I was a teacher and my experience was that I always felt administration as a whole was counter productive, but almost all of the administrators I could think of

I was a teacher and my experience was that I always felt administration as a whole was counter productive, but almost all of the administrators I could think of were really great. They were great teachers who had great relationships with students and knew how to teach well. So it stands to reason that the problem is with the system and incentives, not the individuals.