Who would want to teach?  The slogan "Teacher is soo rewarding" isn't going to cut it.  It's a job.  Teachers teach to earn a living, to pay a mortgage, to make car payments, etc.\n\nWhy would a highly qualified mathematician want to teach?  Yet that's what we say we want in our public schools.  \n\nWhy would a highly qualified scientist want to teach?  Yet that's what we say we want in our public schools.\n\nWe say we want HIGHLY QUALIFIED teachers in EVERY classroom, but what HIGHLY QUALIFIED person would want to fill the job, when they're so qualified for positions that pay them so much more?\n\nThis is only ONE point, and it is this.  We're not willing to pay for what we want.
modern education?