American teachers earn as little as McDonald's workers

[JD]

Fast food workers in California: $20 per hour
Average American teacher pay: $21 per hour

Why become a teacher and start your life with $250,000 in debt,
when you can drop out of high school and get paid just as much
for throwing greasy fries at customers.

[JELLY 200000]

Teaching American students sounds like hell

[Ȼħⱥꞥꞥēł8753452]

McDonald's is too powerful

[xDDD]

California vs the rest of the country is not a fair metric.

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

Considering the fact they do not work the whole year and use the same lesson plan from 2008, I say they are overpaid daycare.

[trinblue7]

$20 a hour living in California is not enough to live. Plus the mcdonalds near me only pay about $15-17

[Kamiyama]

I work in IT at a school and I make less than the teachers.

Yes the teachers are underpaid.

>:|

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

A quick look at the rash of chain fast food places closing tells you the $20 an hour was an intentional disaster.

[ZZZZZ]

teacher is an entry level job, same as fast food worker

[Grug]

You're comparing the California wage with the average American teachers wage. It's dishonest.

Still, teachers are way underpaid. Especially with what they have to deal with now.

[xDDD]

Originally posted by ZZZZZ:

teacher is an entry level job, same as fast food worker

Lolwat?
That isn't true. Teacher requires a degree (afaik) and also requires a very comprehensive background check.

[freemankrystina892]

This sounds like a troll post. No way in hell a teacher earns that low. Salaried teachers with degree earn minimum 75K a year and can go higher with experience.

Teacher's aide/ Teacher assistant earns minimum 45K and higher with degree.

Macdonald's worker dont earn anywhere close as Teacher.

[Kamiyama]

Originally posted by SupeRmoo1993_xs:

Because you would be psychologically, no better off as a McDonald's worker.

Generally and one sure better hope... otherwise, I guess we've got some problems.
(...To say the least!)

That being said, I don't think most people could work at the former for more than 3 years.

You don't say.

[freemankrystina892]

Originally posted by Grug:

You're comparing the California wage with the average American teachers wage. It's dishonest.

Still, teachers are way underpaid. Especially with what they have to deal with now.

Agreed, they are underpaid that correct. Teacher's earnings are miles away from Macdonald's worker. The OP didn't get the teacher's earnings correctly. Los Angles county teachers earn the same amount as doctors which is very high.

[Fried Brains]

They're all just bricks in the wall.

[ZZZZZ]

Originally posted by xDDD:

Originally posted by ZZZZZ:

teacher is an entry level job, same as fast food worker

Lolwat?
That isn't true. Teacher requires a degree (afaik) and also requires a very comprehensive background check.

some teaching positions do require a degree but not all.. mcdonalds also has positions that require prior education

requiring a degree is common at many entry level positions