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Jan 5, 2018 5:16 AM
littleurbanachiever
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garyeffing
Sadly, it’s easier to talk about paying teachers more than actually follow through with it
Asteroidrules
A better universe.
chrishallett83
r/im14andthisisdeep
pnutzgg
they were like that once. the bball players, not the teachers
Beansgreenspotatostomatos
Imagine how much tuition would go up
DrJoint420
Let's use the athletes money that play games and pay tutition of people that can't afford it?
bekind2joeblake
Or just take some from the athletic department. Bam, fixed
MeniBothanzWasMyGrandFather
Imagine living in a country that could cut defence spending by 70% and still spend the most on defence, whilst imaging that.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Make education a spectator sport. Stream live from the classroom. "Oh COME ON, Jimmy! That's such an easy question! The capital is Madrid!"
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Makes more sense to me than watching sportsball. A bit like Jeopardy.
Valodyjb
Well with how many people know who the dolphins quarter back is while not knowing the capital of Italy (1/2)
Valodyjb
I'm sure we would have a lot more educated people.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
I agree, but it's the capital of Spain :)
Alistairetheblu
We're in the darkest timeline.
fozzibab
"In a better universe". There you go, Moore. Fixed that for you. Also, your comic is a blatant ripoff of The Far Side.
D0ubletheteller
Yeah dude, paying all the teachers that much money would only cost around 32,000,000,000,000 dollars, so not too much
guardianofthegalaxy
Get ready for the influx of salty teachers to complain about their decisions in life
FourCatsAndSevenMemesAgo
In that universe there are millions of basketball players but only thousands of teachers that are hand picked for their peak performance.
mccar7hy
But just think about how much basketball players achieve for our society and how valuable their real-world skills are. Not paid enough.
RakiaTime
Good luck with under 500 teachers for an entire country
ApeNation
Not that hard to imagine, I've learned everything I understand on Youtube, video gives good teachers an amazing reach
greenking13
That's basketball only (Which I was not aware there's only 491 professional players.) but even with all sports combined, that's worrisome.
greenking13
For the US alone, if we magically stated we had somewhere around 100,000 sports peoples, the ratio would be like 500:1.
bekind2joeblake
Based on the comments,it’s no wonder the US is falling behind. When you don’t value teachers, they are going to burn out faster
radvsblow
Lotta why they fat comments, In farside comics everyone is fat.
VresiBerba
... or most women's sport in THIS universe.
Xenocide18
Yep, obviously not America otherwise the teacher would be the one driving the car for uber to make extra money on the side to fully paybills
LaforgeMRA
Randybutternubs0
Except teachers make a shitload money and get shit loads of holidays.
Imightbetrolling
I've never had a teacher worth more than what they are paid, and athletes are paid based upon what owners make from ticket sales.
AxelBeingCivil
I'd be more concerned about generational and corporate wealth concentration than a rich basketball player.
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
Wasn't there a Chris Rock joke about how a Pro Sports player can be rich, but the team owners will be wealthy? Categorical difference.
AxelBeingCivil
Indeed. And, let's be honest, there are almost twice as many billionaires in the US as there are NBA players. Basketball ain't the issue.
Davidlorian
Okay, I am so sick of hearing how "those poor teachers are soooo underpaid." transparentcalifornia.com I don't have a link for other 1/2
Davidlorian
States but PLEASE check public records to see their salaries. They are one of the highest paying and hiring professions in California. 2/3
Davidlorian
And keep in mind, schools provide all the material they need, on top of the extra supplies they request parents to supply. I work with 3/4
Davidlorian
Teachers on a daily basis, and I have yet to meet one that shells out a dime on their classroom material. That burden is on the parents.
newsance2u
So in one of the richest states of the United States it's up to the parents, understable. But outside that state thier are families who 1/?
newsance2u
can't support thier kid going to school due thier own financial troubles now where is the blame there on the teachers, The parents, or 2/?
mattchew55b
Unpopular opinion: as someone with teacher friends that have 3 months off in the summer, 2 weeks at Christmas, teachers bitch alot.
upstartcrow02
Teachers do NOT get paid time off. And we are volun-told to lead clubs, do tutorials, attend after school events for no extra pay. 1/2
upstartcrow02
We are expected to be on call on weekends, evenings, & summers (not legally) via email & do prof dev in our time off, for no money 1/2
guardianofthegalaxy
You mean like a lot of normal jobs you are required to be accessible via email at all times? Sounds normal to me.
bekind2joeblake
As a teacher, we work in the summer and do lesson planning during the rest of the “break”. If you’re a good teacher, that time is used up
Davidlorian
I work with teachers too. Not underpaid at all and have more time off than most jobs. And they bitch about EVERYTHING.
WhyAmIMe
My brothers a teacher and works for me during the summers and makes an extra $6,000 and still takes 2 weeks off before going back to school.
mattchew55b
I don't know why more teachers don't do that. they have an important role in society, it just bugs me when they are portrayed as underpayed
mattchew55b
They get more time off at Easter than I get off all year.
ethnaln
I like that universe. Playing games should be for fun.
