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ERIC Number: EJ619616
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Professional Whining.
Lorenz, Sarah
Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n4 p325-26 Dec 2000
Whining about not being treated as professionals buys teachers little respect. Teaching is hard work, but confers some plush benefits, while discouraging voluntary self-improvement efforts. The notion that pay should be commensurate with work is a noble delusion. Nannies and mothers are also underpaid. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits, Professional Occupations, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Salaries, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Conditions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Professionalism; Respect