Not to be pithy, but I'd be more interested in the ability to fire bad parents. Even a weak teacher can guide a class of students through the chapters of a tex

Not to be pithy, but I'd be more interested in the ability to fire bad parents. Even a weak teacher can guide a class of students through the chapters of a textbook. Sure, the kids would learn a lot more from a good teacher, but they are shaped far more by their peers. Crummy parents produce rotten kids, who slow the class down, cause disruptions and set bad examples. Furthermore, there are many talented teachers who are poor baby sitters.