Or be happy for the co-workers whose good work and unique skills have them moving up in the real world, where, generally speaking, good work and unique skills are and should be well-compensated?
It’s not always about us, in other words, perhaps especially in public education.
Eyster said salary schedules “are not reflective of commitment and productivity” but that the bigger question across the working world is, “can you talk about what you’re paid?”
Hopefully, we can talk about it in public education.
Because whatever the benefits of a one-size-fits-all model of compensation, they are outweighed by the benefits of compensation practices flexible enough to attract the best, most-qualified teachers.
Even better, taxpayers who see districts doing all they can to hire the best will have little excuse for underpaying them.