Some people have expressed some doubts about this story, and because it is anonymous, we can't verify it directly. I would like to use this opportunity to explore our models of the school system, and especially the difference between the models of insiders and outsiders.

This poll asks a pair of questions. The first question is about how the story fits your model of educational system. The second question is whether you are an "school system insider". That means whether you ever had a full-time job or a part-time job related to the school system; whether you were a teacher or a director of a school, an employee of a Department of Education, a school inspector, or an employee of a company working for education as much as the author of this article. (It is not enough to be a student, a janitor in a school, or an employee of a company which sold one product to schools but sells most of its products elsewhere.)