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knitter4democracy

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13. Let's just say I was lucky to get child support.

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 11:00 PM

Mar 2014

My house payment was $1150/month, more than one of my two paychecks a month. This year, I'm still having to pay that on a house I can't sell as well as $750/month rent and $600/month propane bills. It's more than a little tight. Oh, and I'm in the middle of my master's. *sighs*

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I just went to the TFA website and am aghast at the horrible wages! [View all] AllyCat Feb 2014 OP

Kick.... daleanime Feb 2014 #1

How can anyone live like that? unrepentant progress Feb 2014 #2

TFA itself gets thousands from the districts that hire their recruits. madfloridian Feb 2014 #3

Thank you for this! AllyCat Feb 2014 #5

Good luck on your campaign. madfloridian Feb 2014 #6

It's basically a paid internship elfin Feb 2014 #4

Stepping stone to "CEO" of a school district... lutefisk Mar 2014 #10

"the qualified professionals they replace" ... my, you slipped that shiv in smoothly. eppur_se_muova Feb 2014 #7

It's considered public service. Igel Feb 2014 #8

Teaching kids with very little TEACHING training is a public service? AllyCat Feb 2014 #9

Um, that's more than I got paid as a new teacher last year. knitter4democracy Mar 2014 #11

Gads, even with the economics posted about rent, utils? AllyCat Mar 2014 #12

Let's just say I was lucky to get child support. knitter4democracy Mar 2014 #13

This is why school districts love TFA.... AnneD Mar 2014 #14