To the Editor:

Imagine my shock when in reading “Our View” on Dec. 5, I found out the teachers in District 300 were striking because of money, not because there would be any benefit for the students. According to this newspaper’s Editorial Board, those teachers “turned their backs on their students.”

Why must teachers be different from everyone else? They chose a profession, some possibly for altruistic reasons, but a profession nonetheless, and professionals get paid what they are worth, or should. What is it worth to you to have a good education for your children?