I have met some great teachers, and some who are just working at a job, they didn't start out that way, they got worn down. So whats the big deal with teachers lounges. they dont deserve a break. A few folks here still subscribe to the old way, a spinster, who lives on cookies and an apple and sometimes a chicken for the service.Who in their right mind is going to go to school for sometimes 16 yrs to work for substance pay?maybe they are ones who need to have their heads candled. We were fortunate to live in a community that had some great schools, and then the demographics changed, the schools went down the tubes. NO kid in america shouild have to share a book, bring toilet paper and copy paper to school.But some of these conservatives skin flints think thats just great.Many of us gave up things to pay for a better education in a private school, and still paid taxes for the public system. When an atletic coach can make more money than a college dean, things just dont seem to make much sense.PTOs, and PTAs are just things that are some help at times, if you're really concerned, go to the board meetings and vopice your opinions, and see just how much elected board members listen to you.