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"Rappers are lying when they say that teachers told them they wouldn't amount to anything. They just told you to read aloud, and you got mad."
Haven't we all had at least one exceptionally shitty teacher though?
I've been in the room when Mr fucking Stephens told a kid that he'd never be an artist and to pay attention. Is little Jake an artist today? No, he's a welder, he has 4 kids, and he still loves to draw. Granted Jake never thought art was an option but I'm not sure 7th grade biology is coming up in his daily life either.
I've had horrible teachers, but mostly because they were abusive, and terrible at teaching. Even those horrible teachers never told me I wouldn't amount to anything without appending the statement with "if you don't apply yourself".
Things would probably be different if teachers made more money or if the requirements were higher. For most people who become teachers, it definitely was not their intended career progression. Just something they landed on.