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.
Teachers, including physical education teachers, earn roughly the same average annual wage at the elementary, middle and high school levels. Elementary school teachers earn a mean annual wage of $56,130, middle school teachers earn an average of $56,280 and high school teachers earn about $57,770, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries for these school levels can vary, however; they range anywhere from $35,000 to more than $85,000 per year. School Type. A teacherâs wage can vary significantly based on the type of institution. Elementary and middle school teachers working for private religious schools on average earn less than those at public schools, according to the BLS.