What is the Retirement Plan you have? What are the Medical Benefits that you have?
Are there ANY means used to test teachers' effectiveness, with a penalty of dismissal for poor performance (i.e., students who can't pass Standardized Tests, AND, cannot pass the SAT Tests, for example).
I agree, there are a few that still teach because they WANT to teach, but far too many are in the field that couldn't survive in a private sector/non-union job, due to lack of performance and production....that's just the way it is today, and the mandatory Degree requirements do NOT mean a teacher is competent; it merely means they've passed exams that prove that they passed an exam, no more, no less. I'm un-impressed with Academic Credentials, as I've seen the bulk of the recent College-Educated "intellectuals" who I wouldn't hire as custodians.