tests and paychecks. (Score 1)

There's a big difference between you, as a responsible, intelligent adult, taking online classes at a tech school and doing kindergarten by video. While I'm not going to dispute what you're saying, in my district I find precious few teachers showing up for the paycheck. It's a rather low paycheck given the requirement of a college degree. I do it because I wouldn't be happy doing much else, and you'll find most teachers to be of a similar mind. Of course, it's the bad teachers that stay in memory sometimes. Test scores, eh? What that will do is pull highly qualified teachers out of urban areas (test scores, by and large, can be lined up side-by-side with socioeconomic indicators). It will also limit curriculum to only that which is on the test, as teachers will have strong economic incentives to reinforce that material. Is this the educational system you want?