cuisines are you trained in… its all from the ground up in fine dining restaurants these days which is good in some ways sure, but it also results in a lot of distinction for a kitchen with truly high standards of excellence.
Do you think graduates with MS or Ph.D. in teaching want to go to Avant, Oklahoma? The government has nothing to do with this. It's just people not wanting to go to the rural area.
@@actualyoungsoo That school is certainly not requiring a MS or Ph.D. to work there. If there were more funding for teachers then yes, there absolutely would be more people willing to go there
These are the people that should be getting payed well in our country, she’s working her ass off and rightfully so as it’s such an important job, lots of respect for her
Wow do people hate teachers? Only 9 likes.
@@nuance8530 lol
these teachers deserve better
@@nuance8530 i swear you guilted the next 150 people to like it lol
Well that’s the problem with government run systems. It’s socialist and everyone gets paid at a lower level . Let’s privatize all education ! We spend more than an any other nation on education and our money is being thrown down the toilet .
You underpay, overwork and expect the teachers to put up with parents with illogical concerns up to life threatening incidents, and then wonder why no-one wants to be a teacher?
Exactly!
Life threatening incidents i call bs on that and should teachers have the right to teach students what ever they want?
@@wisdomfox857 *'Life threatening incidents i call bs on that'* - why do you honestly think that teachers don't deal with life threatening incidents?
*'should teachers have the right to teach students what ever they want?'* that's not the topic nor what anyone has proposed at all. Bloody awful strawman.
@@jgill551 yes teachers face threats from students but thats what he was talking about but was talking he was talking about public school district meetings with the public
@@wisdomfox857 school shootings, suicidal kids, extreme bullying, violent kids... do you just think these things don’t happen or something?
I have a Master's in Education, and made more money as a nanny than I do as a teacher. Something is wrong here.
😨Omg. Well, now that’s a major I am not going for. Time for the typical computer science
as do we and we've discovered the best way to make money in education is by opening a day care and paying everyone else to do the work
@@xalpacazeu1332 cs also sucks
I took a huge pay cut to go from restaurant management to teaching. It burns me up seeing people like "Oh, teachers make plenty of money!" Compared to, what, convenience store clerks? For a job that requires a degree and additional certification AND continuing education AND taking work home with you.
I live in Oklahoma. I also grew up in the public school system. My husband and I are a middle class family and sometimes find ourselves living paycheck to paycheck due to occasional unexpected expenses but we decided to do what we can to keep paying for our two boys to attend private school. It’s sad and I wish our Public school teachers were supported and valued here with better pay.
theres a reason why richer areas have better funding for public school systems. most of the funding is from local and state governments so its just about how much the people make.
PLEASE keep highlighting these problems in public education. I’m a second year high school English teacher and I have no idea how much longer I can keep going like this. My school is facing many of these same issues.
I feel you. I was also a high school English teacher for four years about 12 years ago here in California. All the same issues are still present, and destroying the field, in addition to more political pressure and increasing public stupidity about education in general. Don't feel bad about your struggles. We shouldn't have to suffer to this extent just to educate the next generation.
English, maths and science teachers are the hardest hit. Class sizes are burgeoning and more and more people are just overwhelmed by the work load.
Quit just like this principal should. Let the problem exist until its a problem for others. Society isn't valuing your work, so don't work.
@@zorkman111 very good point …. It’s unfortunate it’s at the price of children’s education though
Keep it up, Lizzy! Thank you for being a teacher! You got this!
At least she's trying her best to do those things
That headteacher deserves a raise!
She's not or she would listen to the global pandemic rules and keep the kids safe. Her job just worth more than the kids safety. Iits gross
“Atleast shes doing her job”
@@RekySai room temperature iq
Except she won't pay decent earnings to new hires
Valorization of the principal means you're ignoring how tragically underfunded and under resourced schools are. SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS!
THIS. No one should have to pick up the slack of the system like this perforce.
no...it doesn’t mean that. read a book
@@cryosteam3944 "read a book"- people who never read books
The video talks about the staffing shortages and the governor's role in this, and also about the general problem in Oklahoma (and in other states). The video both criticizes the whole system and commends this principal. It can do both
@@eyeamstrongest I know you’re self-conscious about your lack of intellect, but do try to keep up. “read a book” is a euphemism for “get a clue”. if you need any help reading some of these words, try sounding them out.
I remember all of my teachers telling us in highschool "Don't become a teacher... it's not worth it... etc." It's sad to see this. Watching this, I feel like I want to help. But this must be so draining.
Yeah, my economic teacher was right
Wow. That woman's dedication to the students is so admirable. But this is heartbreaking. There really are parts of this country that are like a developing nation.
