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The situation of teachers in Turkey

Posted on 01/15/12 by User_image_bgIdil Kına

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Hello everyone, I'm İdil and I live in Turkey. In my country education is the most needed thing and there are a lot of campaigns to improve education. There are more than 3 three organizations which help girls’ education, there are organizations for the children who have lost their parents, there are also community centres which educate the public. A lot of people dedicate themselves to teach people and change the society in to a better way. I am really proud of these people; but there is a thing that I am not proud of (which is a shame for such a country with great citizens): the education policy and the teachers payments.

We have a education policy that still discusses the skirt sizes, considers if we should celebrate our national holidays, make us to think in one size, keeps us from learning what we want, does not support different talents and does not holds the society together.

Even most of our education system is a total shame. I think the teacher payments are a big problem. No matter what system it is, if the teachers are caring, loving and pleased with their job; public will be well educated. Teacher payments in Turkey are 1000 to 1500 liras(600 USD to 900USD) the lowest house rent starts with 700 lira plus the bills a teacher has to come through a month with 100 lira (60 USD) and this money goes to food and transportation. This is the teachers situation in Turkey.

Can a person who is worried about her bills, house rents and vital needs teach with confidence and know that she can teach those people and improve their minds? Maybe she can but a teacher doesn't deserve this. Like any hardworking people a teacher deserves to feel financially secured.

Teachers keep society together, they provide us all the information and intelligence we need and want, a teacher can give us the power to see the universe in a different way that we see in our daily lives they set us fearless and free I believe by making teachers feel secured and motivated we can put society to a better place.

How we can do this? How are you doing this in your country? What are your ideas? Share your voices with me please.

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  • Evan Deckard

    on 01/26/12, by Evan Deckard:

    In the United States, somewhat of the same problem is occurring, not to the extent in Turkey though. A teacher's payment differs from state to state, but most of them are all under-paid as well. They do not have "teacher payments" as you described above, but their salary is too low for the time they put in. They do get nice benefits by getting off work when the students do on holidays and during the summer months (June through-August). Options to add to their retirement fund are also another beneficial aspect of being a teacher in the United States. One different way to solve the problem would be to pay more taxes and put that money towards teacher's salaries. The citizens would be against it most likely, but if the teachers are secure financially then an education from Turkey would be more rewarding.
  • Idil Kına

    on 01/30/12, by Idil Kına:

    You are right, the organizasions or government has no problem at making buildings but when it comes to people there is no money around. Paying more taxes could be a sollution but the thing is citizens already pay too much taxes most people in turkey can hardly handle till the end of the mounth. Actually the problem is our government just wastes money i dont know if this is perphas but i am sure that they are not making use of our taxes.

  • on 02/05/12, by nazli nurmuhammad:

    IN AZERBAIJAN ... I AM REALLY PROUD OF YOU(TURKISH GIRL) YOU CAN...NEVER STOP

  • on 02/09/13, by ukomadu:

    change is constant thing in the universe, i also live in turkey but i am not from here. it pleases me to see people with such opinion on how to better or create a good living for others. the most efficient way to create a change is through information as you are doing now. considering what they go through before becoming a teacher, the academic process so to say kpss, uds, ales etc. are all to me unnecessary yet they are being paid low. but i believe with time the government of turkey will realize it. to acquire knowledge is important but it has to be related to our field of practice.

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