Quote Originally Posted by pauland View Post
I don't think there's any evidence to show such a relationship.

Bad teachers come from the same place that bad plumbers , bad policemen, bad architects and bad X comes from - society at large.

Paul
And society at large is also the place where good teachers, plumbers , policemen, architects and X comes from.

Developing the will to enforce higher standards for teachers et al is the problem. Today's prevailing attitude seems to be to 'let the other guy do it, I'm too busy'; so nothing changes. Getting involved is what's needed.