How does a professor feel when their students make much more money than they do?
A graduating PhD student of mine took a job where she was offered more than what I made 23 years after my PhD. A MS thesis advisee joined a company that was soon acquired by Amazon and he probably had more from that event than what I had for my retirement savings at that time. And essentially I expect most of my students to make much more than I did at the respective stages of our lives. The student success is indeed a measure of our success for many of us. On the other hand, a junior colleague of mine moved to industry and is making roughly 3X the salary (from 120-130K to 350K), so for many good professors with marketable skills that the industry want, that option remains open. And many of us are able to do startups with reduced risk by taking time off from our academic position. We also have freedom to work on what we consider interesting and important, not what our boss says is more important. So really no complains. Compared to some other countries (e.g., many southern Europen countries, parts of Asia, Africa, etc.), thankfully, US academics (as also in Switzerland, Germany, Singapore and several other countries) do get enough to have a fairly decent middle class living, comfortable retirement, and various perks of being a professor. When I was a CEO of my startup or when I worked for large companies, typically no one came to pick me up at an airport, but when a professor goes to give a keynote, s/he gets respect that a business person would never get (e.g., a PhD student/postdoc or a professor might be with me from the time I land to the time I depart, even happily show around the new places).So I would say we cheer as our students make much more money. But we hope we have also helped them think through various choices that good education offers, knowing what gives more joy and satisfaction while realizing that money is only one component of the equation. And some are choosing to go to academia for the same reason we choose that option, or doing their parts for social good instead of focusing on money.
Do college professors want their students to fail?
I always have that feeling that college professors are purposely wanting students to fail the course. This can benefit them by keeping students to teach again and of course the money is a big reason why. Professors do not teach well, and I always ask myself, how did they even qualify to even get the job? They're just terrible! Even worse, not even helpful. It's like they don't want you to pass! What do you guys think?
Do college professors make too much money?
I do know one that is making a base salary of about $85K and gets another $20K for being head of a program being interim chair of a department. Less than 4 years after graduation with their PhD. Plus they still make about $50K a year doing consulting for industry.The first 3 years after graduation they worked just as an industry consultant making $90K, this is what the school had to come up with to lure them into academia.This is what being in a STEM field and being very, very good at what you do earns. Considering that this professor has 11 years of university education on top of 12 years at K-12 they have spend the majority of their life in education.You decide if this is too much for a professor that really knows what they are doing.
Teachers: do you have favourite students?
My mom used to be a teacher , and she says , its not that you have favourites , its just that after some time you get to learn which students are nice people that make an effort, and some are rude and careless.Obviously it's more of a pleasure to work with the nice ones. My opinion is that teachers have favourites because theyre only human.We all have favourites among everything - favourite clothes , favourite food.Students have fabourite teachers.So why cant teachers have favourite students?
How much do math teachers/professors make?
1. With a bachelors, most teachers make between 30-50K a year starting salary. Professors start from 40-60K. If you want to know exact numbers, simply go to any school district or public university website and locate the "teacher salary scale". By law, any public school or institution must publicly post salaries paid to its employees. You might have to search around their human resources site, but I assure you it's there. 2. Currently, you can get a high school teaching license with a bachelor's degree (4 years) and maybe a minor in education in most parts of the U.S. However, thanks to No Child Left Behind, many states are changing their licensing policies within the next 5-10 years to mandate a graduate degree (4 years college plus 1-2 years of grad school). If you want to teach university, you must get a doctoral degree (4 yrs college + 3-6 yrs grad school). 3. Teachers and professors are on a special type of promotion scale called "tenure". Tenure is not based on merit, it's based on how long you have been employed with that institution. For secondary teachers, we get maybe a 200-600 dollar raise each year we teach at that school (which is extremely little). If you are made head teacher, you receive a little more than the other teachers. However, the amount of work you have to do is almost 3 times more. At university, the tenure scale is different. Professors make much much more money (several thousand) each year they teach and publish. For example, after 20 years of teaching in the public schools, many teachers make between 70-80K a year. At a university, they can make 120-150K a year. Those profs. who manage to do important research or publish something groundbreaking will usually be able to negotiate higher contracts with the university. 4. I'm not sure what you mean, but if you're talking money, then University professors make much much more over a long period of time. They also put in fewer work hours and suffer less occupational anxiety than high school teachers. 5. See 3 and 4 6. If you want to be a high school teacher, try Connecticut. Their teachers are paid much more than those of other states. As a Uni. prof., you'll make more and get more prestige if you aim for Ivy League schools.