"A child's learning is the function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher." James Coleman, 1972

Thursday, May 06, 2010

The Top Ten of the Bottom Paying College Degrees

Yep, that's right--elementary school teachers, the ones that absorb the most abuse of the Wall Street ed reformers, they're #1. Let's make them earn that $33,000 a year. From Payscale.com,starting and average pay:

Drama $35,600 $56,600




Fine Arts $35,800 $56,300




Hospitality and Tourism $37,000 $54,300




Education $36,200 $54,100




Horticulture $37,200 $53,400




Spanish $35,600 $52,600




Music $34,000 $52,000




Theology $34,800 $51,500




Elementary Education $33,000 $42,400




Social Work $33,400 $41,600

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