1. Teacher salaries here doubled in the past decade and teachers now command an average of nearly $24,000 a year. So clearly, any complaint about teachers not receiving an adequate salary is completely unjustified.

[$24,000 is the salary of a teacher who has 15 years' experience. And, while it is true that 10 years ago the average teacher received $11,690, when inflation is considered, teachers salaries come out lower than a decade ago.]