$99 season tickets

**cyQlone** · 03-06-2007, 03:05 PM

180 days a year? I wish. I'll let anybody that's interested to take over my class for a week. You would leave with a change of heart about what it takes to be a teacher, I promise. I make more money in Houston teaching than in Iowa and I'm still broke!

**Cyclone62** · 03-06-2007, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by htownclone

I don't go around whining and complaining about my job, in fact, I don't bring any of this up with any of my friends or family, but I'm not gonna bend over and take it in the @$$ if you're gonna knock teachers and the service they do. IMO there is not a more important job in the world, which makes it, although underappreciated, the most rewarding job in the world.

I hope you or anyone didn't think that I was "complaining" about teacher pay, "benefits" etc. I was trying to make a jab about how I"m going to be broker than broke if I want Cyclone tix after I graduate. But alas, oh well, ty cobb, and 90% of the population who aren't in education, have no idea that the gov't is actually making education WORSE with mandates such as the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001." Sure, they look all nice and pretty on the outside, but I'm sure a female praying mantis looks pretty to a male before she eats him too.

**tycobb** · 03-07-2007, 10:09 AM

How do you people survive avg salary of $40, 000 for 180 days. whats the avg salary in iowa? $25-30,000? and 1 or 2 weeks vacation.

**chadm** · 03-07-2007, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by tycobb

How do you people survive avg salary of $40, 000 for 180 days. whats the avg salary in iowa? $25-30,000? and 1 or 2 weeks vacation.

Wow you absolutely don't get it. My parents are retired teachers and I made more five years after graduation that my parents each made that same year.

**cyclonekj** · 03-07-2007, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by chadm

Wow you absolutely don't get it. My parents are retired teachers and I made more five years after graduation that my parents each made that same year.

It shouldn't be surprising you out-earned a RETIRED teacher.

Seriously, it's difficult to put a value on a good teacher. They deserve as much as they can get. However, I've also had a few who were over-paid at any price.

**cycloneworld** · 03-07-2007, 10:28 AM

What is the average starting salary for a teacher these days?

With college debts at all-time highs, I'm guessing its hard for some to take the required student loan payments.

**cyQlone** · 03-07-2007, 10:37 AM

In the Des Moines Public School District, starting salary for a 1st year teacher is about 30,000. In small towns though, the salary is often down by the min. of 26,000.

**Johnny8** · 03-07-2007, 10:37 AM

My mom has taught 1st and 2nd grade for a little over 25 years now. This past year I went in a couple times to help her for a day, and I honestly don't know how she survives in there. It takes sooooo much effort just to get all the kids to do one thing, it's just incredible. I know I wouldn't be able to handle elementary education, and I usually have pretty good patience.

**ISUFan22** · 03-07-2007, 10:38 AM

Is this thread about ISU basketball and season tickets or teacher salaries?

Please ignore tycobb's attempts to stir the pot and his generally offensive behavior. I doubt it will be happening much more.

**brianhos** · 03-07-2007, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by nfrine

New football giving rules will also impact the future of basketball. Captains Club - Victory Club level football season tickets will be $1500 each starting in 2008. This will require a $5000 NCC donation for the privilege to buy up to 4 season tickets (@$1500 each). You must commit to 3 years when you sign up. They are basically raising the NCC ante from $2500 to $5000 plus adding a "donation portion" to the season football tickets. Again, if Gene is successful there will be more Victory folks ($5K and up) that will be looking for BB tickets.

For most of us we better hope for good TV coverage.

Where did you find that info? I am interested in substantially upping my donations to ISU, but I will not do it unless I can be assured I will get moved out of my non donor section I am currently in. I would love them to have a nice well layed out plan like Iowa has.

**brianhos** · 03-07-2007, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

$2500-$5000 to get into the lower level?

Mmmmmmyeah...maybe that won't be happening just yet!

Thats a new HD bigscreen every year 22. Just think how much more fun you would have with 3-4 big azz TV's.

**htownclone** · 03-07-2007, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by tycobb

How do you people survive avg salary of $40, 000 for 180 days. whats the avg salary in iowa? $25-30,000? and 1 or 2 weeks vacation.

40k??? right. not in iowa you wont find that. the top paying districts in iowa at MOST make like mid 30k, and that is at MOST. if you are a beginning teacher anywhere in iowa, starting at 30k is VERY good. i have over 60k in student loans. it will take me so long to pay those off making around 30k a year at best. you clearly have no clue how much teachers make in iowa. a retiring teacher in iowa is lucky to be making 40k at the time of retirement. its even more obvious you have no idea the job teachers do.

you can have your own opinions about things, but when you are posting false information on a public message board, then thats a different story.