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To: MrLucky who wrote (14961)	3/24/2006 11:32:11 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541086

You know why Escalante had a movie made about him? He was unusual. Are you under the impression you can have armies of Excalantes? Not going to happen. It would be nice if teachers, unlike other professionals, were all going to be excellent, but like all other professions, there will be a curve- and teachers will run from excellent to mediocre- just like accountants, and engineers, and Walmart employees. Brining up Jaime is like saying "Why can't all basketball players be like Shaq?" A lot of it simply comes down to talent, and when it comes to talent, it's usually in short supply. Mediocre is what you find most, in every profession.