Sorry, but the teacher's point is sound. I know quite a few teachers, and they tend to be hard workers who put in a lot of long hours.
I would absolutely love to see a TV reality show featuring folks who think teachers have it easy, taking over a classroom for a few months. Most of them would die in a puddle.
No one is saying that a teachers job is easy or that it is not stressful or demanding. But the educator who wrote this little piece should be embarrassed.
In 2008, the average per student expenditure in Wisconsin was $10,791. Multiplying that by 30 yields $323,730. All borne by the taxpayer - from the 80 year-old homeowner to the family of 10. So, when the babsitter looks out across his/her room, someone has paid a lot of money for that babysitter to do their job. Their salary and bennys are a portion of that expenditure.
And that is a 2008 figure. It is certainly higher now. Interestingly, the average per student expenditure in Wisconsin for 1998 was $4,956 per pupil. Adjusted for inflation, that only amounts to $6,546. So, where is the rest going? And what has been received for it?