Miscellaneous
Here's a hot topic for you. I've been fascinated with the narrative that teachers need to be paid more. My gut says they don't. I think as a whole they are paid more than other Americans and actually work less hours. I think it is crazy that teachers in the same district are basically paid exactly the same. Teacher compensation isn't based on performance. It's simply based on length of service. I've never been a teacher, but Tara Rollinger is. Tara has been a teacher for over 15 years at a small school district in Baltic, SD. I am really grateful for my conversation with Tara. I ask her questions around her daily struggles and difficulties as a teacher, are teachers paid fairly, do teachers deserve to be paid more, why is tenure a thing, does she feel safe as a teacher, and many, many more. Enjoy!