Why Do Americans Love to Blame Teachers?

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46. I have respect for educators who demonstrate excellence!

First, my sister and six other relatives are all teachers.

As for blame, I believe educators and parents share the burden. Educators have such an aversion to conflict they won’t discipline students. Many educators display no love of learning themselves either. Many are educators simply because they could not or would not attempt a more difficult course of study. Parents are often under involved. Often entirely too permissive of poor behavior in their children. I make no excuses for parents who abdicate their parental duty.

My own opinion is that the requirements to enter teachers colleges are entirely too low. At most universities the Education program has the lowest entry and exit requirements on campus. As long as this remains the case there will be no shortage of mediocrity in the teacher ranks.

Where I see successful schools, the parents and teachers are an integrated community. Unfortunately this seems to be most common in affluent areas, with involved parents.