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Paying for Better Math and Science Teachers

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the get-what-you-pay-for dept.

Coryoth writes "While California is suffering from critical shortage of mathematics and science teachers, Kentucky is considering two bills that would give explicit financial incentives to math and science students and teachers. The first bill would provide cash incentives to schools to run AP math and science classes, and cash scholarships to students who did well on AP math and science exams. The second bill provides salary bumps for any teachers with degrees in math or science, or who score well in teacher-certification tests in math, chemistry and physics. Is such differentiated pay the right way to attract science graduates who can make much more in industry, or is it simply going to breed discontent among teachers?"

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  1. Who is driving? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bear is driving!
    How can that be (first post)?

  2. Re:Teacher shortage? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I have a degree in Electrical Engineering, I'm working on a masters in Electrical Engineering. I essentially have a math minor.

    I could teach the pants off of any K-12 math or science class, with one arm tied behind my back and no eraser.

    I could however, not live the comfortable life I would choose to lead if I was a teacher. Now, I'm sure some of you will likely flame me for being a capitalist bastard, only concerned with money. The truth is, I'm concerned for the future which my children would have if I was an UNDERPAID educator.

    I will teach when I turn 50-55, and can comfortably retire. Not now, when my earning potential is the most important.

  3. Re:Fat, Dumb and Religious is no way to go... by SageMusings · · Score: 0, Troll

    I call BS!

    Your post sounds like a slur on the military. I spent 20-years in the Marine Corps and am a combat veteran, am not fat, nor religious, and have an advanced degree. If you think you're better than me, pony up and defend all the freedom you're obviously reveling in now by joining the armed forces. If that is somehow beneath you, then kindly live with your superiority complex in private.

    Being in the military does not make you a puppet. BTW do you really think you are any less a pawn to big oil? I have a big problem with individuals making asinine remarks about how dying for America and Americans is pathetic and worthy only of the dregs of society. The military makes NO policy nor endorses any political party or corporations. Saying anything else is either a cheap shot or profound ignorance. What a fortunate thing that our society did not have to depend on you for support.

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    -- Posted from my parent's basement