> I'm not sure which of these outcomes is more likely. The optimist in me says more smart people see educating the youth as a viable career and we get more comp

> I'm not sure which of these outcomes is more likely. The optimist in me says more smart people see educating the youth as a viable career and we get more competent educators. The cynic in me says it never works like that in a system as bureaucratic as education. You would basically need to have teachers re-interview for the raise (something the unions will never allow). > I have never met two professionals with so many credentials (MS in Education) and so little sense. Teacher's pay is incredibly interesting. Engineers are paid on results (this is even more true at serious tech companies where a significant portion of ones earning will be stock comp) while teachers are paid a government approved rate no matter the results. I know a lot of parents that would pay serious money to teachers based on results (if their kid can get into Stanford/MIT for instance) if said teachers could show a track record of having previously mentored alumni for instance. Instead, the premium is now captured by real-estate since parents that care will pay extra to get into a good school district. During the pandemic some parents around me simply decided to go ahead with a learning pod [0]. They hired a tutor (burned out local teacher really) and it's been night and day. They have been extremely hesitant to return to the public school system (especially here in SF) thanks to initiatives like this [1] or curriculum where math is considered racist [2]. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/article/learning-pods-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/learning-pods-coronavirus.ht... [1] https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/San-Francisco-school-board-s-antics-would-be-15948058.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/Sa... [2] https://equitablemath.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/1_STRIDE1.pdf https://equitablemath.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11...