Teachers have been blamed for students' failures for so long, why is anyone surprised when no one wants to do the job? - asks achieveessays. For as long as I can remember the word has been: "Those that can, do, those that can't, teach." With an age old attitude like this, given the classroom disruptions, failure of support from administrators, lack of social workers in the schools and inadequate pay scales do we honestly expect any talented college graduate to pursue a career in teaching? The 200 mentioned were smart enough to size up their situations quickly.