"Reverse globalization"?
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But teachers have a union. They would never stand for working 12 months for 12 months pay.
Depends on the kind of union you have. In Sweden, though suspicious at first, the teachers' union finally embraced the school voucher programme.
Exactly.
Just going over Joogle and the query "teacher take on summer jobs". Interesting stuff. Google
Summer Jobs For Teachers
My comment had more to do with the performance. China has lower per capita costs, but Canadian students aren`t actually competing against the average Chinese student. It would be like comparing an entire education system to the top performers from a school like MIT, for instance.
I'm not sure what kind of return we are getting...I'm not sure there's an easy answer if the return is bad, but if that is true, I would think it has something to do with the disconnect between the job market, and what students are taking. Maybe it also has something to do with incentives, or the lack thereof.
The only incentive I had at graduation wasn't even based on performance. If I stayed in NS for two years, the NS government would forgive some percentage of my student loans. But I found a good job in PEI instead. And really my performance in school wasn't even looked at by my employer. From my experience, your marks only matter if you're interested in graduate studies. But part of my incentive in coming to this drug company is that they will fund graduate studies for employees.
Wow! I know that an average salary in BC is pushing $60k/yr and the teacher has the option to take that over 10 or 12 months so they are not without paychecks during summer holidays if they want to go that route. I would have to wonder what they are doing if they cannot exist on that wage.
Is that starting pay or is it an average of starting, middle of the pack and senior positions like prinicipal, vice principal and superintendent?
Good thing we don't have to pay them overtime.
That's an average of all teachers, principals, vice-principals and support/clerical staff. Average starting wage for a teacher is around $38-40K plus benefits. Support/clerical staff start at around $35k plus benefits. These will vary a bit depending on area. The agreement in BC is also that they are not eligible for EI during summer holidays which is why they can take the salary over 12 months.
Don,t know about India but in China there is no heating bills in schools ....most of them , anyhow .
This is a part of a letter (addressed to me ) which might be relevant to the above article.
.......... I was born and grew up in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. it is the home town of the Giant Panda and the Jinsha site and also near the Sanxingdui site. My parents give me a nickname as Yangyang. I know that they want me to be a beautiful jade forever. I was born in a traditional family with strict but also open-minded education. My diligent and wise parents have devoted all their love to me. I grew up with endless love. After I graduated from university, I try my best to learn as much as possible to broaden my field of vision and enrich my experience. I learnt many kinds of skills and knowledge. Just because of this, I have deep understanding for painting, tea art, ikebana, music and clothes. I hope to improve my quality and cultures in many ways. I’m very rich and healthy in spirit.
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