A chara, – So teachers must be realistic about the State's capacity to restore pay ("Teachers must be realistic about State's capacity to restore pay, says Minister", April 8th)?
The Minister and the Government, as well as Department of Education and Skills officials, must be realistic about the capacity of teachers to continue in the profession at the current rates.
Three years after qualification my take-home pay is less than €800 per fortnight. The teaching profession simply is not one that allows graduates to maintain a standard of living remotely approaching that of our peers.
My salary may just allow me to purchase a one-way flight to somewhere where my qualifications are valued, although at a great cost to both my present and potential future students. – Is mise,
ORNA MULHERN,
Baile Átha Cliath 6W.