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Tiger teachers not deterred by low pay

Written by Elizabeth Lloyd, Contributor
Published: Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
"Really? Do you really want to be a teacher?” This is a question Marlise Jean-Pierre ’12 and other Princetonians interested in becoming educators often face.

For people who pose that question, the teaching profession’s low salary and prestige may ...

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  • 2:39 a.m. on Nov. 17th, 2009
    Posted by
    chief illiniwek

    Qin Zhi Lau ’11 noted, though, that a decision to go into education is not determined solely by financial factors. “[Money] may be a factor in some people’s decisions,” she said, “but it’s more of a personal choice. Some people just won’t find teaching that interesting.”

    Qin Zhi is a dude. Look it up.

  • 10:20 a.m. on Nov. 17th, 2009
    Posted by
    AC

    Following a failure to obtain a job at Goldman, many Princetonians suddenly discover a deep-seated passion for community service &c.

  • 10:21 a.m. on Nov. 17th, 2009
    Posted by
    AC

    TP is of course more legit but TFA on the other hand...

  • 10:24 a.m. on Nov. 18th, 2009
    Posted by
    '09

    It's ridiculous that The Prince didn't mention TFA in this article.

  • 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 18th, 2009
    Posted by
    Government Brainwashing

    Government education is brainwashing. Government education trains people to obey their masters like good slaves. Do your homework, slave. Get good grades so we know you'll work hard for your master, slave. Do a bunch of useless stuff so we'll know you won't try to overthrow your master, slave.

  • 2:56 p.m. on Jan. 13th, 2010
    Posted by
    Ortiz

    Government Brainwashing is retarded. Sorry, but it's got to be said. You think education would work if from day one students were conditioned to do what they wanted to do and ignore whatever didn't fancy them? You clearly didn't make it out of seventh grade.

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