that professional sports players get paid not only more than teachers (elementary through high school and most, if not all, college professors), but WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more than teachers?????
think it's fair that doctors, lawyers, etc. etc. get paid way more than teachers as well?????
when someone (i think a teacher) mentioned to me a few years ago how absolutely ludicrous it is that teachers get paid much less than people of these other professions, when the teacher is the one who taught them everything they KNOW about that profession in the FIRST place....i was like hmmmmmm...that is SO true...
but what do ya'll think?
^^i've actually never heard of that term used journalistically just yet...
but i'm guessing u referring to the titles of my threadz... :?: :?: :?:
You're exactly right! For instance...if you heard a news anchor say "3 workers are now **** after falling from Johnson Towers in Midtown. More on that story on 99 News Live @ Eleven"....or would you rather watch after hearing...."3 workers were fighting for their lives this afternoon after falling from a local skyscraper. Hear the chilling details tonight on 99 News Live @ Eleven"
lol yup yup...i feelz ya...
i love suspense...
& the topicz up here i usually click on r onez that have u guessin' about what'z inside...
'cuz some of 'em, i'll just assume i'm not interested in, 'cuz all the info. u need is in the title....
hehe, anywayz tho :arrow:
i agree teachers are far more undervalued then any other profession. and you're right for they are the ones that plant the seeds for greatness some of them even harness what we all grow to become. In my opinion, teaching falls into that double standard. Just as women are undervalued, and teaching is a primarily woman profession they are both devalued. And for some reason in American society we dont cherish our educators as much as we should.
(i hope this makes sense, its been a long mornin)
i agree teachers are far more undervalued then any other profession. and you're right for they are the ones that plant the seeds for greatness some of them even harness what we all grow to become. In my opinion, teaching falls into that double standard. Just as women are undervalued, and teaching is a primarily woman profession they are both devalued. And for some reason in American society we dont cherish our educators as much as we should.
(i hope this makes sense, its been a long mornin)
Its the same way with the press (media..tv news..radio..newspaper..whatever you wanna call it).
Journalists (and other media related professions) are sooooo underpaid and underappreciated.
A local news photographer can work 16 hours straight. No food. Minimal water. In sweltering heat...all to provide 2 or 3 minutes of good video and a few live shots for an hour's worth of a TV show. But the reporter gets the credit...the news anchor who read an intro to the story gets the credit...no mention of the photograper who had to go thru multiple white-balances....focusing through the macro lens...hauling pounds of gear around thousands and THOUSANDS of people who have NO CLUE AS TO WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON....but nobody mentions his name...you dont see his name at the bottom of the screen (i would say "supers" but none of you know what that is)...all for .....18-25K a year. Financial security isn't even in their vocabulary.
And I'm not even a news photographer. I just work in the same building that they do...they've explained how their job can be a gift and a curse at the same time....and i feel for them.
I definitely think that ALL professional athletes are overpaid. I actually think its a damn shame that the people who do nothing to deserve all that money get the most. But whats even more shameful about that is WNBA plaqyers get the salary of everday people...They get paid around $50-60 a year..compared to their MALE counterparts who MILLIONSmore than them a year...and they both playing professional basketball. I mean I know the WNBA isnt on the same levelas the NBA as far as the amount of people who watch it, and endorsement of different NBA products, etc...but still...I think they do the women of basketball pretty dirty when comparing the salaries of men and women who play professional ball...
I definitely dont think docters and lawyers are overpaid...ESPECIALLY doctors. Hell, they go thru so many years of schooling and usually aint done by the time they about 30. And PLUS, they are in the business of SAVING LIVES...that deserves a HUGE salary in my opinion. The average STARTING salary for most doctors is around $200,000 a year, and it obviously increases with their years of experience...but overall I think thats fair. They have spent so much of their money in trying to learn how to save lives, I think its only right that they receive 6 figure salaries and plus...
As far as teachers...they are definitely underpaid...and thats sad cause they have one of the most important professions in the world. They have to continually educate the newer generation of children. Even professors are underpaid. I know at FAMU they are, like I said in another thread...my physical science professor for the spring said he isnt teaching lab cause FAMU dont pay him enough...and hell, I dont blame him.
