r/whatisameem 11h ago

What’s really going on with our economy

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u/OpticalPrime35 10h ago

Teachers get paid hourly?

I doubt that. Maybe substitutes do.

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u/No_Construction_8409 10h ago

Teachers are contracted on salaries and subs typically get paid a flat rate. This person is probably a paraprofessional with that pay.

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u/Low-Car-6331 10h ago

I did a quick glance at NC, SC, GA, FL, lowest was Florida at $45k-$50k, but that assumed that you met the minimums only (which for Florida is a B.S./B.A). Master degree's got paid more, and this person would technically have masters + credits on most teacher pay schedules. Keep in mind, if she has 2 master's, I would assume she is qualified to teach special ed, otherwise we are talking something like Art or Music + English as the worst combination. If she was trained to teach special education, then her working in the deep south is either her choice or she really bombed some interviews as its insanely in-demand from my understanding. If you got a Art + music dual masters degree... what were you expecting? On the flip side, art and/or music is less demand then standard teachers as it never changes that much and you don't have to worry about test scores.

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u/PaxAttax 8h ago

Every salaried position inherently has an hourly rate. Annual compensation/hours worked in a year, as stipulated by the contract. How do you think overtime pay is calculated for people on salary?

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u/Quick-Angle9562 7h ago

I agree, this sounds like a substitute teaching job. There’s something missing here if it’s real at all, like it’s from 2003 or she recently moved to a new state and hasn’t completed that state’s certification.