I understand what you meant, that's why I qualified my statement by saying your choice of words was unwitting. My point is that, precisely because it was not d

I understand what you meant, that's why I qualified my statement by saying your choice of words was unwitting. My point is that, precisely because it was not deliberate, your choice of words reflects a subconscious perspective that teaching is no different than other jobs, where formal qualifications and a professional attitude are reasonable substitutes for an in-depth assessment. Of course, we could get into a discussion about whether that's a valid assumption for any profession, but that's neither here nor there.