Overpaid Teachers

I found this in my inbox this morning. (Sent from one of the parents at my work)

AREN'T YOU ALL SICK OF THOSE HIGH PAID TEACHERS??

>Their hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work nine or
>ten months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them
>for what they do... baby-sit!



>We can get that for less than minimum wage. That is right. I would give
>them $3.00 dollars an hour and only the hours they worked, not any of
>that silly planning time.



>That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 AM to 4:00 PM with 45 min. off for
lunch).



> Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit
>their children.



>Now, how many do they teach in a day... maybe 30? So that's 19.5 X 30
>= $585.00 a day. However, remember they only work 180 days a year! I
>am not going to pay them for any vacations.



>Let's see . . .. that's $585 x 180 = $105,300 per year.



>(Hold on! My calculator must need batteries!)



>What about those special teachers and the ones with master's degrees?
>Well, we could pay them minimum wage just to be fair, round it off to
>$7.00 an hour. That would be $7 times 6-1/2 hours times 30 children
>times 180 days =$245,700.00 per year.



>Wait a minute, there is something wrong here!




> (Average teacher salary $50,000/180 days = $277per day/30 students =
>$9.23/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student.) Very inexpensive
>babysitter and they even educate your kids! Crazy!