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Can You Put a Price on Education?

Jackie Watson, Staff Writer
May 22, 2012
Filed under Opinion

In a perfect world would we need an education? Would we need jobs? These questions wonder through out my mind. The questions are simple, but complicated to answer because no one knows. If we lived in a perfect world, would we ever know what lying, cheating, pain, or anything else that hurts you was? If not, would we know how to trust people? Would we depend on people anymore? What would happen to the people we depend on? Would teacher, parents, and important people, still be needed? If so, would we still have to pay them? Or would there be any money? If there was not any money, would that be considered taking advantage of someone?

Education is a big part of growing up, but in order to get an education you have to have teachers to teach you the basic necessities of life. The only problem with teachers is how much they get paid.

The average teacher in Oregon gets paid about 45 thousand a year. In California, the average teacher gets paid 50 thousand. My question is why are some teachers getting paid less for teaching the same subjects?

What is the price on education? How do people expect teachers to give the same education when they are getting taken advantage of? Would you still teach if you were getting taken advantage of? Especially when half the kids you teach will grow up to make more money than you.

Teachers teach the basics that get kids into college. Over 60% of those kids make more money then the people that provide them education.

I believe that teachers should get a raise since they are the ones that provide education for you and your kids. We should give thanks to the people that give us our own incomes. Teachers are important in our society. It is time we give them what they deserve, and stop taking advantage of the people that helped create our futures, and take one step into what might become a perfect world.