Given the dismal performance of those who would work against educators rather than with them, and the dismal prospects of a living wage in teaching, don't expect future performance to improve much...
smart essay writers won't attract the "best and the brightest" with it. You get what you pay for.
Given the choice, which would you prefer: getting up at 5AM just so you can get to work by 7, or living within 20 to 30 minutes of work? That is just the problem, there are many people who do just that.... too many causing what could normally be a 30 to 45 minute commute to become 2 hours.... time that could otherwise be spent more productively at work.
