The word hamartia may sound strange, but it actually has a simple meaning â hamartia is simply the tragic flaw or fatal flaw of a character in literature or film.
The average starting teacher salary for the country that year was $36,141. But that's only the starting salary, which can be an unreliable indicator of the overall pay structure in a school system. How high salaries go â and how quickly they climb â is subject to a number of factors discussed below.
Many factors affect teachersâ salary, and even within states or individual cities, compensation can fluctuate from district to district. In the United States, the average teacherâs salary is $47,659, and only 15 states record a higher average salary than the U.S. as a whole. States with the highest average pay tend to be the most populous, contain large metropolitan areas and be located in the Northeast.