[wintertime]

Nice screed.

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Name one item that is inaccurate.

[raybbr]

Name one item that is inaccurate.

I didn't say your thoughts were inaccurate. I pointed out that people are quick to jump on an average American that wants to make more money. But, if a CEO of a poorly run, or even a well run company, makes millions, no one says a word. In fact, they are applauded. Why do you not applaud a teacher that betters himself and his family for making as much money as he can?

[RobbyS]

Well, it does ignore the fact that half of all teachers quit after serving less than five years. Teachers in many states earn far less than what is posted above. ( It also ignores the fact that the real money is in administration. It is not unusual for an asst. superintendent to earn more than a congressmen--and they are both politicians. A big city superintendent, whose job is mainly ceremonial and political, typically is among the highest paid officials in the United States. )

But in another way, he understates his case. Most teachers are married and are not the only breadwinners in their families. The average family income of a family with a teacher in it is above 75G a year on the average. Not exactly the genteel poverty of fifty years ago.