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Which is kind of sad, isn't it?

Doesn't that mean that a lot of people will never be on the receiving end just because they did not win the teacher-lottery (arguably the chance of getting such a teacher is rather slim)?

Shouldn't our systems be more robust? (Not talking about normalizing these effects down, but creating a better environment for everyone, using these effects en masse)

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We must pay teachers on par with Senior Software Developers at least.

We need our very best to go into teaching. It's the ultimate multiplier role.

I hear my wife and her friends constantly talk about XYZ job that makes more than they do and it's very demoralizing to them. I can definitely see why there aren't many passionate teachers. My wife has been teaching 6 years and is just now at the $42,000 mark. The state health insurance is decent at least.

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