Bush made a great point in his speech in saying that we need, "a quality teacher in every classroom." I do not feel like Governor Locke is of the same ideals on this issue. ... Washington is a reflection of not only the President but also the Governor, and we have one of the lowest pay scales for teachers in the United States. In my opinion, getting quality teachers and creating a more one on one teaching style will improve the education of our society. This has to be accomplished by recruiting more teachers and making this profession more appealing. ...

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Teachers earn an average salary of fifty-five thousand dollars. ... It is not realistic for a teacher to be expected to not only pay off existing student loans that accumulated from obtaining a bachelor's degree, but also begin paying off new loans for advances degrees, all while paying for the high cost of living, with a salary of fifty-five thousand dollars. ... None of these "solutions" are ideal; nonetheless each year's increased borrowing will require confronting these necessary evils (Best). ...

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In 1928 Chesnutt, the teacher, the lawyer, the businessman, and the writer, was awarded the NAACP Spingarn award for contribution to creative literature and Civil Rights. ... Chesnutt notes that "Douglass was not the ideal slave garnered by the meek and lowly spirit of Uncle Tom" and his insubordinate attitude toward Thomas Auld got him into Covey's hands. ...

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