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.
In 2009, the average teacher salary in California was $60,583, considerably higher than the national average of $49,720. The national average was $48,353 in 2008, while California boasted an average of $60,250. California teacher salaries have increased by a total of 4.1 percent from 2007 to 2009.