Teacher's wild salary sparks heated debate
A teacher's hefty salary has sparked a major debate online, with some people arguing that some educators are "extremely overpaid".
A Melbourne man was quizzed on the street by Getahead, an app that matches workers with employers, as he revealed he has worked as a drama teacher at a high school for decades.
“I’m a teacher and I make just north of $160,000,” he revealed.
“I’ve been teaching for 27 years,” he added. “Started as an actor and then moved into teaching. The workload is alright, I’m on holidays at the moment."
“School holidays are always good. But when you are working, you’re doing a lot of after hours and things like that.
“It’s definitely worth it though. I’d encourage anyone to get into it. For any actors out there, drama teaching is the next best thing."
“You get to do your craft every day and you get to teach the future of actors. Do what you want to do, until you can’t do it anymore and then find something else that will be good to do."
He said, “But you gotta follow your passion first.”
The video racked up hundreds of comments, with many stunned at the man’s salary.
“There’s no way,” one said, with another adding, “I am in the wrong profession.”
In another clip from Getahead, a different woman was quizzed about her salary and it is revealed she is also a teacher.
She claims to be raking in $110,000 a year working at a high school, but said the idea teachers get “loads of holidays” is a “total myth”, adding that "the workload is huge."
While many commenters were stunned by the significant salaries, there were some that even went as far as to claim teachers were being “overpaid”.
“Teachers are extremely overpaid,” one claimed. “The most they should be paid is $30k – $40k.”
“$110k for a schoolteacher, at this point we are handing out money,” another said.
“If they are earning that much money why are they all saying they need more?” another asked, “That’s an excellent wage.”
Other teachers sounded shocked at these figures, with many saying they were not making anywhere near that amount.
“That’s not close to average, I’m a maths and science teacher at a high school and I earn $84k,” one shared.
“I’ve been teaching for 43 years, I’m head of a subject area and have several post grade qualifications, and I don’t make anywhere near that,” another added.
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