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[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I think the "underpaid teacher" thing isn't necessarily rooted in reality,. especially outside of the US. My wife is a teacher in the UK, and she's a head of her subject. For many years her pay was similar to mine as a software engineer, but everyone often treated her as if she was poor and that I was rich.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago

I just looked for secondary school teacher jobs in Manchester and they start at $30k for some. Many had day rates. Less than a labourer would get.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'd like to introduce you to eastern europe

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or France

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 0 points 5 months ago

French teachers get payed more than 2000€ not ~500€ (still low but you can get by)

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

In Australia I don't think teachers are underpaid, but schools are absolutely underfunded. Which can often mean teachers end up spending personal money on school resources, which means their actual effective pay isn't as good as it looks from the outside.

They also work way longer hours than is reflected in their contract.