[Sloth]

A heart surgeon would refuse to work in an operating room with a heart lung machine that was known to be defective

Not if that was all that was available, because they were working in some poor second-world country (which is what we might as well be, in education).

[wintertime]

Not if that was all that was available, because they were working in some poor second-world country (which is what we might as well be, in education).

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Hm?...Interesting point. Are you comparing U.S. government schools to the Third World?

As for the heart surgeon, he may or may not perform the operation. If the patient's chances for a longer and more satisfying life would be greater without the operation ( using defective equipment), then he would **not** perform the operation. As a professional with training and experience, not available to even the most enthusiastic amateur, he is capable of making that decision.