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Nice leap in illogic there. I've known teachers in supposedly good public school districts across the country --midwest, west, and northeast. (I'll give it to you, I haven't known any in the south. But I'm skeptical it's any better there.) I stick by my numbers. Only about 5% have the slightest capacity to inspire students to learn. Maybe you and your friends are in the 5%. Don't take it personally.

Now take it personally? That would be unimaginative. :) True, offering glittering generalities is in the illogic, I agree. Liberals do that all the time. That's why I usually stick with my own area and own experiences. There are bad teachers out there for sure, but there are many hard-working, sincere ones who give a darn, kind of like something called parents too. It's a matter of perception, attitudes, and efforts.

there are many hard-working, sincere ones

Sigh. Five percent of "many" would be quite a few, wouldn't it? But it wouldn't be "most." Elementary arithmetic.

My original, on-topic comment had to do with the ugly script taught in US public schools (and about "most" public schoolteachers). If you do any research about graphology, you will find that many graphologists agree with my characterization of that "schoolteacher" script --i.e., that it is typical of unimaginative personalities.

But I understand you like to "stick with your own area." So please, do. I'm not going to get in an OT pissing contest with you.