1234canIhavealittlemore
It's a lot more fun if you get a few million dollars too :)
MooVaca
Well we know who got picked last
ReaLifeSmeagol
Watching it would suck if they were playing it for fun, as the players would suck.
ranivotz
This is how it should be.
furrykef
So where should all the money go to if not the players?
imgurPapi
The NBA is private company not ran by the govt.
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WhatTheHeII
Hockey
Vanderhugen
It is for fun the fun is for the viewer not the players. People pay to watch them play and they get a % of that.
XanCrews
And that's exactly why women's sports pay less than men's too. Not a glass ceiling, but fewer people watch and advertisers pay for eyeballs.
Genini
Fun fact all but 3 WNBA teams lose money and are entirely subsidized by the NBA.
jschneider4067
I mean if people didn't watch there wouldn't be money, I'd bet the top 200 professors in the world make bank, so do the top sports players
DrJoint420
annnnnnd ding ding ding ding you are wrong!
TheTMThatDecidesTheLanguageOfLanguagesThatAreDecidable
Key and Peele had an entire sketch on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkHqPFbxmOU
fluffywarthog
I had not seen this yet. Thank you!
TheTMThatDecidesTheLanguageOfLanguagesThatAreDecidable
No prob!
JettySpaghetti
Their butts are amusing to behold.
liquorihardlyknower
t h i c c
DeviatedPrevert
subtle
rubmymanclit
Ah, that's the art of political cartoons. Subtlety is key, no heavy handed messages here.
OrkfaellerX
Jusmar
https://youtu.be/RVAhW4ToLFI?t=3s
NeedsHeals
Explain? Asking for a friend..
PooPooInSpaghettiEveryoneUpsetti
He's mocking the "subtility" of this comic. It's not. It's obvious, and badly done.
coolbandana
I think he/she meant explain the post
MYNAMEISBOILER
While I agree that it ain't subtile I can't go with you saying it's badly done.
squireltactics
Political cartoons lack subtlety? Observant.
Cheawing
You mean edgy
HellMel
No, it's not really edgy in any capacity.
Cthulhukitten
It's intentionally subtle so only the hypersmart people will understand.
Brionyrae
Sub-tell
david1990m
I hate these things. Learn supply and demand! Also teachers aren't the worst off. Even here in AZ where they're the worst paid they (1/2)
FaceBookAI
Lol, I think you're missing the whole point here. We all get the damn supply and demand aspect but we still find it hilariously wrong
supersomatic
and you all hilariously participate in the system you find wrong. Yeah, that IS hilarious
david1990m
You're probably right. To me it's stupid. But hey I'm just not their audience.
PhailRaptor
Did you really just suggest that professional sports stars are in demand?
sneef
"stars" yes, yes they are. If you play well above average as a "star" does, any team will what you....
sneef
Want*
sneef
Unless your talking a about college stars to the pro level then yea, most flounder or aren't really wanted unless they are very elite
david1990m
Start around $43k/yr with tuition assistance plus summer vacations. Also when you hit tenure, it's almost impossible to get fired.
CrazyDogLady0
My SO is a teacher in Illinois. He started at around $30k a year. He has a ton of student loans and he works all summer.
david1990m
Whereas athletes can have dramatic decreases in value for an injury.
krotoan
Tell me why quality education should be less valuable then what you can do with a ball?
krotoan
Than... excuse me. See? Poor education.
IProvideFakeContext
It's not less valuable, it's worth less money. Big difference.
Imsickagain
They start them at 23k/year in our district.
ImAKickButtRealityMASTER
21k a year in the UK.
storebrandproductmascot
Holy hell, that's fast food money.
JeezusJuice
Wow that is FUCKED
david1990m
For teacher's with a bachelor's? I go with whatever my friends who took the teaching route say
JeezusJuice
I don’t know of any teachers that start that low except preschool teachers, who are more like day care workers than teachers.
NachoParty
Probably better education, but a lot less teachers
CatBlaster5000
Wouldn't that be better?
barnwolf
Naw just a few pro teachers getting paid bank to teach rich kids and lots of poor unsuccessful teachers.
barnwolf
Just like with basketball.
confanity
*fewer
iamadildo
Sounds like we have too few as it is.
PyllyNalleMissionaries
Too few good ones
ErectCookie
Nein, don't call me that in public.
GhostofCain
Yet
CraftedLine
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
Wish I had some sauce for this
ihaveanamenow
its from other space
NatsukiIsMyWaifu
At&t girl.
theuncommon56
You really need to be fewer bothered by that kind of thing.
SwansonWhenSoberKnopeWhendrunk
*less
theuncommon56
And you need to give less fucks about it.
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
*flewsser
glozinglocal
*you're
TVS1337
Is that South Korea?
LokiShinigami
Honestly, this is how it should be.
D0ubletheteller
Yeah man, 32,000,000,000,000 just to pay teachers, too ezy to pay off
thesplashingblumpkins
more advertising in schools perhaps. McDonalds presents...
