A hot debate - are teachers paid for the amount of work that they do?

This week I will be talking about an article that I read that really offended me. There seems to be a debate of whether or not teachers should be paid more or less than they are now. I believe that teachers are severely underpaid while others believe that they should be paid LESS. In the following article, the writer makes his argument as to why teachers should get paid less:

http://www.libertarianminds.com/lowering-teacher-wages-and-requirements-to-increase-teaching

"Teachers often complain that they are underpaid and/or overworked. It is the purpose of this article to explore this question and expose its myth. In fact, it is the conclusion of this article that teachers are overpaid and overly qualified. Furthermore, it is this articles’ presumption that lowered barriers of educational entry would not only decrease teaching salaries but would also increase teaching capability."

The writer of this article argues that teachers only work on average 1384 hours per year in comparison with other professions where someone works 1856. The writer claims that teachers are only in the classroom 6 hours a day, 36 weeks a year and on average works 25% less than other people do. I do not agree with these findings. Yes, teachers get summer vacations and holidays. But there is so much more work involved aside from just teaching. There are meetings to attend, parent-teacher conferences to coordinate, after school activities, lesson planning, correcting and so forth. On average, teachers put in an extra 2 hours per day in addition to the work that they do in the classroom.

Scheduled annual hours (40 hours × 36 weeks):	1,440 hours
- Personal days (8 hours × 3 days):	24 hours
- Sick days (8 hours × 4 days):	32 hours
= Annual hours worked:	1,384 hours

"Public school teachers work 25% fewer hours less per week and commute, on average, 26 hours less per year than other comparable professionals. Furthermore, it has been presented above that teachers may in fact be overqualified given the nature of their work and the variables that shape learning (notably experience and preparation time). Given this, it is within all likelihood that individuals of lesser education may well work year-round for the same pay (thus increasing hours worked by 25%) or work the same hours for 25% less in salary. Furthermore, given that the supply of potential teachers would increase as barriers of entry decrease, it is also within all likelihood that increased competition would translate into increased learning via teacher productivity."