> With all due respect, people got into education is not really the brightest bunch... Is that grammar meant to be ironic? :| Anyway, broadly demeaning a gian

> With all due respect, people got into education is not really the brightest bunch... Is that grammar meant to be ironic? :| Anyway, broadly demeaning a giant group of people is offensive, and the suggestion that most teachers are not bright is ridiculous. Many (most) teachers are very intelligent people, enthusiastic about education and greatly desire to give their students the best possible education they can. Unfortunately in America we have such little respect (and pay) for teachers, and the job itself has so much baggage associated with it (as this blog post discusses) that the best and brightest are often discouraged from becoming teachers.