Croso
Yeah I think the education system needs more reform before we start paying anyone in it more money.
TheWorseJuan
Yeah cause teachers are putting their bodies through rigorous training then actively doing something that could leave them injured for life
FaceBookAI
Have you ever been around children? Shit can leave your deformed and scarred for life
ErectCookie
Physically, no. But mentally, I know many people who are either in or used to be in the teaching business. Most of them see a therapist.
dogempire
Yes, people who serve in the military do the same thing but 10x harder and 100x more dangerous, but they don't get paid millions for it.
TheWorseJuan
But that's not what this argument is about this was teachers vs athletes, pretty sure everyone agrees military should make more
IHateYouAll69
This is a stupid comment. Rare skills get rare money if they can be sold off from someone looking to profit.
IHateYouAll69
Your average teacher does not have a rare skill that can be made to profit. Just because you work hard doesn't mean you deserve millions.
IHateYouAll69
Thems the breaks. Find and develop and sell a rare skill if you want to change that. Otherwise, fuck off with the rest of us.
vowofloudness
Your average basketball player doesn't have a rare skill either; NBA players are well above average.
IHateYouAll69
That's why average basketball players get nothing or next to it. MIT profs though, they make fucking bank.
Thekingofbeans
A professional athelete entertains millions of people who are willing to pay. We need way more teachers than athletes too.
InsanestFox
They get paid so much partly because a career ending injury is part of their job.
LokiShinigami
Or because of sponsors and commercials
155DangerClose
*says all the clueless retards*
AwesomeTeddybear
*say* but you would've known that if you could appreciate (read: understand) the value of education
155DangerClose
Love how irrelevant this comment is.
LokiShinigami
[Keys radio] Dispatch, I've just stumbled onto a 187. Repeat, 187. Requesting Coroner and CSI, over.
155DangerClose
You deleted your comment. But i'm sorry that you think i'm a dumb cunt for pointing out simple economics :\
njorunn
So you mean to say that tossing around a ball is more important than educating children?
155DangerClose
No. What i'm saying is you're a bloody 'tard if you think economics work anything like the post suggests
sneef
unfortunately high skill basketball players are in demand and high skill caring teachers normally just get snubbed :(
MelodicDaemon
Its sad that its true considering i want to go into teaching.
Slayerformayor
How?
SparrowBird5000
Playing games VS educating the future of our society. Yeah, I also have a hard time deciding which is more important.
Slayerformayor
Yep. And it really is that simple. You preach it brother!! You got this shit figured out!
D0ubletheteller
You see you fucking imbecile. You clearly have no idea HOW the athletes get paid so much. Companies pay for commercials, 1/?
D0ubletheteller
And the NBA gets money shared with the network it was on. Then the nba gets paid for jerseys. Then the nba gets paid for tickets. 2/?
D0ubletheteller
Meanwhile, teachers get paid for from the government, which if they all got paid that much it would cos 32,000,000,000,000$ vs 1,000,000,000
supersomatic
quick question: have you ever paid money to see a sporting event of any kind? And do you give money to your old teachers?
SparrowBird5000
I can honestly say I've never paid to watch any sporting event. I think doing so is stupid as fuck. I do regularly donate school supplies.
SparrowBird5000
My old teachers wouldn't take my money.
storebrandproductmascot
To be fair, a basketball player with a 64 inch waist probably doesn't deserve a big paycheck.
INameMyPetsAfterRedvsBlueCharacters
It's kind of chicken and egg though, right? If they're not paid big bucks, why work so hard to be the best or even in good shape?
INameMyPetsAfterRedvsBlueCharacters
Plus, w/out money it's more difficult to get in shape. No money for gym equipment, trainers, etc. Maybe a 2nd job, so no time for exercise.
BTorlop22
And not forgetting healthier food costs more dollar, Shaq loves vegetables
areibold
It’s calling teachers fat and entitled
mmurrbles
I think you could argue the same thing for my old gym teachers
nickc200
You think in a universe that players get paid like shit that players are gonna try as hard? Maybe they’re all fat now lmao.
Crimpwithyourthumb
It’s cuz we don’t pay our basketball players enough. Their out chasing dreams of being teachers
serpentinebaboo
I’d bet there are more nba players good enough to teach than teachers good enough for the nba.
professionallazyperson
Thicc bois ned to make a living too
greenking13
But this is ANOTHER UNIVERSE! What would stop skinny "basketball players" from falling over due to the wind?????
RaynWisp
Enclosed, indoor basketball courts that we already have.
fathogwrestler
That's in our universe.
greenking13
CardboardPizzas
My GOD, the man's a GENIUS!
irontom
I bet Shaq has somewhere close toa 50" waist.
UnexpectedThanos
If he had to pay for everything he has destroyed, his paycheck would still be big and I don't know where am I going with this.
onecowboytoo
I am sure he destroyed your mom for free.
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
I even feel relevant :)