Indeed, and that's why teachers are analogous to repairmen and the engineering equivalent is called a researcher in education science. The latter has nothing in

Indeed, and that's why teachers are analogous to repairmen and the engineering equivalent is called a researcher in education science. The latter has nothing in common with teachers and effectively doesn't teach except sometimes at the college or university level. It's a bit rich to blame teachers when they're not actually empowered with the ability to redesign pedagogy principles. Additionally, everyone bitches about the lack of research, but I'd be very interested to know how many financially able families would keep their children in an experimental school ('cause you'd have to inform them). Interventional education research has a huge selection bias, and I'm speaking from personal experience. All in all, the schooling system issues are analogous to those of the industry. How often do I read about devs complaining that management is stupid and academics are in ivory towers and know nothing of the front lines? Certainly, many teachers are quirky, but people dismissing them altogether live comfortably in their fantasy world.