Originally Posted by Stretch

Stop press!

Interview with Jeff Bliss, the High School student who spoke out of his heart - YouTube

{EDIT - stupid title - "spoke out of his heart" what dumbo wrote that?}

I don't know how it works in the US but in England and in Holland the work schedule for the teachers seems to be pretty strict; they have a set amount of work that needs to be shoved under the pupils' noses. It seems that here at least teachers aren't given much freedom to actually teach. They are expected to tow the party line and do what their governing bodies dictate. This is a down side of a results driven system - you are only taught to pass exams you are not necessarily taught to understand.