As i always say, the US is a 3rd world nation disguised as a 1st world nation
Imagine the motivation she must have to be the driver amongst her many other, important roles. Salute!
Watching a child go to a home that doesn't want them will motivate you until you die.
Maybe even longer.
If she didn't, she wouldn't get paid. And as the Superintendent and the Principle, I bet she gets paid $150k+/yr. That's STRONG motivation.
@@ericduffield524 I doubt she gets paid that much considering the school is poor itself.
Republicans: What a great example of the American Dream. If this woman can work 60 to 80 hours a week as a bus driver/teacher/principle, then so can you! The system works so well, we should cut education even more!
That's what you got from this video? Lmao you must have come from those Oklahoma schools
Funny but sad thing is , it's actually the democrats that cut education funding. Every republican president has pushed for higher teacher pay and it gets rejected by the dems in favor of social justice programs and what not . Please educate yourself beyond CNN
@@koalaman9585 never say the it is everyone because some of the teachers maybe be democrats themselves
@@koalaman9585 I don't know how education budget works in the US. Is the education budget allocated federally? How come that some states invest 3 times as much per student than other states in the US?
Superintendent, custodian, cafeteria worker, bus driver, teacher. 80 hours a week would be a good week!
She’s amazing, she’s beautiful, she’s a great person, trying to get her kids in school 🏫 she’s the teacher or person you want in the education program! Bless her
She is also keeping the funding instead of hiring new workers. Not to mention there is zero reason to put kids at risk like this. Your job is Moree important than their safety. Doesn't make sense
America really sucks at everything your country is decaying and decaying every minute while China is getting winner
Making irrelevant comments about looks is a hallmark of paid shills.
@@RekySai What funding?
@@hermeslein6614 China has thousands of people in concentration camps LMAO
I say this as a millenial who recognizes the lack of options - my grandma grew up in rural Missouri in the 1930's in a two-room school house. Part of the school day involved 7-12 teaching grades 1-6. Then between lunch time and recess, and quiet study time (which could be monitored by a helper/volunteer/non-teaching staff) the teacher managed to teach all the grades.
High school students were also encouraged to attend job training or apprentice with locals to learn some basic skills. My grandma learned bookkeeping, library management (at the time), did some cashiering and some wait-staff work.
The 50's really screwed over the education system by making it a one-size-fits-all and it's taking too long to add variety. This seems like a great opportunity.
it's crazy that, in some countries, teaching is a really highly regarded profession whereas teachers are treated as glorified babysitters here. the amount of work they do is insane. i was really hoping education would be taken more seriously with the first lady being an educator but i was sadly mistaken. if teachers were paid more then of course more kids would want to go into the profession. and im sure the teachers would be able to do more and the students would do better too.
My sister is a guidance counselor and right now a bunch of uneducated parents are trying to get her fired for teaching the kids how to deal with their mental health. The parents say she’s turning them into p***ies
Lol
Lmfao most people who preach about mental health have mental health issues
@@thatdude3977 nope. Those who oppose mental health have mental health problems.
@@thatdude3977 also, it's not you to decide if mental health is a thing. The WHO and CDC also agree.
@@esq4aj910 these days everyone has a mental health issue
As a young person going to school for teaching, this is terrifying
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RUN. CHANGE careers. Not in America today at least. Go into technology, or definitely get education in teaching remotely.
Be sure to avoid teaching in states where Republicans are in control. They deliberately undercut public education.
As a former teacher, my advice would be... run. I too was passionate about education. Became a young teacher during the pandemic, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I’m now going back to school for something else. 😔
I applaud all teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers & school nurses working their butts off in horrid situations right now. They are trying their best to make the most of a bad situation, but I can't imagine the mental and physical toll it takes on them. They know our future as a society is at stake.
Hats off to you lady❤️
That's why we are leaving.
The teacher shortage is BS! The educational system actively drives educators out in the first few years of education. Until a teacher tenured, districts move them from school to school, load their classes with students, excessively evaluate their lessons with little support, while making them do additional after-hours professional developments. On top of that, new teachers are paid so little (often times less than half as much as the most experienced teachers) that they need to work part-time or gigs just to make ends meet.
The result is 50% of special education teacher leave within 4 years and 50% of general education teachers leave within 7 years (this maybe old data).
The issue isn't a teacher shortage, it's a lack of investment into the ones we already have. I taught for 12 years and left to take care of my new baby. I doubt I'll be returning to education after my experiences.
