Teachers are people who spend thousands of dollars to get an education which will result in them spending 40+ hours per week providing a learning experience for a roomful of kids. If they're that dedicated to young lives then it's not a stretch to imagine that they make this much of a difference in the classroom - even if it costs them.
Thanks whoever posted this. I'm a teacher and love what I do, but spend thousands a year of my own money on classroom supplies. I have to buy books for my class library, materials for lessons, and school supplies out of my own money. When kids don't have supplies and their parents don't get it for them? Teachers. Plus, we might spend 40 hours a week teaching, but last year in lesson planning/grading outside of school, I put in 70+ hours per week.
Why would the government know what students need? They need to have teachers in government