I grew up in a small town, a lot of people knew each other and were related, and the school board seem to be more concerned with providing jobs for the locals than with hiring the best educators for the students. For example, the principal's wife was spectacularly unqualified for the job, but got a position as a high school teacher. I'd put her and two others in the "shouldn't have been allowed near a classroom" category, but on the other hand, there were three teachers at the other extreme that I'd stack up against any teachers anywhere. So I don't think your experience is unique, or even that uncommon.
am I the only one who's had a dumb teacher
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I grew up in a small town, a lot of people knew each other and were related, and the school board seem to be more concerned with providing jobs for the locals than with hiring the best educators for the students. For example, the principal's wife was spectacularly unqualified for the job, but got a position as a high school teacher. I'd put her and two others in the "shouldn't have been allowed near a classroom" category, but on the other hand, there were three teachers at the other extreme that I'd stack up against any teachers anywhere. So I don't think your experience is unique, or even that uncommon.