the trenches? oh, a brave few. okay. >> my name is maria and i am an eighth grade teacher, and also a number of educators for excellence. i want to say again how imperative it is that people realize that teachers are professionals, and those investment bankers would not be there without the teachers to teach them first. it's imperative that we are treated as professionals along with the incentive pay because of the evaluations and the accountability where is the compensation for the teachers that are ranking the highest on the evaluations? >> thank you very much. over to you, ma'am? >> my name is mary daily. i work at mckinley elementary school in west field, new jersey. my comment is whether you are from a school of poverty or a school in an aflunant community, the children in our classrooms differ period. we need tools to reach all of