A student never goes for private tuition to the teacher who does not teach properly in the classroom. Another complaint against the teachers is that most of them are under-qualified. How can we expect talented and brilliant people in the teaching profession if they are not provided with attractive salary and social status? Not only that a teacher should not live a life less standard than his/her neighboring and equivalent colleagues serving in other departments. My friend who is a doctor, is now an owner of a multistory building, where as I have no ability to buy a hut in a town. That’s because I am a teacher.
To sum up, it may be mentioned here that private coaching/tuition is not at all a matter of pleasure. No teacher will involve himself in this if he is provided with reasonable salary and status.
Writer: Assistant teacher, Natore Govt. Boys’ High School, Natore.
Well-said. These are the facts. Where are teachers paid highest?
Of the 30 OECD member countries, teachers in Switzerland get the highest annual salary, an average of $68,000 (£41,000). This is higher than the average salary in the country, which is around $50,000 (£30,000). Switzerland is followed by the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium in terms of having highly paid teachers.
Comparatively, teachers in the UK earn less than the annual UK average of $44,000 (£27,000), receiving just over $40,000 (£24,000) and ranked 13 out of the 30 countries listed. Teachers get paid more in the UK than other European countries. In France, for example, the average teacher salary is $33,000, and in Greece teachers earn an average of $25,000.