TEACHER’S SALARIES VS ATHLETE’S SALARIES by Luke Weinhagen Having school age chi

TEACHER’S SALARIES VS ATHLETE’S SALARIES
by Luke Weinhagen

Having school age children I often hear complaints about teachers salaries.

They frequently take the form of “there is something wrong with a society that values entertainment so much more than education that it pays its athletes millions while teachers struggle to get by”.

Right comparison, wrong complaint.

There is something wrong with a society who’s standards and application of rigor to be a professional teacher are so significantly lower than those required to be a professional athlete that this pay disparity can survive.