> support a workforce that trends towards mediocrity This is not an absolute truth. Our standard of teaching is high here in AU, also look to Scandinavian cou

> support a workforce that trends towards mediocrity This is not an absolute truth. Our standard of teaching is high here in AU, also look to Scandinavian countries to see a highly paid and respected profession with the world's highest educational standards. > but an economy cannot survive with a workforce that has massive compensation guaranteed without regard to market forces agreed, but surely the free market can find a middle ground between shafting their workforce to their face with 'perks' like 'unlimited' PTO and the admittedly amazing, but not generally applicable conditions that teachers and other public servants enjoy.