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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Defining a teacher’s worth

Defining a teacher’s worth:

Defining a teacher’s worth



A new report this week from the American Enterprise Institute, in conjunction with the Heritage Foundation, sent waves (or perhaps a tsunami?) through the education community after claiming it found teachers to be overpaid – to the tune of 52 percent more than their educated equivalents in the private sector.

If that’s the case, I missed out on some money somewhere.

I taught ESL for almost three years in Spain in various capacities including after-school academies, businesses,