I'm a teacher in the UK agree it's the same here and 45% of new teachers leave within 5 yrs and done come bk
I am a state employee. Right now my place of employment is short 4 positions and our governor sent out an email asking state employees to volunteer to teach at schools. We would still get paid so why they call it volunteering is beyond me. My old school went to 4 days a week years ago and we have already seen the damage it has done. We lack in teaching STEM courses. Teachers don't get respect and enough money to do the job that they are supposed to do. Students are not taught basic survival in the real world techniques nor are they fully taught enough college preparatory skills to remain in higher education. The majority end up working whatever job they can find or getting on the system and having kids of their own and the cycle repeats itself.
That’s dedication she is amazing! As a teacher I totally understand the burnout. This country has it all wrong, paying athletes thousands and thousands of dollars but the people who teach the future struggle and live paycheck to paycheck!
uh you mean millions.. lol it's on purpose, lower the education standards and you get idiots who'll vote against their best interests, and for con artists to run their government
@@ElisonJackson also more people to working at shitty jobs with no opportunities.
welcome to an end-stage capitalist economy
Don't do that. Athletes deserve their salary just as much as teachers deserve an increase in pay. There's no need to minimize all of their hard work to make your case.
@@dofrecitobochom7295 True. But millions upon millions? I’d argue that athletes are overpaid, even if the work they do is difficult and arduous.
I was a special ed teacher for 15 years, and I gave, sacrificed, and got beat down until I pretty much had a mental and emotional break down. Luckily I still work in special ed, just as a job coach. They pay is a lot less but I'm much more satisfied and at peace in my new role. Our nation's top priority needs to be healing and building up our schools and our teachers. Schools will be severely understaffed and our students will pay the price. And those of us in education heard about how amazing these charter schools would be like 15 years ago. They were no better or maybe worse than the public schools people like to bash. That moron of a governor in Oklahoma needs to get a clue or go substitute teach in a public school for a week.
As A 15 Year Old Female Autistic High School Student Who's A Freshman I Respect Your Opinion I've Been With Kids Who Were Born Deaf And In Wheelchairs As Their Way Of Transportation And Kids Who Are Non Verbal And Kids With Down Syndrome Since Kindergarten And I've Realized That Our Education System Is A Prison Because If You Compare The Prison System To The Education System Iself It's Really Similar And I Used To Like School For Their Creative Freedom But Now Kids Have Less Freedom Due To The Methods Teacher's Nowadays Are Using And I Want To Bring That Freedom To Kids Back So That The Future Generations Can Learn From Our Kids And Turn That Into A Reality.
14 years in the Victorian education specialist system it is so bad education support staff have had to run classes.
The world needs more people in Education like this. She should not have to take on so much responsibility but I commend her for doing so.
Come to my university
Where we redefine responsibility as how to ditch responsibility
There are many teachers like that. People just remember the bad few.
@@sjard97 that was not to say they arent out there, evidently they are. But anyone who goes into education to should share this passion. Teaching is one profession where there should not be any people there just to collect a paycheque
The world is getting fewer people like her in education because so many educators just can't do it anymore.
@@SwolePapi15 That should be true for EVERY profession. People use this as an excuse not to pay teachers.
This is so sad but also so heartwarming because her dedication is there. Thank you teachers for all that you do!
When I was in middle school, we had a 6th grade teacher who drove a school bus. He would leave it in the parking lot with the staff’s cars, and pick kids up after school. He wasn’t on my route or was never my teacher, but he was a very popular teacher and bus driver.
It's not just happening in red states, it's happening in blue states as well. As someone working in public schools right now, I tell people all the time that things have gotten so much worse since the pandemic. People are leaving the profession and nobody is coming to replace them.
It is utterly terrifying and heartbreaking to stand in front of a whole classroom of kids (and not to mention yourself) in need of help, knowing that it isn't coming. Nobody is coming.
Nobody is coming and these kids are going to be in such a worse position a couple years from now because of it. And they'll know it too. They'll know that nobody showed up for them when they needed it. It's neglect on a systemic scale and the government and people outside education literally couldn't give two shits about it.
Everyone just shrugs their shoulders and says "Oh, that's bad". They don't even think about or want to step up for making changes though. We're all just so used to our public schools suffering that this is just another Tuesday when it's brought up in conversation.
The current conditions, however, are not sustainable. Things are going to get so much worse.
State governments can't fix it at this point. The federal government is going to have to step up, but lord knows that's not going to happen. So, we're probably going to see systemic collapse of our school systems. If that sounds like an exaggeration, then you need to come see these schools in need and see for yourself. And maybe even help while you're at it, because it's needed.
