The old adage about "what you get out of school depends on what you put into it" is partially true. But when a parent's 4 hours of interraction with his children involve teaching reading, writing and arithmetic because the union teachers would rather teach gender exploration and self-esteem, then there's a problem. Teachers are paid with our tax money because they provide a service (product) which we value. If the service is no longer worth the price, then we look elsewhere for a better product. My experience with union teachers is 100% the latter. There may be good union teachers out there, but they're the exception, not the norm.

I don't agree with our current education system. The teachers, by and large, do not care about the students, instead they care about their benefits, their paycheck, their own bottom line. I've had teachers who would work for free, because they loved their job, and they loved to teach. I've also had teachers who were just there to punch the clock.