Problem Facing Government Teachers: Low Wages and Limited Resources!

 

Problem Facing Government Teachers: Low Wages and Limited Resources!

Problem Facing Government Teachers: Low Wages and Limited Resources by Rita Rodriguez, Published on Aug 27, 2018, No doubt about it, being a public school teacher can be tough work, especially in the United States where teachers are paid salaries that are, frankly, not very competitive in terms of cost of living and other lifestyle factors.

In fact, according to statistics published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2014, more than 40 percent of all government school teachers in the U.S. earned an annual salary of less than $50,000 per year.

Inadequate Salary

Many government teachers experience low wages. The average salary for a public school teacher in New York City is $71,000. But this salary doesn't tell the whole story. Public school teachers must pay for their own health care and retirement benefits, which can cost as much as 12% of their salary each year.

Furthermore, public school teachers have no access to paid time off or sick days. It's not uncommon to find an experienced teacher who has been teaching for ten years with over thirty-eight thousand dollars in student loan debt.

This is not just a problem facing government teachers either; it's an issue affecting all American workers in the 21st century. There are many other factors that contribute to the problem of insufficient income for government teachers.

One factor is the small supply of public sector jobs compared to the demand from college graduates coming out of institutions every year. College graduates take these positions because they don't want high levels of risk associated with careers like entrepreneurship and venture capitalism.

For example, if one chooses to go into teaching instead, there is only about one job opening for every three qualified applicants due to shrinking state budgets.

In addition, those qualified applicants are often subject to intense competition during recruitment periods from other state departments like corrections officers and police officers who also need jobs but have more power due to unions being strong supporters of these positions (usually at least 20% of private sector labor).

This situation is problematic because teachers get the brunt of the blame when children do poorly academically. After standardized testing scores come back, parents will blame poor performance solely on the lack of effort by teachers when children in lower socioeconomic areas do worse than expected.

The problem for many government teachers is poverty. With salaries so low, it becomes difficult to live comfortably and make ends meet without second jobs, usually with less desirable hours and more stress.

If something isn't done soon about problems facing government teaching jobs, we may be seeing some serious changes happen within our education system such as riots happening outside schools or people turning away from education entirely (e.g., opting not to educate themselves).

Insufficient Teaching Materials

The problem facing government teachers is that they do not have enough teaching materials. Oftentimes, teachers will spend their own money on things like paper, pencils, and art supplies for their students.

This can cause problems for teachers who live in less developed areas where the schools are lacking funds to provide these necessary materials. Without these resources, students are not able to perform at the same level as those from more affluent areas.

In order to fix this problem, we need better funding for schools so they can supply all of the necessary materials to their staff so they can fully execute their teaching responsibilities. A teacher's salary should be raised so they are paid a fair wage for their job.

They should also receive access to better healthcare benefits and time off, which would give them the opportunity to explore other opportunities outside of teaching while still having the option to come back if they choose.

Schools also need updated technology because many schools don't even have internet, let alone computers. With better technology and new equipment, teachers will have more tools to use when teaching lessons. These upgrades will enable a new generation of citizens to compete with others around the world.

A third problem facing government teachers is high student-teacher ratios (23:1). Teacher morale suffers because they are unable to get through to every student due to high levels of absenteeism.

Students' attitudes suffer as well when they're bored because there aren't enough students per class period. It becomes difficult for both parties when a class has too many or too few students; it's either too chaotic or no one gets attention.

Shortage of Teaching Facilities

The problem facing government teachers is a lack of facilities. As of 2014, there are thirty-seven thousand teaching vacancies in China.

The number of students per teacher has risen to more than fifty, well over the international standard of thirty-six. The average salary for teachers in China is less than $1200 per year while the average salary for other college graduates is $3000 per year.

This means that many qualified people choose not to enter the profession because they can earn more elsewhere with less stress. For example, a survey by the Beijing Normal University found that most new university graduates would prefer not to become primary school teachers.

Another problem faced by government teachers is their low wages relative to other professions like law or medicine. Although wages have risen in recent years from just under one thousand dollars a year in 2009 to about two thousand dollars now, there's still an annual wage gap of about five hundred dollars between the top 10% of earners and those at the bottom 10%.

Some analysts believe this will worsen due to rising inequality in China. In addition, many schools simply don't have enough classrooms and supplies for all the children in their area.

The country also faces severe teacher shortages; as of 2014, there were 37 thousand of vacant teaching positions across China despite having as many as 50 million children who need instruction each day!

Lack of Scholarly Community

The biggest problem facing government teachers is the lack of a scholarly community. The ability to collaborate with others in your field, network, share resources, and get input on your work as well as provide feedback are all difficult tasks for government teachers.

This can be detrimental to the quality of work being produced by these educators as they struggle to find ways to improve their skills. In addition, when working in an environment where there are too many demands on your time but not enough time or resources available, feelings of burnout are inevitable.

It’s important that we give our public school teachers the support and resources they need so that they can continue providing high-quality education for our children. We need more opportunities for collaboration among government teachers, more chances to make connections with scholars in the field, better professional development opportunities outside of schools, and more avenues for networking.

Incompetent Head Masters/Teachers

The problem facing government teaching jobs is that there are incompetent headmasters who do not have the skills to manage their classrooms. Incompetent headmasters in turn will not be able to provide any resources for the students and teachers under them.

This means that teachers will not be able to offer anything besides a basic curriculum with no additional activities or projects, which will make the students bored, tired, and unmotivated.

This can then lead to lower student scores which will affect how well the country does on international tests. Here are some solutions to this problem of incompetent headmasters: firing all headmasters who do not perform satisfactorily; hiring more competent ones;

investing in education reforms like improving access to physical facilities; ensuring equitable resource distribution among schools. If these solutions were implemented, it would greatly improve job satisfaction for government teachers as they would not feel overwhelmed by incompetency.

It would also increase success rates for government teaching jobs due to the fact that there would be more qualified headmasters at every level.

Unsatisfactory Pension System Section: Five Tips to Successfully Handle These Problems

If you're a teacher looking for a new job, there are a few problems you should be aware of. One problem is the unsatisfactory pension system. In Korea, teachers have to work for at least ten years before they can receive their pension.

This means that if you're just starting out in your career as a teacher, you will be working until your late 40s or 50s before you can stop teaching. Another problem facing teachers is low wages and limited resources.

Although teachers are given funds to buy supplies for their classrooms, these funds don't go very far because of inflation rates. That's why many teachers spend their own money on school supplies for the students in their class because they know how much it means to them.

They also deal with low salaries because the government won't give them more money unless they get promoted.

Additionally, when it comes to getting promotions, it depends on whether you're part of a union or not. Even then, promotion opportunities are slim since only 20% of positions are up for promotion each year.

Lastly, they deal with high workloads because public schools require too many hours per week and teachers need to put in unpaid overtime hours at night after school hours in order to finish grading assignments from their classes.

They often neglect their personal lives due to this problem (that may include exercise routines and family time).

These problems make things difficult for both current government teachers and prospective future government teachers alike- but there are solutions! First, the Korean National Assembly is looking into reforming the pension system so that teachers who retire early get paid what they deserve.

Second, instead of relying on the government's budget to fund their classroom supplies, teachers are encouraged to use their professional connections to gain access to goods like laptops and tablets from private sector companies.

Thirdly, one way for new recruits to break into this profession would be by taking an EFL teaching position overseas where benefits such as health insurance and paid vacation days aren't unheard of like in Korea. Fourth, unions help protect public school teachers against unfair practices like discrimination based on age or gender.