[geraldyo]

Is this "belief that the teacher is more important than the textbook" actually incorrect? It may be exaggerated, but the teacher is extremely important. How many children have given up learning something they were good at because of a bad tutor? I'll speak for myself and say that I never learned or did well in math in school because I had awful teachers, but then found that I was quite good at it when I found a tutor that explained concepts in a way that makes sense.

You also seem to think that "these people make the policies because they are the best at making policies for X", but again, is that right? Have you never heard of an incompetent politician?

[jmillikin]

Given that the original article is about a lack of literacy and reading comprehension, I'm not sure if your comment is a meta-joke.

If not, I urge you to read my comment again.

[geraldyo]

You're right I didn't understand your point. Remember that communication is a two-way street, though