How many people do you know that pull in $50K-$82K working 180 six and a half hour days?
Around here, a teacher is on campus nine hours plus whatever time is spent preparing for the next day at home. The contract year is around 200 days plus continuing education hours and any necessary workshops or conferences during the summer.
My plumber pulled in $1000.00 for four hours work. There are plenty of jobs that pay better than teaching.
In New York those figures are low. And they retire at 55 with inflation adjusted pensions approaching 60k/ yr with almost fully subsided healthcare (which equates to about another 8-10k)