@glitterbag,
Agree, and I'd like to mention that I hold out no hope for the future since we're depending on the youth of today to run the countries. Watch a few YouTube videos from teachers, from K to 4th year Uni and you will despair. Not only are elementary children bringing guns to school (with a 6 yo shooter!), but they are inattentive, disrespectful and downright rude (including swearing at the teachers and coaches) in schools, ballet classes, sports, etc. Did you hear about that 9 year old (I think his nickname was RT) rapping about carrying a glock and carrying out violence while the adults listened giggled and chuckled? Nine years old!
A teacher was fired for saying "Good afternoon, girls", at a girls' school with "Girls School" in the bloody name of the school. She had to write a grovelling apology and was later fired anyway.
Teachers are quitting everywhere because of disagreements with parents on the grade. One high school teacher had many altercations with parents. The students got failing grades but were passed to the next grade. Another teacher said his 7th grade students were reading at a grade 4 level. This has been going on for years, but it's worse now with the parents allowing their children to do whatever they want and then crapping on the teachers. The Principals crap on the teachers, the School Board craps on the principals. It's just ridiculous and dangerous.
My DIL is a special ed teacher in a private school here in Canada and she told me this summer that 8 teachers have quit because of non-support from the school. My DIL is trying to find something else to do with her degrees. A friend's teacher daughter quit after 5 years (her lifelong dream) for the same reasons.
The way we treat people who are just trying to educate future adults is nothing short of criminal. I fear for the future for that reason.
Watch a few YouTubes from Gen Z's complaining about working 8 hours a day - it's pathetic.