Teachers have it easy : the big sacrifices and small salaries of America's teachers / Daniel Moulthrop, Nínive Clements Calegari, Dave Eggers.
2005
LB2842.22 .M68 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Teachers have it easy : the big sacrifices and small salaries of America's teachers / Daniel Moulthrop, Nínive Clements Calegari, Dave Eggers.
Author
Moulthrop, Daniel.
ISBN
1565849558
Imprint
New York : New Press, c2005.
Language
English
Description
xii, 355 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Other Standard Identifiers
9781565849556
Call Number
LB2842.22 .M68 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
331.2/813711/00973
Summary
Many teachers today must work two or more jobs to survive; they can't afford to buy homes or raise families. Why are they paid so poorly? How is this related to student achievement? And how can we find ways to treat them like the professionals they are? This book examines how bad policy intersects with teachers' lives. Interweaving teachers' voices with facts and figures, the book is a clear-eyed view of the harsh realities of public school teaching, without any chicken-soup success stories. With a look at the problems of recruitment and retention, the myths of short workdays and endless summer vacations, the realities of the work week, and shocking examples of how society views America's teachers, it explores why salary reform may be the best way to improve public education and examines how innovative compensation plans can transform schools.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-346) and index.
Added Author
Calegari, Nínive Clements.
Eggers, Dave.
Eggers, Dave.
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Table of Contents
The strange and incredible lives of your children's teachers
Understanding
truly understanding
what goes into effective teaching
Buying in, selling out, losing faith
Better schools begin with better pay.
Understanding
truly understanding
what goes into effective teaching
Buying in, selling out, losing faith
Better schools begin with better pay.