''I guess teachers weren’t pushed as hard as they should have been''

I am sorry but this is saying that it is the teachers fault!!!! How do you know if they were or weren't ''pushed hard''? Do you have ANY idea what our worlkload is like??? Teaching is not a 9-5 job, it's a 24/7 job!!!!

You are right, as teachers we are under immense pressure and it is a diffucult job, but blaming teachers? That is just not right. More goes into teaching than just doing your job as a teacher, think about resources, the amount of ESL students in a school, everything.

Please don't just think the responsiblity of education lies with teachers, it lies with school management AND parents!!!!