@Rob Marley It's different for various places. There are people who are pissed because they think covid mandates are too strict, especially now. Meanwhile there are also a lot of people and union majorities who think there aren't nearly enough covid restrictions. The problem certainly isn't helping the staffing crisis, but ultimately mask mandates are just becoming a culture war distraction from our real problems. Those problems all being centered around communities not getting enough money and resources while the rich only get more.
There’s no such thing as red states and blue states, just red countries and blue counties. And the blue counties are where the cities are.
@HunterBidensCrackPipe These countries also have social safety nets that help alleviate poverty unlike in the U.S. As a teacher, I am for school choice BUT I'm not nave to think that'll solve the issues with education. In any free market, you'll have haves and have nots, so there will still be inequality and certain students will be left behind. What happens to them? When their schools close for "underperforming" where do they go? The point is to make sure that ALL schools are good so anyone can have access to a good education no matter their resources.
Get rid of leftist teachers. Otherwise, I don't care.
It’s nationwide at this point. My high school in Illinois has had 8 teachers leave so far this year and some still have no one to replace. Many staff are subbing for other teachers during their off periods because of sub shortage and they are all miserable. It’s a shame our teachers have tindeak with this and getting paid only $50,000 a year average for all they do. Sad.
I can’t blame teachers. Severely under paid, unthankful job for the most part. Requirements of a masters in a lot of places so teachers are in severe debt before they take a low paying job. Jobs that serve a public entity should have free school and an agreement for x amount of years.
That's capitalism baby. You want small government, big business and fewer regulations aka MUH FREEDUMB? This is what happens.
Notice how this isn't happening to such an extent in states like Massachusetts.
@@RickR69 people in massachusetts make more money
@@hi-kt3qr hmm I wonder if any of that has anything to do with a relatively high quality tax funded public education system, workers protections and a higher than average state mandated minimum wage. Hmm I wonder.
@@RickR69 tax funded = make more money = more money in tax
more money for workers = more money in tax
high quality = more money in tax
@@RickR69 Localized public school funding based on property tax should be abolished. Rich kids everywhere get great education in America.
Our government "Yeah f*** the kids, let's go to war"
*Truth*
I couldn't have said it better myself. I was just thinking, if they spent even half of what they spend on defense on education, kids would be well-educated, well nourished and all schools would have adequate supplies so teachers wouldn't have to pay for their own supplies out of their own pocket.
Imagine if the schools were fully funded and the Air Force had to have a bake sale to afford another drone...
Real stuff, our country is too busy fighting overseas for gas that we aren’t spending and taking care of ourselves. Now everything’s going electric with less things needing gas to fuel
In the histories I’ve studied, war never produced peace. War begets more war, and the US hasn’t been held accountable for its part in creating oppositional forces like ISIS. We’re still playing the game of imperialism like we have useless chips to spend. They’re destroying peoples lives and legacies.
Wow. Props to this principal and her staff for keeping the school going. There needs to be a massive swing in educational support across this country. The echo from this pandemic will last for many years, and monies have to be there for the kids
Props to this woman and her determination she must be SO stressed out
Being in education and just in my city, I’ve been to 3 schools this last week in the district. We’re understaffed everywhere. I started working as a teacher’s aide in 2015. Now that I’m about to finish my bachelor’s degree, I’ve been a teacher prior to graduating. Just shows how short we are. Everybody wants me since I’m 27 and bilingual. The pandemic, going virtual, mental health, burnout, and pay has definitely contributed to shortage. The pay is okay for someone like me without kids. For a family? Not at all. Props to this principal, I’ve seen way worse.
The US is doomed.
even for someone with out kids the pay is not enough to live and make progress on repaying student debt. what about a medical emergency forget about it!
What no one realises is that teachers look after kids so parents can work. The economy is benefited from having stable schools. Investment in private schools isn't as beneficial imho
Very good point.
I’m a current teacher, ya the pay is low and my previous field paid way more, but the biggest thing to me is the workload. Pay me as much as you like I’m not gonna be in a field where I have to work 60 hr weeks for long.
Do you mean that as a teacher you have 60 hour weeks, or that your previous position that paid more had 60 hour weeks?
How much do teachers get paid
I'm a teacher in the UK I agree it's the same here and 45% of new teachers leave within 5 yrs and done come bk
@@Epiczcomment I taught in Minnesota Last year and I made 41,000 USD as a first year teacher. I moved to Wisconsin where I make $42,500 as a second year teacher. The school added a bonus to bump that up to $46,000 a year. This is significantly less than job offers I received in the past for a GIS analyst ($60,000) but certainly it is enough for me to live off. If I leave teaching it will not be for pay it will be because of stress and workload.
