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Related: About this forumTeachers will now be able to live and work under one roof
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/teachers-will-now-be-able-to-live-and-work-under-one-roof-at-school/ar-AA1juuh1?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=ed33f0d66eb5476dc36ac2cdd337328a&ei=20
While I see a few merits in this, it seems like another way to pay teachers less than a living wage. A one-bedroom, 600 sq ft apartment is only suitable for single people with no kids, and probably with no pets. I saw no mention of what the rent would be. And what fun for them to live in the same place that they spend their workday. No excuses now for having a real life, I guess.
ms liberty
(9,797 posts)In their personal life. Yea, there's the ticket.
underpants
(186,384 posts)Rules for Teachers 1915
1. You will not marry during the term of your contract.
2. You are not to keep company with men.
3. You must be home between the hours of 8 PM and 6 AM unless attending a school function.
4. You may not loiter downtown in ice cream stores.
5. You may not travel beyond the city limits unless you have the permission of the chairman of the board.
6. You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man except your father or brother.
7. You may not smoke cigarettes.
8. You may not dress in bright colors.
9. You may under no circumstances dye your hair.
10. You must wear at least two petticoats.
11. Your dresses may not be any shorter than two inches above the ankles.
12. To keep the classroom neat and clean you must sweep the floor at least once a day, scrub the floor at least once a week with hot, soapy water, clean the blackboards at least once a day, and start the fire at 7 AM to have the school warm by 8 AM.
https://www.openculture.com/2013/09/rules-for-teachers-in-1872-1915-no-drinking-smoking-or-trips-to-barber-shops-and-ice-cream-parlors.html
appalachiablue
(42,820 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,887 posts)Each had a convent on or next to the school grounds for its ill-paid nuns.
radical noodle
(8,413 posts)Maybe they'll also provide peanut butter sandwiches for teachers so they don't have to pay them enough to buy food either.
atreides1
(16,345 posts)But why does this sound like something out of a Soviet wet dream?
flor-de-jasmim
(2,157 posts)radical noodle
(8,413 posts)for not being available 24/7/365.
Marcuse
(7,983 posts)NotHardly
(1,134 posts)... nice retrograde back to the 1850s... so much easier than actually paying them what they are worth and then charging rent for the privilege of teaching their spawn.
XanaDUer2
(13,632 posts)CoopersDad
(2,812 posts)From what I can tell, this is an option, not a requirement of employment.
Compared to commuting from an hour away, this is a great option for those who want a sustainable car-free life, provided services are not too far away and/or transit is available.
600 SF is 50% larger than my one-bedroom condo, which I love!
BigmanPigman
(52,208 posts)seen as positive since you can't afford to live in San Diego if you earn a teacher's salary. This is being done to help teachers stay in the area instead of moving to a more affordable location. Teaching sucks more than ever and it just isn't the well known shitty salary. To keep teachers here they are offering housing that is affordable.
"A recent report from the National Council on Teacher Quality found that typical homeownership costs in the city are 44% of an experienced teacher's salary."
"San Diego Unified is ranked as the third least affordable school district in the country for new teachers looking to rent one bedroom homes, which come with a $2,500 monthly price tag on average in the city.
And it could take local teachers 25 years to save for a 20% down payment on a home, per the report."
https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2023/09/08/san-diego-housing-unaffordable-teachers