On government & unions: the only thing worse than blind trust is blind mistrust.
Teaching is not the oldest profession. But it is certainly among the loneliest.
Singapore gives 10% "white space" time to all of its teachers to come up with their own innovations outside of the official curriculum. This encourages teachers to turn to their colleagues for inspiration and ideas.
There is no morality without temptation; otherwise it is just lack of opportunity.
If we're all on the same page, no one's reading the whole book.
When the purge of teacher individualism is unrestrained, eccentricity, initiative and individuality become the casualties.