I know where you are coming from! My parents were school teachers in the Detroit Public School system - My Dad for 35 years and my step-mom for 37. I was amazed when I did my Dad's taxes for him one year... I made more as a telephone repairman for Michigan Bell than my parents made together!
The really sad thing is that this country pays more per pupil than any other deleloped country in the world, yet where does the money end up going? You won't find many teachers that are "rich" by any means!
