Are public school teachers over paid?

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Here's another thing, if the teacher can't motivate you to do your best, they are just information presenters. Can't a computer do the same thing, present information? Look at Abe Lincoln, he schooled himself and became President. That either shows it doesn't take too much to be president, or that teachers are HIGHLY over-rated. The politically correct thing is to say "oh, the world would fall apart without teachers, they need more money". But face it, most home school students do better than those taught by "teachers". If an untrained parent can do as good or better, I think we need to rethink how much teachers should be paid.