I am vice-president of the University of Evansville chapter of the Indiana Student Education Association. We pay dues just like every other member. We work closely with local affiliates in our areas to voice our opinions as pre-service teachers on education issues. We participate in activities in our communities, especially in the schools where we teach. If she were, she would realize that most teachers are well-educated, hard working, and caring individuals who deserve a reasonable salary.
Higher salaries attract a larger pool of qualified candidates.
Most teachers have meetings before, during, and after school several times per week. There is lesson planning to do, student work to look over, school functions to attend, committee participation, parent conferences, professional development workshops, and more. Teaching is not a job for lazy folks. People entering the field with slothful notions do not last very long. That doesn't make me uncaring, it makes me sane.