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Do you teach? Have you tried? Have you tried getting your licsense? Do you work with people? Then you do not know. Besides, I make my world, I, "Do not have it pretty good" as you put it. Everything I have, every dime I invest, every minute, every degree and diploma and every step I make are sacrifice decided upon by me. Cry me a river if you do not understand. My strength does not lie in any one area or any one dimension of minor issues. If I had a job elsewhere I would be the best and would not complain. Because I would be doing what I wanted, always.

There is no way you can tell me that your job, with all the benefits you have and the pay you receive, is not as good a job as a person who works at WalMart. No way!
You need to come off your NEA brainwashing mentality that teachers have it so bad our country in terms of pay, benefits, and the amount of work they are required to put into their job. Cry me a river!
I for one am getting sick and tired of so many teachers who whine, cry and bellyache, because they want more and more money. They cry that they have to work so many long hours, without little rest and relaxation. Then their weekends are filled with many hours of work. These are the teachers who complain that the reason for the poor results coming out of the public schools, is because the government is not throwing enough money their way.
You, my friend, need to get out into the real world, and work for a private sector job, like a job at WalMart that you seem to admire, and then maybe you will understand who really has it better. And then maybe you will appreciate the benefits you have, the vacation given you throughout the year, and in the summer months, and finally the pay you get for the amount of work you are required to do.
I say it again you are the one who has it better than the WalMart employee!
PS: I still cannot believe you are comparing your job to the average worker at WalMart, looking at the pay, benefits, and work, and coming up with the conclusion they have it better than you. And you call yourself a teacher?