@@phaedrussmith1949 As a teacher I don't believe if I have had a single week where I have worked less than 60 hours a week. In previous fields I never had anything more than 44 hr/wk and I was paid 4 hours overtime.
The solution is relatively simple, start paying teachers and other school staff more. I was a teacher and just recently quit. The cost of living went up, and my salary barely increased to make up for that. Most teachers have 2nd or even 3rd jobs to survive. I taught school during the day and yoga every night just to get by. It's not right and something needs to change.
I was going to become a teacher, until everyone told me not to. So I looked into it more, and realized these kinds of issues exist. So I ended up going into the corporate workforce instead. My starting salary was more than what most teachers at my high school were making, many of them had been teaching for decades, in one of the top school districts in the state. There is something extremely wrong with this. Do people really think that working in business deserves so much more pay than teaching because it generates money? Do they not realize that the propensity to generate money starts with education?
I salute all educators who awake each school day...to fulfill a calling...(as did I for twenty five years)...during arguably one of the most extreme periods in educational history...within the poorest income structures imaginable...yet still manage a warm smile...a welcoming attitude and a professional stance whatever the situation...
You are my unsung "Bravehearts"...
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First year high school teacher in WV and it’s just as bad over here. Apathy and tensions are at an all time high. Fights happen every 2 weeks like clockwork. I’m trying to prepare my juniors for the SAT and the students, staff, and state treat this like it’s daycare.
Every two weeks must be nice lol our school has three a day
Man this woman deserves at least 200k for all the role and responsibilities she carries
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she truly is doing her best.
@@ryleeroach1065 truly, its rare to have someone care so much for the students.
@@ryleeroach1065 she is the definition of what a leader should be in my opinion 😌
She should be making more than some corrupt elitists are making.
The good teachers out there who actually care about their students, like these people deserve so much better
This goes back to housing.
In the US it's illegal to build different types of housing together, this is why US has those massive carbon copy suburbs that are rare outside of North America. In part the zoning laws were created to protect people from harmful chemicals and unsafe living conditions, when workers lived right next to factories. Later however when discrimination based on race became illegal, and people still wanted to prevent certain people from moving into certain neighbourhoods, lawmakers had to get creative. By making neighbourhoods consist only of one type of housing, they could make some neighbourhoods too expensive for certain people. This is also around the time redlining was born, it prevented people living in specific neighbourhoods (neighbourhoods that consisted of minorities) from getting a mortgage, trapping them to only renting and being unable to buy property. They also couldn't move, because they couldn't afford to live in a different neighbourhood. This is how US zoning laws became so extreme.
Now how this affects schools is neighbourhoods define school funding. The tax money in a state, a county or a city isn't divided equally to all schools, each neighbourhood basically funds their own school meaning poor people are designed to have worse schools than rich people. Rich neighbourhoods can hire as many teachers they like and build stadiums while the neighbourhoods right next to them cannot afford heating.
The US system is designed to keep people segregated, and to keep certain people down.
Arguing about what teacher should be teaching while there is no teachers at all , not because there isn’t any but no one wants to deal with Karens or Karen’s children for little money and even worse risking their lives because gun control is so efficient or unnecessary according to politicians ….
Why is the Principle driving the bus that's unreal.. what's this world coming too
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You mean what's this country coming to?
@@RekySai Not too intelligent are we?
Yeah you should go down to kansas and apply for thr job i bet theyll give it to you as long as you have your license. Since youre sooo concerned....
She’s best principal I ever seen keep doing great job I’m sure things will change soon never loose hope
It's gonna take a lot more than hope in a hopeless system. No, hope is not enough; it's a distraction. Action is needed, but Americans are too distracted, disempowered and -- frankly -- lazy.
Yah, this is why I ran from eduction my sophomore year of college. While I love the idea of working with children and teaching them…that was it. The pay is laughable. The disrespectful coming from politicians, kids and parents is unbelievable, and the work beyond teaching (managing behavior, emotions, and ensure students safety at home and school) is like a second job.
I’m heartbroken for these educators.
This woman is a treasure to her students and community. Wow. She clearly loves them.
"So many staff and students were sick, that they were understaffed" me seeing not a mask in sight ...well
6:04 This kid is probably the only one wearing mask in the school and she's probably gets bullied a lot.
We know now that masks don’t do Jack unless you’re going to make every kid wear an N95 for 9 hours a day. The teachers just need to get vaxxed and I’m sure a lot of them at this school didn’t.
