I have never met any teacher or professor that deserves to be paid more.

@MarmeeMarch dont you believe that! Many ( if not most) teachers are at school/ college well over an hour before the students and a good 2hours after them. Of 6 weeks summer break many are in at least 2 weeks of that time preparing for their new class. Weekends and half term breaks aretaken up with marking, planning and writing reports.

Yet people dont see or appreciate all they do 'out of hours'.

@RubySoo I know they do they work after the set schedule - which is not always set - it can vary from day to day.. Most of assignment prep is either done for them or on the computer. They can have very busy days and they can have slow days - it evens out. They belong to strong unions that have money coming out of their ears.

@MarmeeMarch A lot is set for them yes.....but they still have to tailor it for their classes. As i teaching assistant i sat in on planning....unpaid i might add....and there was rarely a time...ever...that things didnt need amending. Following set plans that require things be done in a certain way assumes you have the correct resourses....which often isnt the case. Schools dont have money to replace equipement needed... staff often pay for things out of their own pockets.....and i mean basic stuff every class should have...but dont.
Nothing is standard. Least of all kids......

@RubySoo Right there are marked differences in what a school has for resources - some have little some have so much that they just skim it off and pocket the rest. I was aqusintrd with a teacher's union once - and heard that they have to spend their allotment, and if they didn't they would lose it till the next year. So these crooks would buy big ticket items to fill up their spaces and the tax - sucker is none the wiser..
I urge any taxpayer to look at what they are paying their local school district each year and find out more about where the money is going.

@MarmeeMarch things are clearly different in the US to here in the UK. State schools here are potless. And any extra funds they can get are always earmarked for a particular project/reason. Honestly....my school 2 years ago ran out of paper ....can you believe that? No paper in Feb..4 months if term to go. Staff had to buy it for their own classes. The school photocopier bust and there was no money to buy a new one. We had to use our own printers and buy our own ink.
Yet....the secured a grant for a gardening project and spent thousands on mini garden tools and wellies......which was great...but we needed much more basic stuff.