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Lorenz, Sarah – Phi Delta Kappan, 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
