My two cents for all it is worth. There is no better way to spend your money than on the youth. When we fail to recognize and expand their potential, it is the death of a culture. Have you gotten close to a Belizean famuily and see how they treasure their kids? Unfortunately most governments do not realize this until it is too late. Most teachers teach because they love to teach, not for the money. But if they can no longer afford to put food on their tables they have to make a change. My wife was a teacher in New Jersey after we got married. Starting salary was 8K US per year, several years later the program was started to raise salaries to much more reasonable levels so that teachers did not have to take 2nd and 3rd jobs to make ends meet. As far as Belize goes, no one is in it for the money. They do it for the love of the kids. Any one who thinks they have it well off, try and live on their salaries. Just my opinion.