MWP2 Summary of the Issue

The problem is that teachers in America do not have a high enough salary for the work that they do and this in turn takes away from the quality of teachers present and hence education available to students. This problem affects a plethora of areas and the entire nation presently and over time and many people, but the individuals that are most affected are teachers and students. Many individuals do realize how vital teaching is to the success of a nation, and how increasing teacher salary would increase quality of teachers. The cause of the problem is that teaching is not viewed as a prestigious job and the governments is not willing to increases taxes in order to increase teacher salary, nor are the people willing to pay higher taxes for an increase in teacher salary. People today are beginning to see the correlation between importance of teachers, quality of teachers, and prestige of the job in a monetary way. Though some action has been taken the process is slow and met with resistance. Sociologists among other individuals are beginning to write articles promoting the need for an increase in teacher salaries. Research studies show that there high teacher salaries were a top factor in distinguishing between top performing schools and low-performing schools. People have not succeeded in helping teachers get higher pay because it would cost a lot of money and the economy is in poor shape right now. Also it is easier for the government to blame the teacher for poor performance in schools and fire the teachers than it is for them to put the monetary work into training high quality teachers and increase the beginning salary of teachers making the job better overall and the education system better overall. In the future is the problem is not solved education in America will continue to decrease and finding any teachers to fill the positions much less high quality teachers to fill the positions will become increasingly difficult. The American economy is already in a downward spiral and students getting an education is the most likely and plausible solution. If the government is unwilling to increase teacher salary that will directly increase teacher quality then America does not have a bright future. Americans should promote government policies that increase teacher salaries because an increase in teacher salaries will lead to an increase in higher quality teachers and better education overall.