You are so wrong. It stops you from directly touching your face constantly. It's keeps you was safer then any nay sayer will tell you
Its Oklahoma. Comparing to EU population, culture, and distance from my state; I just mentally chalk them off as Poland and let them be.
@@patt5085 Hahahaaaa!!!
I really hope this video gets attention and inspires those still interested in education to keep doing what they're doing. Their work is so underappreciated.
it is absolutely insane to me how kids in different parts of the country get different educations. i split with my husband and had to decide to leave my son with his father and grandparents simply because he will get a much better education where he is at now. i only live 25 minutes away. our children are the ones who suffer.
Shouldn’t the goal be to make the public schools so good that you don’t need private schools?
Mad respect ✊ for those teachers sticking it out and fighting for what’s right!
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she is doing her best.
@@ryleeroach1065 that’s so cool!
My friend is a teacher in early childhood and the work she puts in to that job is outstanding. Most people think the job finishes when the afternoon school bell rings but I can assure you it doesn’t. Respect to all the teachers out there 🍎 ❤️
Usually I'm all over this subject, going on about the lack of "spelling" books, kids not being taught phonics and spelling rules.
All the comments about teaching and education are completely spot on.
But no masks? You are asking elderly folks to come back and teach for a year during a pandemic without taking precautions?
Our education is in sorry shape. It's been undermined my entire lifetime. The pandemic made the problems worse, and more visible.
But you are ignoring a pertinent solution for hiring during a pandemic.
You have to safeguard your employees lives.
Just sayin'.
Yup. I used to be a teacher, and deep down inside, I still kinda want to go back to teaching. But the economic prospect is just so not enticing.
at private school the pay is higher no?
You could just move to a better area where you get better pay. My mom who works in Moco, MD is making 100k+ a year.
@@Bolaniullen The average salary for a private school teacher is more than 20 percent less than public school teachers. This may be partly because many private schools do not require state certification from their educators.
And those jobs with higher salaries usually require a lot more than just your usual degree.
By far the majority of education jobs in the United States are in public schools.
@@dylanf3108 "just move"
LOL
@@dylanf3108 with the money they don't have cause they're slaves?
being the driver and the teacher for a minimum wage, gotta love it
People talking about "raise teacher pay". As a student teacher, I can tell you for a fact the pay is not why/why not people go into education. It's the toxic administration, undisciplined children, lack of trust for teachers (keep your classroom door open or you're getting written up!) as well as the home problems. Parents who don't parent. Poverty. Homelessness. What we need is more social workers, counselors, curriculum designers, TESOL, intervention specialists, paraprofessionals, TEACHERS, smaller class sizes and LESS administration. Oh, and trying to hold teachers accountably by taking away morning prep for a meeting (no joke, every day) as well as pulling them for their short prep and giving the bare minimum time for lunch....it's taxing. Then they have the nerve to say "practice self-care".
Spent some time in Tennessee a couple of years ago. Seeing the list of education money, with TN being even below Oklahoma, my experience makes more sense. Now I know why they are the way they are. I had to leave after a year because it's scary yall. They don't know enough to question anything, let alone hope for better.
What do you mean? Elaborate
Thanks, Beverly.👍👍👍
In 2004, Louisiana state legislature invited Minnesota school administrators to attend a hearing- at that time Minnesota was No.1 in education and last in incarceration. Louisiana was just the opposite. What did Minnesota say to Louisiana? Spend MORE on quality education and you will have less people in jail. Currently, Minnesota is still in the top ten in education and Louisiana is still in the bottom 10. Added note: Oklahoma was 17th in 2011, NOW they are 47th. Havta check on Tennessee rankings now and a decade ago……
@@VR-tj9ut She means that the state's failure to invest in education has made the general population more uneducated and ignorant.
I was wondering who was last in that list of it wasn't Oklahoma.
Everything in our country is in disarray. I am honestly concerned for our future as a nation. If we continue to grow farther apart there will be no "UNITED STATES." We need to come together and actually put focus on things that deserve focus. Not who #JakePaul is fighting or who's in the #SuperBowl. There are real issues in our country that aren't being addressed at all.
That’s the goal. They are destroying the US from within
@@LUImusic856 who’s “they” that you’re talking about?
@@somkeshav4143 the ppl w the little hats
@Black Lesbian Poet respect ✊
@Black Lesbian Poet what😅
She is literally keeping that school together with her 2 hands
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she truly is doing her best.
As a child who never had parents who were there emotionally/paid attention to them, I valued a lot of my teachers, and a lot of my teachers always believed in me and my dreams as a kid. When I grew up and found out how much teachers really make I was shocked. It’s not a surprise that many don’t want to be teachers, they do SO MUCH for children, and get very little in return.
