Quote Originally Posted by Skwirl07
Great teachers can only do so much, it still comes down to whether or not a student wants to learn. I have had great teachers in the past and also my fair share of bad ones. Never affected me one way or the other.
The education process is more than just teacher and student. There's also family, friends, and the whole culture at that point in time. family is usually where people get most of their support and motivation, especially when it comes to trying hard in school. Some people don't have that. Also some people just learn slow and it takes some time to learn things. Some kids are also just not interested in school at all. They need help from good teachers, a teacher that can inspire them.

If not the teacher then they will look for inspiration in other places, like friends and in our current culture. They might get lucky and find it but come on...thats hard to do in the world today.

All the United states education system can really do to have a smarter population is to get better teachers for the kids.