I'm a teacher, nicely paid for my work, thanks.
I'm just back from my two weeks hols - one in the sun. Yahoo!
I apologise to no body - it's my chosen career of 30 years and (uniquely?) ALL my friends earn more than I.
I don't know what the other posters work at - perhaps you could inform me so that I too can make ill informed remarks about you? If you haven't taught a class for a few years, frankly you are not qualified to judge my work and worth - no more than I would be so presumptuous to judge you.
Just because you were at school yourself doesn't mean you're ready to run the Dept of Ed & Science, firing all around you.
If I fly in a jet does that make me (almost) a pilot?
If I know how to turn on a tap am I (half way to being) a plumber?
If I contribute to a million posts am I worth reading?