[C. Edmund Wright]

My point is that all non teachers are likely to have to work hard 12 months a year - and no tax payer funded retirement afterwards. You can take this personally if you want to, but my point is that teaching is a realtively over paid gig remains - and it’s clearly true in the general, if not in every specific case.

And there’s nothing you can say to disupute that.

[Parmy]

Well, while my wife was a teacher, she fully understood the other side. Especially since I worked in agriculture as a salaried, management person. For your information that meant long hours, when necessary. Weekends, when necessary (frost control, harvest, etc.). Going for years without pay increases.

Understand, I am not complaining because I enjoyed it. I am 71, now, and retired. We saved our money, over the years. We were Dave Ramsey's before Dave Ramsey was. We are very comfortable in our retirement.

So, we have lived both sides of the fence, so-to-speak.

You are not telling me anything I don't already know or have experienced.