macpappy 08:20 AM 12-14-2008
Our youngest daughter graduated for Southeaster Louisiana University yesterday with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Her goal is to teach third grade. She is fully aware of the pitfalls of being a teacher, but is ready to pursue what she has wanted to do since she was 16 years old.
Our oldest son (31) has gone back to college and is also planning on becoming a teacher. He eventually wants to be an high school football coach.
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ByrneBrew 08:33 AM 12-14-2008
AD720 09:09 AM 12-14-2008
Congrats to you daughter.
Teaching is noble profession.
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dunng 09:11 AM 12-14-2008
Congratulations to your daughter and your family!
Tell her if she wants to make decent money teaching, it's up here in New England!
:-)
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MTB996 09:15 AM 12-14-2008
Originally Posted by dunng:
Tell her if she wants to make decent money teaching, it's up here in New England! :-)
and its not here in NC. My wife took about a 50% pay cut when she moved from NJ to NC. Of course, it was worth it to be out of Jersey.
:-)
Congrats to you and your daughter - its an under-appreciated job that is critical to our children.
:-)
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TripleF 09:23 AM 12-14-2008
Congrats to you pappa. Sounds like you done good!!!
:-)
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dunng 09:25 AM 12-14-2008
Originally Posted by MTB996:
My wife took about a 50% pay cut when she moved from NJ to NC. Of course, it was worth it to be out of Jersey.:-)
My wife would loose $20,000 a year if we moved to the DC area...
:-)
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icehog3 09:51 AM 12-14-2008
Originally Posted by AD720:
Congrats to you daughter.
Teaching is noble profession.
My thoughts exactly...I know you are proud.
:-)
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Ace$nyper 11:33 AM 12-14-2008
Congrats to her!
Congrats to your son for going to add to his education
:-)
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md4958 11:47 AM 12-14-2008
Congratulations to your daughter and a job well done for you and your wife for instilling a love of learning in your children
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SmokeyJoe 12:23 PM 12-14-2008
It's a great feeling, isn't it? Congratulations!
I should light one up in her honor today.
:-)
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taltos 12:28 PM 12-14-2008
CBI_2 07:58 PM 12-14-2008
Smokin Gator 03:51 AM 12-15-2008
Congrats to you and your family. As an educator of 20 or so years I can tell you it has its rewards.
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Starscream 08:53 AM 12-15-2008
Congrats! Teaching has it's goods and bads. The pay is not one of the goods. The good news is you only have to work 190 days a year.
Originally Posted by MTB996:
and its not here in NC. My wife took about a 50% pay cut when she moved from NJ to NC. Of course, it was worth it to be out of Jersey.:-)
They start you off at $30,000 a year here in NC now.
:-)
It pays to get a masters degree (10% pay raise) and National Board Certification (12%? raise)
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macpappy 01:26 PM 12-15-2008
Originally Posted by andysutherland:
Congrats! Teaching has it's goods and bads. The pay is not one of the goods. The good news is you only have to work 190 days a year.
They start you off at $30,000 a year here in NC now.:-)
It pays to get a masters degree (10% pay raise) and National Board Certification (12%? raise)
I didn't believe it until my daughter brought some paperwork home from the local school district. Starting salaries in the public schools in our immediate area is averaging $40,000 per year. Our local school district is one of the top public school districts in Louisiana. The pay is higher here then it is in New Orleans only 30 miles away.
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dunng 01:30 PM 12-15-2008
Originally Posted by macpappy:
I didn't believe it until my daughter brought some paperwork home from the local school district. Starting salaries in the public schools in our immediate area is averaging $40,000 per year. Our local school district is one of the top public school districts in Louisiana. The pay is higher here then it is in New Orleans only 30 miles away.
That is not bad at all.... better than some VA school districts!
:-)
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