Lotus Kam Teachers deserve to be paid better My office window overlooks Washington Middle School, and for the second straight day, I am witness to the sad state of affairs in our state's education system. A couple of teachers are pushing baby strollers. If they are anything like me, they have a mortgage to pay, children to feed and bills that won't go away. I once sat in on a sixth-grade class at Washington Middle School. I saw firsthand how challenging it was to be a teacher and how deeply committed this one particular teacher was to her students.
Teachers deserve better compensation.
In 1994, I attended a debate where Gov. Ben Cayetano stated his No. 1 priority would be to improve public education. He promised bold initiatives designed to change Hawai'i's image from a vacation destination to a place of industry and higher learning. It's time to be bold, Ben, and give our teachers what they deserve. Put your money where your mouth is. Otherwise, it's just a lot of rhetoric.