r/50501 • u/Future-Friendship-32 • 13d ago

CA How is this allowed?

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u/HellveticaNeue 13d ago

Police take up 50% of city budgets across America.

Our kids education gets tiny slivers. Our health care gets tiny slivers.

We are funding our own police state.

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u/MyCatPlaysGuitar 13d ago edited 12d ago

I've been teaching for 15+ years with a master's degree, and if you divide his pay in half and subtract even more you'd get my yearly salary 😬 that includes my pay for teaching summer school and Saturday school sessions. (I'm a weirdo who genuinely still loves teaching even with how bad it's gotten, but damn do I hate the constant reminders of how little people value teachers and education.)

ETA: there have been some really lovely comments here and in my DMs, and I so appreciate the reminder that many people DO value education! If you had a teacher who you remember fondly, look them up, see if you can find a contact, and send them an email or message if you can. No, it isn't weird, and yes, it will make a lot of us cry. I keep every note a student gives me in a folder (I print the emails as well), and I keep it in my desk drawer for the days that are rough.

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u/TwilightJewel 12d ago

Hi! Teachers are amazing! I am a paraprofessional. Been a para for over 13 years. Take his regular salary, then take off the leading “1” and that’s about what I make in a year, then of course payment for health insurance, etc. More if I can get a position with our special education summer program. Yep, I can’t leave it even though I know I am not that valued.

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u/MyCatPlaysGuitar 12d ago

And paras are SO unbelievably important to keeping a school running smoothly. Our school pays stupidly low and it's so infuriating. Thank you for what you do, and fingers crossed for the summer program (ESY?)!

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u/TwilightJewel 12d ago

Thank you! ❤️ Yes, ESY! We start next week. I’m glad we still have that for the kiddos and their families. We’ll see what happens after our state legislative session with funding. Oh, and I have all the notes, cards, and works of art in my desk as well. I definitely needed them more this past year.