I will admit, I have not followed the situation in Napoleon regarding the teacher's union and the board. But for DLB to talk about "the outlandish benefits they (teachers) get and lavish pensions are so far out of reach of the average person" is just downright ignorant. Then DLB says, "And it's topped off with very good pay, despite the lies you hear about low pay." I am finishing my 6th year of teaching and I am making $38,000 for 9 MONTHS of work. I don't get paid for a full year "despite all the lies your hear." And that is after I teach, coach, and monitor Saturday school for 10 hours a day and 3 hours on Saturday morning for a total of 53 hours in a workweek. Now tell me, how many jobs, in which a college degree is required, can you make $38,000 a year working 53 hours a week? Many of these teachers that you speak of do the very same and would love to just have the respect of their community. We don't teach for the money or the benefits, we teach because we love your children so much that we will put up with all of the above and more to help your children have a better future. -