Coaches, like teachers, are responsible for the growth and well being of their players, so when things don’t go well with the team, the coaches come under fire. One big difference between a good teacher and a good coach is that a good coach can get fired just because of a team’s performance. I have seen many good coaches get fired just because they had the horrible task of coaching the “Clippers.” Good coaches can usually turn a bad team around after a couple of years, but must be given time to make the necessary changes to help the progress of the …show more content…
The top teachers in this country can make about one-hundred thousand a year teaching college, while pro sports coaches can easily make millions when coaching ANY pro team from any sport. Now why is there such a big gap between these two jobs, why do we put such a big value on sports, and are scores and statistics really more important then homework and grades? The reason coaches are paid so much is because the sports industry is a multi billion dollar industry, while schools are stare funded. Does that mean that being a teacher is a lesser job that being a coach? NO!!! If we didn’t have teachers in this country, then the athletes and the coaches wouldn’t be able to make the amount of money that they presently make. “Why do you say this Darius?” you may ask, but if you didn’t have anyone to teach you path, then making ten percent of what you are supposed to get paid would sound fair to you. Hopefully one day, the people who educate us will get their true props in our money based, egocentric