At 10:38 PM -0400 4/26/01, Gregg Iverson wrote:
>One of the reasons these programs generate so much money for their creators
>is the amount of money they generate for the businesses that use them. If
>they weren't useful they would be selling for next to nothing.
>
>I may grouse that sports figures make far more than I do (as a teacher) but
>I cannot deny the business sense of a contract that generates far more than
>it costs. I, on the other hand, generate little in actual revenue. My
>value would be hard to establish on a spreadsheet, and it would be more
>difficult still to find a society that would be willing to hand over the
>salary that spreadsheet might justify. So is life. Thankfully, my rewards
>are mostly intrinsic.
>
>Gregg
>
If you added up all the increases in salary that occured because the kids
in your classes were able to get better jobs from the stuff you taught
them, then it might make your worth to society much more than it is right
now. Unfortunately, our US society is captivated by stardom and flash,
which most teachers do not possess.
Be seeing you.
Dirk Wright
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