Nevadans least likely in U.S. to say teachers are well-respected
By Paul Takahashi, Las Vegas Sun
Nevada has a relatively low percentage of residents who say their teachers are well-respected, according to a Gallup poll released last week.
The public opinion company conducted telephone surveys with at least 600 adults in every state between June and December 2013, asking them whether they believed teachers in their city are well-respected.
The majority of Nevadans — 62 percent — said they believe their teachers are well-respected. However, that percentage was the lowest in the nation.
I believe Nevada relies on Gaming Revenue for most of it’s budget. The Governor of Nevada has had to cut Eduction spending as a result of drops in Gaming Revenue and I understand he is proposing more cuts. The average Teacher Salary is $55k per year; which is about the national average. But, the average Stripper can make double that per year. Priorities?
There have been no actual “cuts” in elementary or high school education in NV, only college level. And in northern NV, the teachers average salaries are actually higher than in the rest of the country. Down south, the salary is slightly lower.
But strippers don’t have the outrageously good health, vacation, and retirement benefits that teachers get, either.
Before choosing a vocation, one needs to decide on their own priorities.
Dog. So, College Education doesn’t count as Education in your book? And Teachers are supposed to teach and raise kids for what… minimum wage McD wages? Sorry, but we are a better society the more educated we are; Even the Ancient Greeks recognized this.