Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Is equal ever equal?

Here's an idea.  I don't even know if I agree with it, but it's been on my mind the past few days...


I interviewed at a smaller district a few years back and at the end of the interview, I was told that they wanted a commitment from me.  They didn't want me to use their district as a "stepping stone" to get into a larger, better paying district in the area.  Small schools are constantly dealing with a revolving door of new teachers who start there and then move on to greener pastures with better pay. 


What if all schools had the same pay scale? 

State-wide?  Nation-wide?  I know cost of living differs in areas, so maybe nation-wide is a stretch.  What are your thoughts?  I'm not sure what mine are...