teachers in my day were in it because to a Catholic school student it was considered a "vocation"...something you devote your life and being a good person...
now, its just a govt job..period...
I can count on one hand the number of people who I consider really loved their jobs, loved the kids, and never wanted to quit...actually, its probably only one person, sadly not my own sister, who skedaddled as soon as she could...
The salaries are less of a problem than the pensions and health bennies.