A big problem is that you don't know how bad things are unless you've experienced it. I went to a private school in the South before transferring to a public school. In the 5th grade, my teacher complained that her pay was shitty compared to public school teachers because public school teachers get government benefits. In the 7th grade, my social studies teacher was also the basketball coach and you could just tell he hated being a teacher. And to be honest, my public schools that I attended were well-funded compared to other schools, we just had shitty administration. The people who create the policies to fund schools most likely went to private or well funded public schools. If you're from an underfunded public school, ha, good luck doing anything besides having opportunities denied to you.
A teacher should be making as much as some doctors in my opinion. They are helping the FUTURE make the right decisions to become those doctors, nurses, and any other beneficial member of society. They don’t just teach…they can positively impact their students in a multitude of ways.
teachers don't even do that much though, all they do is assign and grade assignments
@@bruhvibes5941 Maybe you just haven’t had good teachers then? That’s not how most of mine were. A few, but not all.
So a job that requires just a bachelors degree should be paid as much as a job that requires a doctorate degree plus a 3-7 years residency program?
@@matjb that’s in high school but in elementary school they teach you but in high school they teach for 20 minutes and then you do homework
@@evan9759 no but we deserve more than 30k a year. That’s how much I make after they pull taxes.
We need to invest in our future in schooling for kids to progress in this world 🌎
It makes me wanna cry seeing how much we have failed societies true heros. Stay strong plz 🙏
So sad that this is happening. Child care facilities are also understaffed because high expectations and incredibly low wages. No reason a person should work at a daycare or child care facility in CALIFORNIA and only making 10 dollars an hour. Complete robbery.
As a university lecturer, this struck too close to home. I feel so much for the teachers. As people who can make a real difference in their student’s lives, we should support what they do, not go against them.
It’s because we pay peanuts to those who are educating our future generations… some teachers see our kids more than we do! They deserve a pay that comes close to college/university professors. My college teacher was making like $100k working full time as an economics teacher. He doesn’t have to handle any bs from students like K-12 teachers do, yet he makes significantly more. I would happily pay more taxes, specifically property taxes if they were allocated to funding wages for educational employees.
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College professors make a lot but most of them aren’t full time. Many colleges cut cost by hiring adjunct professors which make nothing.
Much more than that. Leftists control the education system. Fire ALL leftist teachers and let's start fresh.
The school I went to was so understaffed we didn't even have a principal, just three aging teachers.
A good friend of mine once lived in a town in Greenland where the school's principal was also the mayor, had to teach the oldest kids in the school and was also a minister on Sundays. Of course, the town didn't have more than couple hundred people in it, so the school must have been even smaller than this one, and it was also the town's church, so at least three of his workplaces were the same building. :)
I kinda like that the teachers/principal is the bus driver it makes the connection with the kids closer.
lady just compared first responders to teachers
From struggling professions like health care and teaching to retail and truck drivers. We are nosediving fast. 30 trillion in debt and growing. aging population with decreasing in children birth rate. Be afraid people!!!!!
Terrifying
COVID aside, it's always difficult to staff such a small school. 82 kids in ten grades isn't sustainable without federal funding.
Bless her 🙏 ❤️
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she truly is doing her best.
Its not just the pay. Its a lack of respect from students, no consequences for students who break rules, rude parents who complain about every little thing. No precautions against COVID, short lunches, high expectations from support staff and no extra compensation, increased requirements to become teachers, the list goes on. I'm working as a paraprofessional rn and trying to become a teacher and its just crazy how much the environment has changed.
HORRID pay, over governed classrooms, bad admin, and entitled parents
Why wouldn't someone want to be a teacher?
This is so sad that in a “Super-power” country, we still seeing under staff, need more funding.
There was a time when the USA actually funded schools, federal, state and local money was available, all that changed around 1980, how did this happen, like WTF USA, we can and have to do better.
One word: Reagan.
Although to be fair the weakening of American education began long before him
The fact that we get free documentaries on UA-cam by VICE News is truly a gift 👍👍👍
Hungarians students be like: whats a teacher?
I used to have a teacher like this. She helped out in everything she even made me break my shyness. Mrs. Ibarra wherever you are thank you for those amazing years in elementary
Don't they import teachers from different countries by providing them VISA for a temporary period?
Yea but some teachers are treated better in their own countries than if they come to the USA
Half of my high schools teachers were from other countries as well as the students. Small school, but the education and staff and students made it amazing.
Wow since covid this has been a issue at all schools it is sad it is getting it to that
It's only gotten worse with more public attention since Covid. Education has been almost this bad for the last 15 years...
