This is completely normal and is not an indication of the complete unraveling of the country
Teachers can be a bunch of assholes. But at the same time many are great. Some people just have bad experiences but it’s pretty clear a lot of people benefit from schooling even if the capitalist goal is to produce workers and not an educated population
Teachers can be a bunch of assholes.
That’s because some teachers get into teaching because they don’t know what else to do, and fucking hate it. Others start with good intentions but get worn down by the lack of funding and poor organisation at the managerial level.
Also, kids can be assholes too, especially teenagers.