The answer is like that of most other yes or no questions: yes and no.
I had just around 85 teachers and professors in my education from K-12 and Freshmeat through Senioritis II: Revenge of the Graduated. I remember 20 of those teachers fondly and 3 or 4 as exceptional. I distinctly recall knowing that I was smarter than about 60 of them and that 40 were positively wasting everyone’s time.
The exceptional teachers—they fucking deserved between $250K and a cool $1,000,000 for what they did for me and continue to do for others. The 20—they deserve better than they get; the $60-$120K range.
Those 40? They deserve to get the worst possible treatment in the unemployment line until they land in the jobs they’re truly qualified for like ditch digger, crack whore, and George Bush crony.
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