Richard it is not the teachers. Two years in the classroom was enough for me to realize I could not put up with the bureaucracy, lack of parent concern and PC baloney and that was almost 30 years ago.  The hands of teachers are tied and certainly there are a few that do not belong in the classroom but most are professionals with huge hearts to educate. It is a very thankless job believe me.  This travesty is far more a reflection of the system as a whole as well as terrible parenting and parent involvement.  I ended up home schooling our kids - no politics, solid curriculum and no fluff.  Did well in college and technical school and very successful contributing citizens today. And we did it for less than 1K per student per year while running a business.   
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