Teacher pay sucked before for a long time too
My best wishes sent your way. I'm sorry. Keep on fighting the good fight.
i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she is doing her best.
@@ryleeroach1065 It looked like she is. Its great to hear you all feel her hardwork.
Hopefully it all gets sorted out and everyone can just move at a good and steady pace
School shootings, low pay, rude students, no staff support, no funding. Like no wonder no one wants to teach its extremely sad. We need education support and proper pay
As someone going into the field myself, I see a lot of problems with the school system. But I know for a fact that teachers love teaching. They love the kids and the actual teaching role that they're in. It's about the fact that we as teachers are asked to do so much more than just teach. We're counselors, we're community leaders, we are everything. This isn't a teacher shortage. It's a shortage of fair pay and respect.
This has been a heavy issue here and crazy seeing Vice covering it, keep exposing 👍🏾
If they would allow non violent felons do things like clean and cook a ton of these positions could be filled. I would absolutely cook at a school or do custodial work. But because of a stupid choice I made involving drugs years ago no school system would hire me.
Right? The kindest most hardworking woman I know on this Earth is a felon because of crappy jobs that she's worked in the past. Not because she's a bad person. Not because she's done things on a level deserving of a felony charge. But because she worked for crappy companies in the crappy state of michigan. She would be amazing with children but she can't work with them. She's forced to find s***** low end jobs that destroy her disabled body even more. This country does not have a justice system it has an extortion ring.
Making most drug crime back in the day a felony was a gigantic mistake. An artifact of a darker time. But there are good reasons we often time do not allow felons to work at schools.
@@taylorbug9 your comment makes almost no sense to me. You don’t become a felon because you worked crappy jobs.
@@wallraven55 yes you easily can. She worked at an arcade in Michigan that paid out in gift cards. Occasionally one machine would run out of gift cards and instead of being allowed to shut it down they were forced by their bosses to keep it running and pay the winners out in cash. This is illegal according to Michigan State law. Michigan continuously goes after the employees of this business meanwhile allowing the owner to open and operate more locations throughout michigan. They scared her with several fake charges. Some as BS as "committing a crime with a computer" because she made the employee schedules. Committing a crime with a computer is a felony charge that carries a 20-year sentence. She can't afford a lawyer and her public defender told her that if they went to court she would be found guilty and spend over 20 years in prison. She's very kind but not the brightest, she believed her public defender and she didn't fight it because she didn't want to spend the rest of her pleasant adult years in prison. She's 50 years old and disabled she can't go to prison. She would give you her last dime if you needed it, is the hardest working woman I know. Worked until her her doctor and husband practically forced her to stop for her leg's sake. You clearly know nothing of the supposed justice system in this country. We don't have one we have one big extortion ring.
@@wallraven55 if my sentences don't make sense to you then English must not be your first language. Use your brain. I scored over 92% of my peers in reading and writing on the ACT. I took over the job of editing the school newspaper from my *English* teacher. If you can't understand my sentences, that's your own fault.
This principal is a prime example of many other principals and teachers doing the most they can with the smallest amount of funding and resources. This has happened far before the pandemic as well.
As a teacher, this breaks. my. heart.
I went to a private Catholic high school for 13 years, pre-k through 12th. Many years my mother would have to take out from her 401k to afford my education. It was more expensive annually than my first year of university including room and board, to put that in perspective.
The teachers at my high school made well below that of the public schools. They had absolutely no benefits. They were there solely because they loved the school and they loved us and they loved being able to teach in a school that could even DISCUSS religion. I learned not just about Catholicism but other world religions. I learned the value of expressing opinion and continuing education. Had I been in the public schools, honestly I probably would’ve been just as successful with more money in my pocket. But it was those teachers who loved us who were truly inspiring that served as the reason my parents kept me there.
Something needs to be done in order to properly pay these teachers. How can we say we’re investing in our future if we don’t invest in our youth’s education?
Due to the many jokes on the Simpsons regarding underfunding of scholastic structures, I was expecting Seymour Skinner driving the schoolbus
😂😂😂😂😂😂😋😋😋
Lol he did though and seemed to do it all too
God bless her
I used to work maintenance at a Highschool used to make more than some teachers, now I switch jobs and currently going to school just to get certificates at this job I can be making about 100k in about 5-7 years, it’s tough being a teacher specially working at a private school where kids be driving 70k dollar trucks while the teacher cant even afford a brand new vehicle
Wow this is 20 miles away from me and I’ve never heard of it
The principle driving a school bus is like the equivalent of a leader being on the front lines of battle along with all of his men instead of hiding in the background, respect.