Word: lowness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...upscale department store chain Nordstrom's, for example, employees routinely pass out free beverages to weary shoppers and their spouses. Similarly, low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines encourages its ticket agents to joke with passengers waiting in line to board a delayed flight...
...upscale department store chain Nordstrom's, for example, employees routinely pass out free beverages to weary shoppers and their spouses. Similarly, low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines encourages its ticket agents to joke with passengers waiting in line to board a delayed flight...
Although the lack of respect afforded to teachers certainly does not encourage college graduates to become teachers, the relatively low salary does much more to discourage them. Most of my high school classmates were amazed that I was going to Harvard and that I was "just" going to be a high school history teacher. They wondered how I could live with the lack of respect most teachers receive. However, most Harvard students are perfectly willing to enter a profession that is not particularly respected by the general public; witness the number of us who become lawyers and politicians...
...worse yet, people who want to become teachers go to less expensive and less academically rigorous college. One promising graduate of my high school declared that she chose to attend Framingham State College due to the low salary she would receive as a teacher when she graduated. The solution is to raise teachers' salaries so that they reflect both the education needed to be a good teachers and the vital importance of educating our children. Higher salaries will encourage more college graduates to become teachers, which will expand the applicant pool, increase competition for teaching positions and allow school districts...
...insurance, which costs about $300 a year (for information, call 800-427-4661). Don't expect the government to come to the rescue, either. Only some 10% of all natural disasters actually qualify for federal assistance. And even in those dire cases, you can usually get only a special, low-interest loan, not cash compensation...