[MindieRose]

I think if you ask almost anyone in this country who has a profession, they will say they don't get paid enough. Most people think they deserve more. The great thing about our country (for now anyway) is that we get to choose what we want to be. If you want to be a teacher, you can! If you want to be a police officer, you can! Its great. If someone thinks that teachers don't get paid enough, don't be a teacher.
I am neither here nor there about how well teachers are paid. Teachers know how much the jobs typically pay when they decide to go to school for it. If it is their calling to teach, then they do it.
I am the responsible for shaping my children, I do not leave that to a teacher. I do appreciate their cooperation in it though. I homeschooled for several years, and have recently considered going back to it. I love teaching, but I don't know if I would care to do it in a classroom setting.