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Originally Posted by malcolmk14
I'll make it really easy for you. Fewer and fewer people want to do the job for that amount of money. Is it a good salary? Sure, I suppose. Is it enough to do the job? Obviously not, or 89.5% of teachers wouldn't have just thrown it in the trash.
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The salaries Gullfoss posted aren’t that great. IMO. It also depends on where you live. I think the poverty line wage for a family of 4 in Calgary is like $60k now (I think 2024 was like $58k). Like, no, those salaries are okay, but let’s not pretend they’re swimming in money here. The benefits and specifically the pension are great, however. Just my opinion. I don’t really want or require teachers personally to be just barely above the poverty line.
I also think this is actually largely about salaries and think it’s weird people tip-toe around it. That’s the main issue, it isn’t enough, the gov will have to do better. Paying parents daycare money that could otherwise go to teachers is stupid.
Gullfoss wants an answer but nobody here is really knowledgeable enough about the job to give one, honestly. Unless you’re a teacher in which case I think it’s fair to be like ya- it isn’t enough.