Just a brief rant on the subject of New Jersey teachers not being of the “real world.”  As a teacher…

I am a taxpayer, just like my neighbors, just like everyone else in New Jersey and beyond…my property taxes increase, too!
I’ve held jobs in the “real world” of employment, just like many other teachers who have had to supplement their income either in college, during summers, or in a prior career!
I pay into Disability Insurance just in case because otherwise, I wouldn’t have the income if I should become ill or …