My wife is a teacher.

Please do not make the mistake of pointing the fingers at them. For the work they do, they tend to make low pay, have to deal with behaviorally-challenged students, get no/little respect from their students, their parents, and the administration. I am sure they are fighting for fair wages and healthcare and you cant deny them that.

As bad as it sucks for you, trust me it sucks worse for them. Take away the money, the benefits, and plus.. imagine the work a teacher must do upon return from strike! Where you only have to catch up yourself, they have to catch up 20+ students to where they should have been. Have a little sympathy.