For the teachers out there, what are some good ways to make more money?

my daughter took a pay cut when she became a teacher. She was a waitress while in school.

I’m a waitress now I have Been for 7 years but I’m talking about teaching not taking tables.

my daughter got a small stipend for being the drama teacher. She got paid for the extra time. You would probably get more money per hour taking a few tables on the weekend than you would with some extra stipend. They don’t treat teachers near as well as they should.

thanks judi, I agree. I just can’t believe how much my friends making and she said its because she’s coaches lacrosse, in charge of the dance, etc. Stuff like that. 90,000!!! I can’t believe it.

sports gets more than drama :-(

How does a teacher become a coach?

Being a PE teacher is a good start. Remember, she’s getting paid for time spent outside of her regular class time. She probably has a very long day. She’s earning every penny.

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What state is she in, and is she telling you the truth? You usually get more money with a master’s degree, and by taking extracurriculars. Keep in mind that extracurriculars means less personal time, and you will still have lesson preparation and grading. Some districts pay more if you are at an at-risk school.

what? USD90k per year??? that is a lot for a teacher. She probably held private tuition classes which i know could make tonnes of money.

i am very skeptical of a third-year teacher making $90K. it does, of course, depend on where she is – would have to be a very expensive urban market, like LA, San Fran, or NY. otherwise i simply would not believe that’s what she’s making, if all she’s doing is teaching.

now there are, of course, specific subject areas of teaching which are in desperate need of teachers, and for this reason, there are special incentives that pay well (still, i have a hard time believing 90K). does she teach something unusual/nontraditional?

if you’re going into teaching and want to know how to increase your income potential, consider these:
-become qualified to teach in a subject area that has a strong need
-get an advanced degree
-agree to take on extra-curriculars (could include coaching)
-once you have the required amount of experience under your belt, agree to participate as a “mentor” to novice teachers
-tutor on your own time (schools and school systems might have a policy about whether you are allowed to charge for tutoring students in your own school)

many mistakenly assume that teachers in elite expensive independent schools make a lot of money. this is usually not the case. the majority of independent school teachers – myself included – could make significantly more in their own local public schools, but choose not to – it is the trade-off of the professionalism with which we are treated, and not having to deal w/ the BS and bureaucracy of the public schools.

@jfrederick ; Just wondering, is the BS and bureaucracy at public schools easier than the elitist, “my child can do no wrong” helicopter parents in the private schools?

ahh, the helicopter parents…

difficult parents who have a consumer mentality toward school – “i pay tuition, now give me what i want” – can be challenging, but i’d MUCH rather deal with them than put up w/ the BS and bureaucracy of public schools.

of course, dealing with difficult parents is easiest when you have a strong, consistent administration that backs up its teachers – which my administration is. my first year of teaching (in a public school, btw), a rather nasty parent made me cry, but my skin has thickened considerably since then!

for the most part, our parents are very supportive.

The bureaucracy in public schools is just as bad and has just as many helicopter parents. A good friend of mine had to deal with parents trying to get her fired because she gave their precious snowflake angel a C and hurt said angel’s chances at getting into Harvard—despite a year’s worth of the student not doing homework and cutting class. And this is apparently fairly routine in that school district.

$90K for a teacher? I could believe that in a place like New York City, where the cost of living is absurdly high. But my mother was a teacher in the third-highest paid district in the state, with her education maxed out as far as pay scale goes, and she never made more than $65K a year. Because teachers are public employees, many states make their pay scales publicly available, so that you can see that in this particular district, a teacher with these qualifications and this many years of experience has this salary.

(This is one of the things that causes problems in math and science education: because the salary of a teacher is based on qualifications/certifications and years of experience, it’s difficult to pay math and science teachers more.)

to answer everyones question yes she teaches on long island, trust me shes making that much. She’s a very smart girl as well she was valedictorian in college with a 4.0 average but I dont think that effects your pay. She does a lot of extra curricular activities. Besides coaching, you mention tuition mentors? What is that? Its very expensive to live on long island I want to be able to afford it comfortably after I graduate so all these tips help me.

teachers are state employees you can look up their salaries, it is public knowledge. Long Island teachers are paid well depending on the district. That salary would not include things she would do like coaching a team or a drama club or something. She is either not being straight with you or has another job on the side that makes 90k.

Here you go stats on Nassau and Suffolk county schools. Average salary for Nassau $75,284 Suffolk $66,087.

What subject does she teach?

@ blondie- she is being straight with me, in fact, shes know the only one I know who makes this salary at a young age. Ive seen my other friends pay check. She does a lot of extra curriculum activities.

@alfreda thanks for the link, yeah thats the average shes def making above average. She is very involved in her school. I am going to try and make as much as possible. I didnt realize there were so many ways to actually make more money.

I am not sure which subject she teaches honestly I didnt even ask. Some of the teachers on long island are making well over 100,000 but that takes many years. There was an article in the new york times about it a few years ago.

* i meant shes NOT the only one I know