[thechat] Jan 18 peace march

[Martin Burns]

On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, aardvark wrote:

> > From: Jonathon Isaac Swiderski <jswiders at cs.oberlin.edu>

> > Public-school teachers should be the highest-paid people on the
> > planet.
>
> i would agree with that if they were required to have a minimum of
> skills as well, but until they stop letting anyone teach our youth,
> i'm not buying it...
>
> now, if they *do* raise wages to that level, i would only support if
> there were all-around tests to make sure dolts don't get in...

Or alternatively, let market forces sort it out as it does for other
high-paying professions.

Cheers
Martin
>

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