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.
Grade-school teachers earned an average $55,270 per year, as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, salaries for the 10th percentile fell below $34,910 annually, while those in the 90th percentile received more than $81,230 per year.