German schools a model for Utah public schools?

[WalterR]

Could Utah public schools be modeled after German schools? I heard
recently that many high school students in Germany are protesting
their educational system. Since Germany was unable to pay salaries of
regular teachers it put in less qualified and lower paid teachers.
Also in German schools the students might be paid to help teach the
various subjects. With having more substitute teachers in the German
school system many new qualified teachers in Germany can not find jobs
in the German educational system. Along with other conditions in
German schools this has made many students protest the educational
system.

With districts in Utah that may have budget concerns to run schools
now and into the future, how will they retain teachers? Will teachers
in Utah be forced to accept pay cuts such as a teacher with a masters
would only be paid at a bachelors degree salary. Also if in the
future pay increases are denied could this fuel a teachers strike?

Thus are we starting to see a possible decay of the public schools in
Utah or at least hints? Will some of the problems in funding public
education in Utah become similar to educational funding in Germany?

John Running

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