> I have noticed that those who instruct in the K-12 environment are referred to as
"teachers," and those who instruct in post-secondary community college
contexts are called "instructors." (Only in senior colleges and
universities do we get into "professor" levels.) I don't know what
significance this difference has.
The significance in the city I live in is:
Teacher (K-12) pay ranges upwards of $89,000
Instructor pay (coll & univ) is around $1,600/3-credit course. A 24 credit (8
course) load = $12,800, which is below the poverty line ($16,000) for a family
of 4.
Asst profs come in between $27,000 (philosophy) to $120,000 (finance), with a
reported mean of $48,000 (Chron Higher Educ, circa April 15) with a load of
12-16 credits.
Now do you see the difference?