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I would say that the problems
are not largely financial, so much as cultural. Students and parents do not value education enough to
make learning a priority. Instead, we have a culture that thinks that simply attending school during the
day should be enough to ensure success, that a person reaching grade 12 is entitled to a diploma and,
for many, automatic entry to the college of their choice. We have an agenda-based curriculum that is
trying to do too much. We also have unionized teachers that may not be able to be fired if they are
demonstrably incompetent. The problems are numerous and no legislation will solve them. It will take
a cultural shift that truly values learning.