Then of course don't forget that many communities are looking at year round schools. Does teaching pay off? In NC it begins to after you've gotten a MBA and 30 years in the system. But then compare what teachers in my state make to someone that's been in the corporate world for 30 years and it's relatively low.
My wife teaches in NC and, when she complains about the pay, I have to remind her of the excellent medical and retirement benefits and the fact that she is only working for working ten months each year.
"But then compare what teachers in my state make to someone that's been in the corporate world for 30 years and it's relatively low."
BAAAAAAD analogy! In the corporate world, poor performance in meeting competition would assure immediate firing, not tenure, benefits, ad nasueam.
Assume teachers to be divided into private school teachers, public school teachers, and home school teachers (A.K.A "parents"). Then face the sad fact that the home school teachers produce a product superior to both public school and private school teachers.
Then assume the public scruels to be run as a corporate system rather than a socialist/unionist system.
Question: How many teachers would be there at the end of teh day, the week, the month?
No Performance = No Pay. Works in business. Could work in education, too,