Black men, you're needed in the classroom" (Interview)

[ISO]

I’m sorry but you can’t provide for a family on a teachers salary. Even in NYC where the starting salary is 63k it’s tough out here.

63K is fine and it goes up with the salary step every year and with the more education you attain.

How can you not provide for a family on a teacher salary?

Since when is 63K starting salary as an early to mid 20’s dude out of college bad money?

What other jobs are paying like that, giving you a summer off, a spring break, a winter break, every single federal holiday off, loan forgiveness, and the retirement and medical benefits teachers get, tenure, and union strength?

U work from 8-3 most days you can get overtime by running an after school program shyt be like $30-40 an hour.

I mean c’mon after 10 years you’re at 6 figures in NYC schools
Teachers Salary Schedule – 2018‐2021

 

[Will Ross]

The reality is it ain't going to work because society don't let men be men anymore.

 

[CrimsonTider]

I would be a teacher but it don't pay enough

I got a offer to get a masters in education so I could be trained to be a teacher

Horrible pay

It takes to long for teachers to make a decent salary

thecoli: black people need direction, leaders, mentors

also thecoli: they don’t pay enough for that shyt

 

[Prynce]

Sure, so once you have your bachelor degree, you need to get a teaching credential for the grade you want to teach. If you aren't sure what grade you want to teach, go ahead and be a substitute teacher for a few months. In order to sub, just contact the school district(s) you want to be in and apply to sub. All you need is a degree to sub. I subbed for two years covering preschool to middle school. Once you decide what grade you want to teach, sign up for a teaching credential program. The programs usually take 9-12 months.
I used TeacherReady Online Learning System for my credential program because it's cheap, online, and they work with school districts in every state.

While I was subbing, my current school really liked me and kept calling me to teach at their location. Once they found out I was in the credential program, the district actually called me and drafted a special contract to offer me a full year of employment to work at the middle school, DESPITE me not completing my credentialing yet.

I've been told "off the record" that male black teachers are the highest in demand because students respond better. White and minority. From my teaching experience this year having my own class, I will definitely agree. The "problem kids" white or black didn't have as many issues in my class and scored much higher. The students themselves said they liked my class "because I'm different". Which really translates that I'm culturally aware of them and can relate better, so they don't cause disruption and enjoy being in my class because I allow them to be themselves comfortably. Keep in mind, I still maintain control but I also talk to them about current music, videogames, trends, etc. My year wasn't stressful at all and I do enjoy all the holidays and breaks.

Damn if only I could make 70k+ doing that

It's cool now that I'm young and single but down the road it might not be enough

 

[SwizzLake]

Sure, so once you have your bachelor degree, you need to get a teaching credential for the grade you want to teach. If you aren't sure what grade you want to teach, go ahead and be a substitute teacher for a few months. In order to sub, just contact the school district(s) you want to be in and apply to sub. All you need is a degree to sub. I subbed for two years covering preschool to middle school. Once you decide what grade you want to teach, sign up for a teaching credential program. The programs usually take 9-12 months.
I used TeacherReady Online Learning System for my credential program because it's cheap, online, and they work with school districts in every state.

While I was subbing, my current school really liked me and kept calling me to teach at their location. Once they found out I was in the credential program, the district actually called me and drafted a special contract to offer me a full year of employment to work at the middle school, DESPITE me not completing my credentialing yet.

I've been told "off the record" that male black teachers are the highest in demand because students respond better. White and minority. From my teaching experience this year having my own class, I will definitely agree. The "problem kids" white or black didn't have as many issues in my class and scored much higher. The students themselves said they liked my class "because I'm different". Which really translates that I'm culturally aware of them and can relate better, so they don't cause disruption and enjoy being in my class because I allow them to be themselves comfortably. Keep in mind, I still maintain control but I also talk to them about current music, videogames, trends, etc. My year wasn't stressful at all and I do enjoy all the holidays and breaks.

The most rewarding thing about my job is showing the black male students an example of a strong black man that is knowledgeable and cares about them.

Very informative.

 

[Prynce]

thecoli: black people need, direction, leader, mentors

also thecoli: they don’t pay enough for that shyt

How can I be a leader for others if I can't provide for a family on a teachers salary?

 

[Orange cream shake]

Ye i remember the drama as a kid lol but the real issue is pay for me

I didn't go to college and might go get a master's to just make 60k

They make less than that here in St. Louis. I’m actually 20k away from my mother in law where she was when she retired and I’m 30 years away.

 

[CrimsonTider]

How can I be a leader for others if I can't provide for a family on a teachers salary?

What teachers do you know struggling to provide for their families?

teachers make enough to provide for their family and have enough off time to be there with their kids

 

[Drizzy Dre]

Damn if only I could make 70k+ doing that

It's cool now that I'm young and single but down the road it might not be enough

I feel you, I actually sell real estate as well so that helps financially. However, our teacher's salary goes up 2k a year, and even more if you get your Master's Degree. Check out the school districts' pay scales in your area and compare. It's really not a bad gig, but I understand your reservations.

 

[Prynce]

What teachers do you know struggling to provide for their families?

teachers make enough to provide for their family and have enough off time to be there with their kids

Man u wanna raise a family on 50k?

 

[ISO]

What teachers do you know struggling to provide for their families?

teachers make enough to provide for their family and have enough off time to be there with their kids

Don’t forget Coli is where every nikka makes 6 figures plus

 

[Jean Jacket]

If you're yanking out men to go play those games, however much they're needed, they're not in the classrooms to be the examples they need to be. Policy is an important part of the whole setup...but the politics part where racism is endemic isn't. You can only make that switch if you're running your own schools.



You contradict yourself in your 2nd and 3rd sentences, but you're right in that it depends on where you live. Yes they're beloved in majority-black districts, but that's a narrow scope to use. No teacher is going to effectively enforce what isn't being taught at home, and that's doubly so where district policy is one where you're encouraged not to take a stance on basic discipline.

With a private setup that's easily enough controlled simply because of the direct-money incentive.






Seeeeeeeeeeeeee...2 chops to da thote.

I have to disagree with you again on my second and third sentence...

As stated by BooksnRain's professional, first-hand experience... BM teachers are always ferried up to leadership roles due to the fact that they are appreciated and sought after.

I don't see how I contradict anything by stating that the pay is low. Pay is low across the board for all teachers, not specifically due to race. I have never seen any teacher get paid a premium based on their demographic impact... other than the ones that go for loan repayment programs...

There's a public charter where I live, that hires mostly from the Black community it serves, and it is dominated by Carrib/Black Am. women. They would hire a Black male teacher in a minute... There are a lot of Black male paras though.
Ironically, the director is a Black man.

I just don't know what you mean about how Black men are considered flight risks because they are looked at as "sexual predators"... I have NEVER gotten that impression from any school.. To be honest, when a caucasian male takes interest in teaching in Black spaces...or any place where there are children...they are often double vetted, and even side-eyed by adminstration as well as parents, because we know that most sexually deviant behavior and child sexual abuse is perpetuated by white males.

 

[Gold]

I lack the skills to be an effective motivater

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

my oldest son wants to be a teacher

so I gotta lay that foundation for him.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Man u wanna raise a family on 50k?

What does money have to do with how the family is raised