Slow speech is usually regarded as less than 110 wpm, or words per minute. Conversational speech generally falls between 120 wpm at the slow end, to 160 - 200 wpm in the fast range. People who read books for radio or podcasts are often asked to speak at 150-160 wpm.
Although a college degree is required for many teaching in early education, it's not unusual for a teacher to get about $11.75 an hour or $24,440 for the year. That salary puts a family of three or more below the federal poverty line. The state minimum wage now stands at $9 an hour and will rise to $10 in 2016.
Certified elementary school teachers average about $53, 500 per year, but the range is great varies by state. The lowest paid elementary teachers can make around $36,000 yearly with the highest paid grossing about $86,500 yearly. This includes public, private, and charter schools that chose to report teacher salaries. However, private school salaries are on average about $10,000 less a year.