Normally a true statement. I will note that professionals in other fields work in a competitive environment where if some other professional can do it better and cheaper, they are out of a job. Competition makes sure the nitwits and retards are put out of business by virtue of bankruptcy. Further, only the better people succeed and the rest find another line of work.
Not so with the MONOPOLY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. Some public school systems graduate less than 10% of their students. Anyone want to hire a plumber with that success rate ?
The nea "shapes" pleanty of minds by giving as many little boys as much ritalin as possible.