out-respect us in terms of teachers. they out-prepare us in terms of teachers. and they out-invest us in terms of the focus on students and the smart investments they do for studen students. so finland, it has tremendous focus on teacher preparation. singapore, a national curriculum on science, math and english. and all the countries that out-compete us, they focus on collaboration with teachers and collective responsibility of students and of parents as opposed to the conflict-ridden situation we have in america. >> you and i talk about this a lot. it does seem remarkably conflict-ridden. in some cases at various times it looks like both sides are to blame. it does seem as a society we do not afford teachers in many case s. the respect they deserve. on the other side, we do see teachers unions sometimes