George, it's not going to happen until it's much much worse, and you are never totally going to understand why until and unless you understand the good teachers.
The really good teachers aren't there for the salaries and benefits (although they need those to survive and raise their families); they are there for the children and because they want to teach. In their souls they need to teach. If they walked out they'd feel they were abandoning the children.
You need to try some time in the classroom. Seriously. Anyone can sit on the sidelines and pontificate, but to those of us who've actually been there, your comments are looking increasingly idealistic and ignorant.
Amelia, I have known and know many of the "really good teachers". They are demoralized to the max. And, also are afraid to stand up to the evil people running things. Today, most teachers are in it for the governmentjob security, and the relatively good wages and benefits. For the most part, teacher's saleries are FAR above the salaries of parents whose children they teach. From start at 25 grand to 20 year tenure and 45 grand and above. Teachers are running education in the trenches. Parents have little if anything to do with it. It has always been so. WHY has it gotten worse. Peace and love, George.