"Jager, Mary" wrote:
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> I taught for 18 yrs. in SD where teachers' pay is last in the states! So we
> all know why SD teachers cross the road for...I couldn't have made it
> without working 2 or 3 jobs! Now I am a first year teacher with DODDS and I
> am in heaven....we just rec'd a 5.17% raise for this yr. and my living
> allowance for a yr. is almost as much as I made in one yr teaching (after
> 18yrs!). Thought I would make you all a little sick! Sorry but I have been
> there! This is a great job! And I have been able to travel to Paris,
> Florence & Venice and seen the real thing up close and personal!!!
Several friends from our district have gone into DODDS and have really
loved it. DODDS seems anxious to hire former reservation
teachers--we're practically living in a third world country already, and
can make the adjustment pretty easily. I'm giving this job a few more
years and will teach overseas. DODDS is a great deal--you get all the
benefits of the military without the saluting.
