I can see high school English being more time consuming than average, and certainly more than elementary school.
I've never understood why subjects and student age aren't considered in teacher pay scales across the board. My experience is limited, but I've never seen an instance where anything other than time and credentials (generally degrees) were considered.
Do you think that the non-work hours and other non-financial incentives (perks vs bricks) get used to vary the incentives for different types of teachers?
"Union contracts generally mandate that gym teachers must be paid the same as calculus teachers, with the predictable result of surpluses of gym teachers and shortages of calculus teachers."
Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap?
by mrguyorama on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:02PM
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Middle school (5-8) is where the work for students (and therefore teachers by necessity) starts to pile on
I have the impression (from my wife and her coworkers) that it's much easier for elementary and middle school teachers to work the contracted hours and not bring their work home with them.
High school just comes with a lot of extra baggage too.