Music plays a huge role in my life. Although I lack the
talent to play an instrument or sing in key, I love listening to artists that
possess those skills. One artist that I have always loved, despite some
ridicule, is Taylor Swift. I listened to her albums when they were still
considered country and have stayed a fan ever since. After reading Nate’s blog
and the list of salaries some major athletes received per year, I started to
think about how much celebrities made a year, especially those who are extremely
popular. So, I went online and searched for Taylor Swift’s net worth and holy
moly was I surprised. Through album, ticket, and merchandise sales, Taylor
Swift makes more than 60 million dollars a year, making her net worth around
200 million dollars. In comparison, as Nate pointed out in his blog, an average
high school teacher makes about $45,000 a year.
Now, as I previously stated, I love
music. However, if I had to choose which was more important, education or
music, I would have to go with education. It is astonishing the differing sums
of money between popular entertainers or athletes and educators. The variation
between salaries goes to show how cultures praise and reward certain talents. The
popular idiom, “those who can, do; those who can’t, teach” represents the issue
quite nicely. In society, those who are graced with a certain talent and are
considered superior to all the other people with the same skill are regarded
extremely highly and receive not only incredible popularity, but also financial
rewards. However, those who couldn’t please agencies or scouts and turn to
teaching a particular skill are not only paid poorly, but are also seen as a
kind of failure.
My middle school music teacher was
in a band that was signed to a label and they put out an album. For whatever
reason, whether it was their music wasn’t catchy enough or the members weren’t
attractive enough, the album flopped. Students made fun of his failure and
ridiculed him because he was teaching in a basement of a school in Vermont
instead of selling out Madison Square Garden.
Why is teaching a skill worthy of
millions looked down upon?
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/dl/taylor-swift/
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