I've known many great teachers but as long as we have a system that rewards people primarily based on years of service we will
Have the system of mediocrity we've had IN SPITE of the FACT we've paid the highest compensation packages in the country for 30 years. Assigning an emotional
Value to profession rather then a market value approach is something we simply can no longer afford. It's not a matter of taking it from someone else, we simply don't have the money.