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As a 20 year teacher, I am listening to this and thinking of all the hidden issues related to accessing education services. To suggest that master teachers or masterful people are the solution to systemic problems is very depressing to me. With the size of classes in Oregon (mine have always been at over 30 students in core skills English courses) and the limited curricular support teachers get, the assumption that I can meet the individual needs of every student is soul killing to me. Primarily because that is precisely what I want and am trying to do. There are real structural problems here and putting the solution on the backs of your 'best' teachers will maybe meet the needs of some kids for a while - until those teachers burn out and move on.

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