Realize, of course, that this thread, starting with the OP, is about whether teachers are overpaid. Hence my comments to that effect. My main argument has been that teachers are 1) overpaid and 2) disrespected. If you agree with me that they are underpaid, then our only quarrel is about whether it is disrespectful to tell them they are not working very much, when in fact they are working a lot. We can shake hands and walk away agreeing to disagree on that one.