Super Soaker

October, 2007

I am impressed with Bruce Willis's concern for teachers in the PlayboyInterview (July), but it's incorrect to say that teachers earn $40,000 or $50,000 a year. It's more like $30,000. And people wonder why there is a shortage.Chelsea Bestra Killeen, TexasYou're both right. According to the Amer­ican Federation of Teachers, the average salary is $47,602, and the average start­ing salary is $31,753. The union argues that, to be competitive, teacher pay needs to increase by at least 30 percent.Bill...