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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the unintentional consequences of increasing opportunities for women in the 70s meant that the teaching force declined in quality.  Bright female college graduates used to be mostly limited to teaching, but now they go to law school, medical school etc. instead.  Not justifying a return to the sexist division of labor of the 1950s, but now the teaching profession needs to work harder to attract top quality applicants.[/quote]

this is true.  I teach college.  Yes, there are really smart, talented kids going into teaching (usually secondary school teaching).  But there are tons who are pretty much some of my worst students.  incurious and uninterested.  The major just doesn't draw the best and brightest.  And I can't imagine it is going to get better as we strip teachers of their autonomy.  No one who whants to be a professional is going to read from curriculum scripts provided by the state (this pretty much happened to my mom - and she left the profession)  . [/quote]

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