Al state Senator Thinks Increasing Teacher Pay Goes Against A ‘Biblical Principle’

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http://thinkprogress.org/education/2012/02/01/416446/alabama-teacher-bible-teacher-pay/



According to Alabama state Sen. Shadrack McGill (R), the Bible says that increasing teacher salaries would only lead to less-qualified teachers. McGill said at a prayer breakfast that doubling teachers’ salaries — starting pay for Alabama teachers begins at $36,144 — would not help education. In fact, he said that keeping teacher pay low is a “Biblical principle“:

“If you double a teacher’s pay scale, you’ll attract people who aren’t called to teach.

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What's next not giving min wage workers a raise because the bible believed at one time every person had HIS place and to give people more money would make them forget their place?

[gopiscrap]

1. Then I think it's unbiblical for a State Senator

tget any money at all for serving his/her community!

[eppur_se_muova]

11. GMTA! nt

[Quantess]

13. agreed!

[TheMastersNemesis]

2. Screw That Bastard

Maybe some teacher who has nothing to lose will stick that Bible up his butt.

[dimbear]

3. 1 Timothy 5:18 "the laborer is worthy of his wages" ripped out of his Bible. n/t

[baldguy]

4. Isn't there a commandment saying "Don't mistreat your slaves"?

Or something?

[xocet]

5. An extension of his logic....

His next move might be to drastically decrease the salaries that are paid to teachers, since - according to his logic - the calling would have to be stronger for a teacher to remain a teacher, and, thus - by his logic - the quality of teaching would be improved.

His salary should be reduced drastically enough so that his calling to "public service" may be confirmed.

[etherealtruth]

6. Clearly this holds true for the ...

AL State legislators ... whatever they pay them obviously has led to only morons running.

The stupid ... it burns

[Blue Meany]

7. I think he has a point...

If we pay teachers decently, a lot of people will go into teaching for the money, just like they go into medicine, law, politics, and banking for that reason. Of course, by this reasoning, we should lower the salaries for doctors, so only those with a passion for healing will go into medicine will become MDs; likewise for law, so only those with a passion for justice will pursue it; and likewise for politicians, so that only those with an interest in public service will go into this field. We can't do that for the CEO's of banks, however, because then they all go into other forms of crime and probably make the country even less safe than it already is <sarcasm>.

[LiberalFighter]

8. I would suggest that he enforce that principle

only for parochial schools

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. "Senator: Person who makes laws when not doing time." Mark Twain

[aquart]

10. Well, it has proved true with CEOs.

Are we sure that's the Bible he's reading?

[Odin2005]

12. All believers read into their holy books what they want to see.

A believer's "god" is merely a projection of themselves.