Who should be paid more money?

[Wellardmac]

One other thing to those that think that teachers are not paid enough (with their long vacations and benefits that I would kill for). Remember this, teachers work for the taxpayer. Our highly inflated property taxes go directly to the school districts. The more you get paid, the more we pay in taxes.

Now, if the education system was delivering a quality product, then that might not be a bad thing - but many with children in school recognize that the quality of education for our children is shameful. I'll repeat that, shameful. Just to make myself feel better I'll say it again - SHAMEFUL.

We get a crappy product for the amount that we spend and if real quality standards were implemented, then change would happen because such poor quality education would not be tolerated in a private system.

The quality of education is such that those that can afford to put their children into private school do, or supplement with tutors. Those that cannot afford private tuition have (if they desire to give their children a quality education) to step in and full in the gaps in their own time. There is a class gap in this country and it's driven by education and money.

...and you wonder why I get annoyed when I hear teachers whining. Let them walk a mile in my shoes and know what real performance management is about. Good grief Charlie Brown.