teachers did not do squat for me until I got to grad school.
They probably thought I was a jock, and nobody offered to mentor me. I also had disciplinary issues, and that probably put them off too. So, based on my own experience, I could not care less what they make.
however, they are an essential part of our infrastructure, so we need to figure out how to make them be a more productive part of our society.
Funny thing about me having discipline issues in school. I'm probably the only member of my family ever to have them. My parents and grandparents and great-grandparents were all model students. So were my siblings.
