I don’t mean to be disrespectful Dawn - my mom was an inner city school teacher. She used to have to use her own pay check to pay for supplies for the kids. I know the work that goes into teaching. And I really do love my sons teachers.
In my area - teachers are earning over 6 figures though. It’s not reserved for coaches. I know this is very different from other parts of the nation. Property taxes (used to pay salaries) start at 14 grand - and that’s for an old house that needs tons of work. So there’s a different pay scale here. But that pay scale doesn’t apply to everyone. Certainly not healthcare workers. So there is a lot of conflicting feelings. When prices are so high people demand more (why only 20 students per class) and why people feel upset about paying for services that are net able to be met. It’s natural to compare... everyone is doing less because the need isn’t there and everyone is getting paycuts. If everyone gets paycuts they can’t afford to pay for half work being performed currently.
It’s more of a system wide problem - like if we were following other countries leads - I think there would be less confliction
