I do not have a problem with the teachers making a decent wage as long as they 'teach'. I am so sick and tired of the teacher who says 'ok class, get out your book, read chapter 3 and answer the question at the end of the chapter for homework.' Gee, I'd like to make money for a job like that!

My son had a teacher last year who did not teach at all and I feel he missed out on a whole year of school. This year he as a young man teaching that cares for his students, monitors their shortcomings and notifies parents if there are problems. He deserves a good pay, the teacher in the prior paragraph does not.

And I am all for teachers having to renew their credentials and take tests to keep up to snuff. In most of your certificate occupations, that is the norm nowadays, so why not teachers as they are teaching our future leaders of the country (Heaven help us all). God Bless