tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post116661996693719967..comments2024-03-16T13:43:21.762-04:00Comments on Schools Matter: A Constructivist KIPP Teacher?James Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-72041301446677815232010-01-15T01:57:58.565-05:002010-01-15T01:57:58.565-05:00Help! I am currently considering applying to a KIP...Help! I am currently considering applying to a KIPP school. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching but I need to earn a living here! Because of the vagueness of their job listing, I am dying to know...about how much do they actually pay entry level teachers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-10491835149505462002009-05-18T14:34:00.000-04:002009-05-18T14:34:00.000-04:00I think it's interesting that the assumption is th...I think it's interesting that the assumption is that KIPP teachers are paid less than traditional public school teachers. Last year, I was offered a job at a KIPP school for 10K more than I currently make. Yes, KIPP expects longer hours, but I rarely leave school before 4:30pm myself, end up working in the evening at home, and DON'T get paid for that time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-1166658725969131452006-12-20T18:52:00.000-05:002006-12-20T18:52:00.000-05:00Hmmm...OK, but I'd like to also see them unionize ...Hmmm...OK, but I'd like to also see them unionize and pay competitively. I think it's a bad precedent to make people work corporate hours for teacher salaries.<BR/><BR/>I have a kid, and she often talks about becoming a teacher. I kind of envision her having a life as well, or being compensated for the lack of one, if that's how she chooses to go.<BR/><BR/>The charm of the whole teacher as altruistic missionary thing eludes me, and I don't see it as a positive role-model thing either, particularly when 3-bedroom ranch houses across the street from my school sell for a million bucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com