If you think about it, we live in a pretty backwards society. We seem to have forgotten what's truly important. I did some research on annual salaries, and what I discovered astounded and appalled me:
What they do: Act as academic, social, and emotional mentors. Encourage learning.
NFL athletic coach: $85,000
Can someone please explain to me why the ability to kick a football is valued as more than twice as important as the acquisition of knowledge???
This one really gets me...
Social worker: $55,000
What they do: Induce unhealthy competitiveness. Create sore losers.
Can someone please explain to me why the ability to kick a football is valued as more than twice as important as the acquisition of knowledge???
This one really gets me...
Social worker: $55,000
What they do: Provide social and emotional support. Act as advocates for the well-being of others.
What they do: Pick fights and act catty. Gossip and lie about others.
Those frickin' rich bitches are paid nearly THIRTY times more to behave badly towards others than I will be to help improve the quality of life for countless clients?? Excuse me?????
There is something so wrong with these numbers!!!!!
$40,000 is a nice salary these days in education. Everyone is taking a pay cut next year (that is if they have a job).
ReplyDeleteSad that our society places value on things that are so irrelevant. And we wonder why our kids don't aspire to be productive citizens with high goals and pure hearts. There you are my friends. Luckily most, and I use that term loosely, of the individuals who choose those professions make that decision based on another set of criteria. For example: helping others, fulfilling their God-given destiny, using their skills for good, and being compassionate for those who are in desperate need. So maybe it's a good thing that the "noble" professions attract people who are there for the right reasons...otherwise anyone would do it. But I totally agree it's skewed. :o)