As with most government jobs, teachers almost cannot be fired, regardless of how terrible they are short of criminal conduct. However, many public school teachers do absolutely wonderful work, taking pride in teaching their students well. That varies tremendously by school district, but we have excellent, politically-neutral public schools in my area.
However, many public school teachers do absolutely wonderful work, taking pride in teaching their students well.
If I had to guess I would say 1 in 4? Forgive my terrible grammar btw...:)