Also, I've mentioned this before, but it bears repeating. Not all teachers are unionized. My ex never was.
Yes, there are certainly substandard teachers, just like any profession. I try to defend them most of the time, not all. Just wanted to state that for the record.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm not bashing teachers. Not by any stretch. Hell, I just got off the school board. I like teachers. I've seen good ones and bad ones. I just have a problem with the meme that they are underpaid. I didn't see it when I was on the board and I don't see it now.
When I was in school a lot of our teachers had summer jobs. I don't know if they needed the money or just wanted extra but I know several of them that worked through the summer. I grew up not too far from Silver Dollar City, outside Branson, MO, and several of our teachers worked there during the summer.
KC
