Nurses and Teachers Are Changing The World

Nurses And Teachers Are Changing The World, It's Time Their Paychecks Reflected That

Both are so important, and play a key role in our community.

Kelsey Jacobson
Kelsey Jacobson Apr 25, 2019
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Imagine a world without nurses and teachers.

Where would we be without the amazing people that work daily to educate us, help make us feel better, and so much more?

Most people spend from age four to age 18 in school. During that time, we spend a lot of time in the classroom. With teachers, they have the most important job in the world. Their job is to educate the youth and shaping them. That's pretty important. They not only work eight to four, Monday through Friday, but they have a lot of work outside of the school day as well that they don't get paid for. They not only teach us how to read, write, and different subjects in the science, social studies, English, and math fields, but they also guide us and help us in many different ways.

When you go to the hospital, nurses are the ones that spend the most time with you. They can assess your symptoms, and see what treatments you need. They then communicate this with your doctor. Not only this, but nurses provide emotional support as well. And on top of that, it's a physically demanding position. They have to work as long as 12 hours some days. They also give up some holidays, nights, weekends, and time with their friends and family.

According to the National Education Association; the average public school teacher salary in the United States between 2016-2017 was $59,660. (NEA, 2018). According to the Nurse Salary Guide; in the United States, in the United States, the average salary for Registered Nurses is currently $73,550. (Nurse Salary Guide, 2019).

Teachers and nurses do so much for the community and for the world that they deserve to get paid more.

Both are emotional jobs. They care so much about people. They help people and guide people every single day. What they have to deal with every day, takes a toll on a person. Both teachers and nurses change lives. They matter. They work so hard, and they should be appreciated for the work that they do. They put their blood, sweat, and tears into their jobs. It's only fitting that they would get paid more than what they do now.

Kelsey Jacobson
Kelsey Jacobson Apr 25, 2019
At University of Wisconsin Branch Schools

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There Is No Excuse Not To have A Job While In College

If the name on your credit card does not match the name on your birth certificate, then you really need to re-evaluate your priorities.

Mia Cullen
Mia Cullen May 17, 2019
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We seem to live in a generation where everyone wants to go to college. It is nice to see that people want to invest in their education, but at what expense? It's easy to commit to a school, and it is even easier to get yourself and your parents into thousands of dollars of debt because you're "living your best life."

To me, it's pathetic if you're over the age of eighteen and you don't have some sort of income or responsibilities outside of homework and attendance. The old excuse, "I want to focus on school," is no longer valid. You can get all A's while having a job, and that has nothing to do with intelligence, but rather your will to succeed. "I don't have time for a job/internship," translates to, "I'm really lazy,".

You don't need to overextend yourself and work forty hours a week, but you should at least work summers or weekends. Any job is a good job. Whether you babysit, walk dogs, work retail, serve tables or have an internship. You need to do something.

"My major is too hard," is not an excuse either. If you can go out on the weekends, you can work. The rigor of your major should not determine whether or not you decide to contribute to your education. If the name on your credit card does not match the name on your birth certificate, then you really need to re-evaluate your priorities.

Working hard in school does not compensate for having any sense of responsibility. I understand that not everyone has the same level of time management skills, but if you truly can't work during the school year, you need to be working over the summer and during your breaks. The money you make should not exclusively be for spending; you should be putting it towards books, loans, or housing.

Internships are important too, paid or not. In my opinion, if you chose not to work for income, you should be working for experience. Your resume includes your degree, but your degree does not include your resume. Experience is important, and internships provide experience. A person working an unpaid internship deserves the same credit as a student working full/part-time.

Though they are not bringing in income for their education, they are gaining experience, and opening up potential opportunities for themselves.

If you go to college just to go to class and do nothing else, then you don't deserve to be there. College is so much more than just turning in assignments, it is a place for mental and academic growth. You need to contribute to your education, whether it is through working for income or working for knowledge or experience.

Mia Cullen
Mia Cullen May 17, 2019
At Temple University

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Advice For High Schoolers By A High Schooler

Everyone takes different paths throughout high school, just make sure you're taking a good one.

Natalie Shumate
Natalie Shumate May 15, 2019
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The years of high school are the four years that everybody remembers about themselves. The memories that go along with it may be good may be bad. If you are reading this and you're about to go into high school or currently in high school, these are five basic things but you need to know before going in.

Do what makes you happy. 

I know that sounds cheesy but it's true. High School is your chance to find out what interests you and what doesn't. If you find out that you like something or you're interested in something then stick with it. As long as you're doing things in high school that you enjoy, and they don't harm you or anyone else around you, the four years you're there will be great.

Don't care about other people's opinion

I know it's hard not to be consumed with what other people think about you. Everybody wants to be popular. Everybody wants to be liked. If you are genuinely a good person and people don't like you, don't worry about it.

Throughout high school, you will learn there'll be people that love you for the same exact reasons there are people that hate you and you have to be able to learn to accept that. You can't please everybody and you cannot make everybody happy.

 Make good grades and make an effort

Good grades should be something that everybody wants to achieve. With that being said, a lot of people just don't want to put in the work to achieve good grades. Coming from somebody with a 3.87 GPA and a member of my high school's NHS, I honestly wish there were more people that cared about their academics.

Having good academics teaches you how to balance school work and outside school activities. Yes, I have also had a job since I was 16. I know how to balance my school work, sports, and my job and still be able to be involved as I am. When you're able to balance everything, it makes you proud of yourself and prepares you for college/ future work.

 Don't be the person that has a new significant other every week

In high school, the term "slut" is thrown around very loosely. I can think of ten girls off the top of my head that got called this on a daily basis just because of the boyfriends they had and how many they had in the span of a month.

This doesn't apply to just girls either. Fellas, if you go out and mess with girls all the time, eventually they'll get the message that you only want to play a game. When a girl finds out that her crush is nothing but a player, she will lose interest in him. People will not take you seriously.

If you don't take my second part advice, gossip and rumors also like to spread around the school so just be careful of who your friends with and who you're associated with.

 There will be times were you feel like you failed and you're at rock bottom, but you’ll get over it. 

No matter if you spend weeks studying for a test only to get a 50% or you got your first heartbreak, there will be multiple times where you feel like you're at your low point. If you're anything like me, you will blame yourself and get more stressed about it than anything. However, you can't do that.

You have to move past things, no matter how hard you think it is, it will be okay. Everybody in high school has the same end goal: to graduate. As soon as you feel like you're at rock bottom, you just have to remember your goals and what you're going to do to push forward.

Natalie Shumate
Natalie Shumate May 15, 2019
At Missouri State University

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