Speaking with my sister last night.  She's a teacher on Cape Cod and we were comparing financial woes.

I just can't accept a quarterback making 10 million a yr to play a game while my sister has to struggle to find the mortgage payment.

It's a sad set of priorities we have here in America when the ones helping raise our kids can't make the rent but someone who can throw a ball 94 mph with consistency is entitled to millions.

Just a vent/rant  

No doubt.  yeah yeah yeah I know they work hard yadda yadda, but noone is worth that kind of money, especially someone playing a game.  Now cure cancer, and you have my vote.  Find a soulution to world hunger, or homelessness, and fine.  But I just cant see where someone is worth that kind of cash just to throw a little piece of leather.  I mean hell alot of them arent even positive role models anymore......

gotta remember that we pay the athletes. If people didn't want to see them play as much as we do, they wouldn't make that much. We create the demand for them.

I agree.  I'm not judging, we all created our world.  I personally do not support sports too much.  I don't own any team jerseys,don't go to games, don't watch them on tv.  I'll go out and play just about anything but watching just isn't for me.  This doesn't mean that the $$ I spend frivolously elswhere couldn't be going towards fixing the problem.  We are all guilty in 1 way or another and it is our kids that are suffering.  Screwy priorities.

Bet you would be one happy dad if that was your son though...lmao.

I know I would be..... 8-) :

I don't get all this ranting about the salaries of star athletes and actors etc make.

It's business.  

They sell tickets and make big bucks for the owners and sponsors.

Simple economics.

Remember, the quarterback is an employee.  Just think how much his boss is making............

Thanks LBH.  I'm glad others realize this as well.  I'm finishing up fifteen years teaching and my "take-home" pay (after deducting $600 for my family insurance) is around that of an 18 year old going to work at a factory (absolutely no disrespect intended. . . I've worked there, too.)  Don't get me wrong.  I feel that I'm am called to teach and will continue to teach regardless of the pay.  In Texas, I would just like to see better benefits like insurance and retirement.  Heck, the state empoyees here draw their retirement from our system (Teacher Retirement System) at a higher rate than the teachers.  

As far as sports goes, if we didn't pay the athletes the millions, the owners would only pocket it.  We do INDEED live in a warped society.  That's just the way it is.

The teachers get paid to teach, not much but they get paid.

The Quarterback gets paid to play football, a lot but his talent is to throw that footbal consistenly and keeping fans happy.

But politicians ( congressmen, senators ) get paid a lot for keeping warm the chair, approving stupid laws and so on, in other words, they do nothing.

So, therefore

Teacher teaches

Quarterback plays football

Politicians screw you

Let 's get rid of the politicians.

my mom works at my middle school and it is rediculus the amount of work she has to take home and do after putting up with (mostly) annoying kids all day.she stays up relatively late and also gets at it as soon as she gets home ,and not to mention having to raise a kid at home and another at college.while i dont know her salary i do no that she should make more than she does.dont get me wrong we make out good but its wrong that a teacher makes less than a person who plays a game all year and still as already said most make crappy role models

Raul is right about the politican's no doubt about that.   What I find funny is I live near Cincinnati Oh, in northern Ky anyways I'm sure most have heard of the Bengals, it seems to be a almost monthly thing that one of them is being arrested or in court.  How people keep supporting criminals buy purchasing there merchindise and tickets to games is beyond me.  It's also amazing to me that school districts will spend millions on ball fields, stadiums and basketball courts and are spending millions and wanting more to build more schools yet they pay there teachers crap wages.    While on the Cincinnati kick I also should mention that a couple years ago they voted in a sales tax to build two new stadiums yet there schools are falling apart and the other day I heard on the radio that there school district is going to have to lay off teachers due to budget issues.   They will vote hell yes on stadiums that cost tax payers millions and millions yet won't vote in a increase is school taxes    Screwed up priorites isn't what I would say,  more like   %@!^ up.

I'm not big on professional sport. I believe some of them are beyond over paid. I understand they work out risk their body blah blah blah we created the demand blah blah blah. But fact it is boring to watch. I mean they play with no heart, no passion, they just show up and get paid.

Now college football on other hand is exciting.

I agree with raul about politicans.

Whether it's right or wrong is irrelevent.  There are millions of people willing and qualified to teach.  there are only a handful of men who are qualified to be a professional quaterback.  Rarity = Valuable.  When people cease being willing to teach for the salary and benefits offered, the salaries will increase.  There must be something intrinsic to teaching that calls people to the profession.

Whether it's right or wrong is irrelevent. There are millions of people willing and qualified to teach. there are only a handful of men who are qualified to be a professional quaterback. Rarity = Valuable. When people cease being willing to teach for the salary and benefits offered, the salaries will increase. There must be something intrinsic to teaching that calls people to the profession.

Ceph,

I have to disagree (or at least based on the condition in our state).   In Texas we actually have a shortage of qualified teachers, and the will has to come before being qualified.  Offering more money might encourage more to become willing to teach, however I don't know that the quality of teachers would be as high.  The fact that you question what calls people to teach is just that. . .

the call.  I can't describe it.  I just know that THIS is what God wants me to do right now.  I don't see it any different than anyone else's career choice.  We are all called to do something; mine's a calling to teacher.  

Redneck Riot 27,

That sounds just like my life growing up.  My mom was a 1st grade teacher and throughout my childhood (in the 70's) teachers REALLY didn't make squat.  I never knew how much she sacrificed for us until I was an adult.  I'm glad you pointed out that our job doesn't end at 5:00 or on Friday like so many others.  Teaching is always on my mind (24/7).  Even in the summer, we spend much of our time going to professional training (at our expense) to renew certificates and meet state guidelines as well as planning for the new year.

-Fisher

I am a college instructor in the technical fields, & my wife is a kindergarten assistant teacher (working on her teaching degree).  So, we are really poor LOL.  

FOM, I agree that qualified teachers are also a rarity.  I live in MS.  There is such a shortage of people here that the state has a special program in which they will pay most all the expenses, even some gas & daycare expense, for someone who qualifies & is willing to attend college in the education field.  That person then has to work at a specified school for 3 years.  My wife & I looked into this program when she started but decided to just do it on our own.  The reason being that the state determines what school you will work at when you complete your degree.

I stayed up until 1:00 Thursday morning grading papers & making out a test.  After working from 8:00 am to 9:30 pm Wednesday.  I had to go in to work at 8:00 Thursday morning.  Not trying to toot my horn etc. just another example of the long unpaid hours that are all to often required of teachers.

the amount of work and the money paid, have absolutely no relation to each other.

If it did then the Hispanics who landscape my community would be millionaires and Paris Hilton would be on welfare.

It's business the way it has always been.

You have a product or service, your market it and get as much as you can.

People live vicariously through their sports hero's.  

From an economic standpoint they are salesman.  They sell tickets, and the products they are assoiciated with.  remember air jordans?  Even though they were outrageously priced Nike could not produce enough of them to meet the early demand.  They made millions, and MJ rightfully got his share.  

After all, how much money would Nike have made if they were called "Air, Mrs Jones, third grade teacher"  ;D

I think professional bass fisherman needs to earn more money. ;D