RM>   >Of course our pay is near the bottom of the barrel - $22,000 to 
RM> start 
RM> and
RM>   >$37,000 at the top. Supposedly our living costs are lower here 
RM> than the 
RM> rest
RM>   >the country.
RM> 
RM> RL>Wow, your pay does sound low. How can they expect to attract 
RM> quality
RM> RL>qualified teachers when they pay them so little. I have friends 
RM> who have
RM> RL>been teaching for many years who get $60 000. I believe that $32 
RM> 000 is
RM> RL>the low scale here, however, I haven't seen a payroll listing for 
RM> years
RM> RL>so could be wrong.
RM> 
RM> Are you making the adjustment for Canadian vs. US currency?
    Comparing teacher pay, or anyone else's pay, between Canada and America 
is impossible due to the vast welfare state up there.
    Some Canadians win big from the cradle-to-grave welfare state: those with 
several kids who will use the "free" college tuition up there are a prime 
example.  Others just lose from the devalued currency, very-high taxes, and 
the high price of gasoline.
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