What I am seeing is a purposeful plot to destroy public schools, and to profit from the destruction.

[golfguru]

92. US Teachers are one of the best paid in the world...

The teachers are not the main problem why US students do not perform well.
It is the lack of competition which gives no incentive to the public schools to perform. I spent 24 years working in 3 privately owned companies. It was dog eat dog competition and that forced us to deliver the best possible product.

Then I worked 12 years in a quasi-government outfit, and what a switch...no pressure, very relaxed atmosphere. We had no competition!

Monopolies are the worst performers whether they are private or public. For example I have only ONE cable company I can sign up with because others do not have the fiber optics infrastructure serving my area. Guess what, if I want cable, there is only one choice...Comcast, and my bills are going up faster than inflation with no better service. I can go the Dish route but their prices miraculously match the cable prices.

Same deal with health insurers. I am allowed only those licensed in my state. That limits competition.

Competition is America's best weapon.