Nominated for Most Fascinating Blog of 2011 - Teaching Blog

A few years ago I wrote a blog post about teaching salaries in Canada and how they are not really aligned between provinces. I wrote it because I was shocked at the huge differences between provinces. I just moved from Alberta to Quebec, and being naive as I am, I didn't think my salary would be cut in half, just cause of the move. But when I looked it up, I was so surprised at the disparity among the different provinces - so naturally I posted my findings on this blog. Since then, I had a lot of people come through this post to check what their salaries would be in different provinces, and in the mean time, a debate ensued among my readers on the worthiness of teachers. Today, this blog post has 259 comments. Since then, I updated the teacher pay scales for 2011 and also wrote a few other posts on "whether a teacher is worth the money" and other related topics. If you're interested, you can check out these blog posts for yourself and join in the conversation:

• Teacher Pay Scale Across Canada
• Teacher Pay Scale Across Canada - Update for 2011
• Are Teachers Worth the Money?
• Canadian Teacher Salary Rankings of Provinces and Territories: prepared by the BC Teacher Federation Research

These posts combined have earned me a nomination for the most fascinating blog of 2011, category: Teaching Blog. If you like what I post here, please vote for me (by clicking on the emblem above and selecting my blog). Voting begins on Jan. 21, 2012 and ends on Jan. 26, 2012. Wish me luck!