[AT] Reagan Remembered (by Patti Davis) Off topic but greatreading

[BeanJeepin at aol.com]

>In a message dated 6/10/2004 5:06:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
DAVIESW739 at aol.com >writes:
>If you  are teaching  kindergarten up to the 4 grade what do you really need 
>to know  that  you don't use everyday. And why should the person teaching  
>calculus get the same  pay as the one who teaches basic math. 
 
Maybe not much more, but you DO need to know how to teach it so all your  
kids can learn - including those who might learn differently.

>I knew  a woman who was the  highest paid teacher in the Sacramento school  
>district, she taught 3rd grade.  Something is wrong here. What  happened to 
you 
>get paid for what you do not who  you are. Don't  get started on this stuff. 

I'm assuming you don't have kids in school nowadays.  Teachers  wear more 
hats than ever, especially in the younger grades.  It's like a  three ring circus 
daily, and then some with all the services provided and  documentation 
required.  Class sizes are larger, "extras" are less and  less.  
 
By your reasoning special education teachers should be paid less than their  
regular education counterparts, yet special ed teachers are regularly hired  
at a greater starting salary.