Reply To: Should teachers/rebbis get a full time salary?

Of course you can replace a 4th grade rebbi with a lower paid rebbi. Just remember, if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
You can also easily replace a MLB pitcher for a much lower salary. You must pay for quality. What a rebbi is getting paid today to somehow teach today’s kids (not to mention, dealing with the parent) is a massive bargain for parents.
God forbid a teacher speak harshly to our kid or lose his cool in class and we go nuts. But they should get paid like a guy flipping burgers because after all, no one told him to be a rebbi.
Only in chinuch should the Rebbi be moser nefesh for our kids. Our laywer, airline pilot and starting pitcher better be top notch and we are happy to pay top dollar. Our kid’s Rebbi, the lowest asking price gets the position. Then we complain.