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time we give them the respect they deserve
from Issue 1, Volume 86
by The Cougar
School teachers deserve better. It is time we pay up.
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The media is talking a lot about teachers right now in light of kids returning to school during COVID-19. There is a lot of malice towards teachers who don’t want to teach in person and who prefer to be online.
Many think that teachers should be willing to risk their own and their families’ lives to teach students.
The mistreatment of teachers has been happening for a long time, and it’s time for it to stop. Teachers need to be paid more, be given funds for school supplies and overall be treated the way people influencing the future generations of America should be.
Teachers are a huge part of our lives growing up and they definitely shape who we are today. Many people don’t seem to dispute that concept and yet, they don’t endorse the idea of paying teachers more.
The starting salary for a teacher in Texas is around $30,000 and that number doesn’t increase much over the years. Of course, the reason they are paid so little has to do with funding for public education, but when it comes down to morals, teachers should be paid more.
Teachers have a big role in getting kids interested in subjects that influence hobbies and career choices later on in life. They can help kids grow self esteem and confidence to learn.
Not to mention they teach us the foundations of knowledge that we need to function in society like basic mathematics, critical thinking and history.
They also bring schoolwork home to grade and work on lesson plans, all after hours with no pay. They do so much more work than just what we initially see in the classroom.
We cannot deny that teachers are instrumental in our society since they prepare future generations for the workforce. Their importance needs to be shown in their pay because it simply is what the teaching profession deserves.
Some may say teachers should just live frugally but that’s hard when a lot of teachers have to buy their own school supplies. Many teachers are given a budget for their classroom that the school can cover, but it’s usually not enough.
So much so that teachers have to ask students to bring in hand sanitizer and tissues for the class. A lot of students are low income as well and cannot often afford school supplies for themselves, leaving teachers to pay out of pocket. Teachers sometimes can end up spending thousands of dollars just to teach.
Why should some of the most important workers have to pay to do their own job? It’s understandable for them to use their own money to do some extra decorating in their room, but to buy essential supplies like notebooks and tissues?
That should not come out of their own pocket but more often than not it does.
Schools need to fund their teachers’ supplies.
Lastly, we should overall respect our teachers, including their decisions to not teach in person right now. Many people say that teachers should teach right now because they signed up for this job. However, teachers did not sign up for risking their lives among potentially infected people.
They did not sign up for this and we should respect their decisions to demand online schooling.
It’s similar to when people thought that teachers should have guns in the classroom to defend against school shooters and teachers claimed they didn’t sign up to do that. The teachers are correct! They did not sign up for a teaching job to be continuously put in danger, especially for such low pay.
Teachers have a great importance in our lives and society as a whole, and we need to start acting like it. School teachers need to have better salaries, more funding for supplies and overall be respected for the work they do.
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CAREER ADVICE
Networking sites are the key to career advancement during the pandemic
GINA MEDINA
OPINION EDITOR @ITSGINA_M
In these unprecedented times where our interactions with others are severely restricted, technology and social networking sites allow us to remain connected. Although sometimes overlooked by college students, professional networking sites like LinkedIn are a great way to make and keep connections.
Most business majors are encouraged to have an active LinkedIn profile as it is one of the best ways to build a professional network. However, not many other colleges encourage their students to be active on LinkedIn.
For all students who are not already on LinkedIn, here are a few of the most compelling reasons why you should create and continuously update your professional networking profile:
First professional step
Most college students have little to no experience in professional settings, which means that once we leave college, we will not have the necessary tools to participate in serious settings.
Joining LinkedIn or any other professional networking site is the first step towards the professional world, because it can kick start the desire to pursue a career after college.
Having an end goal in mind will help you stay on track throughout college as you will have a better idea of what you are working towards.
If you are uncertain of what you want to pursue after college, connecting with professionals in different fields can help you get a better sense of what certain jobs entail, so don’t be afraid to browse and seek different paths.
Making connections
By joining a professional networking site like LinkedIn, students are able to make connections with professionals in their field of interest, seek mentorships and even find jobs.
This pandemic has forced us to physically distance ourselves, but these sites give us the opportunity to continue to build our professional network and make the connections that we would have otherwise made in person.
More than just a resume
College is the best time to build your resume; you are learning and hopefully participating in your field of interest and now it is time to show future employers what you are capable of.
Your profile should be much more than just a document with some dates and information about yourself.
Your profile should be a superresume! Have the basic resume worthy information available, but also include a portfolio of your best work, professional looking photographs of yourself, your plans for the future and why you are interested in your field of study.
This additional information will present a much more accurate picture of yourself and will help prospective employers get a better sense of who you are.
Starting a profile early on will
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help you gradually build your portfolio and resume, make connections with peers and mentors, as well as practice professional interactions with others.
The job market is incredibly competitive as more people find themselves unemployed, so preparing and perfecting an online professional profile will give you a leg up when looking for jobs in the future.
Making a profile is the first
step towards better preparing for your career, however, maintaining that profile is just as important as creating it.
Once you have created your profile, remember to continuously update it with your latest accomplishments so that your growing network can see what you are up to.
Gina Medina is a journalism senior who can be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com
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