Well this thread got personal for quite a few very quickly. That being said I Totally agree with Saggy. As a younger person, (almost definitely younger than the majority here) I can say I did and do recognize the different tiers of difficulty in varying college degrees... education is not at the top lol... furthermore, the level of difficulty and intensiveness that a job requires does not equate to how much that job pays... compensation is based solely on supply and demand. Teaching certificates are relatively easy to obtain => there will be too many teachers. => teaching wages will remain relatively low... taxes have nothing to do with the compensation, and are not a solution. The only solution is to make it harder to become a teacher.