[quote=CA renter]
No, definitely not. In education, the public school districts are much more likely to have higher standards, and higher pay. A lot of teachers work at private schools just to get the experience needed/desired to be hired by a public school.

Agree with your sentiments regarding this story, flu. It’s sad, because a good math teacher who can really motivate students should be able to make a very comfortable living, IMHO.[/quote]
Agree, good teachers should get paid more comparable with other profession in total compensation. However, the bad teachers should get fired more easily, just like every other profession in the private sector. Not all teachers are good. We should reward the top performers and punish the poor performer. Not make their salary similar. Then what incentive is there to be the top performer?

10 years experienced teacher should be making around $120k. Just like a 10 years experienced Engineer with a Master degree. But at the same time, such teacher shouldn’t have pension or tenure either, just like a comparable Engineer.