<p>We’re on the same page, then.
I have no respect for teachers who don’t care about teaching, and I’ve had a handful of them. The problem I’ve noticed with this is that, fairly often, it means the teacher doesn’t care much about grading or even reading homework, so students learn nothing just because they can get away with subpar work.</p>
<p>I’ve had similar experiences with teachers. I’ve had some really inspiring teachers. Others have been quite awful. But at the point I’m at now (as a rising senior), I do feel inspired, passionate, and capable of critical thinking, so I don’t feel right slamming the education system (granted that I attend a private school, but it probably bears more similarity with a decent public district than an elite boarding school).</p>
<p>Part of it is not wasting a class just because the teacher is bad. I go to a Catholic school, so I not only take a religion class every year but also deal with other classes that are infused with Catholic pride. The religion classes aren’t honors, but I can spend them trying to think of arguments against what the teacher is saying, or by validating beliefs that are generally accepted, which winds up being an exercise in critical thinking.</p>