How about the teachers who despite the comprehensive takedown in "Sold A Story" just love the "coziness" of the failing methods and promise to continue using those proven-to-fail methods of teaching reading? Or the ones sexually assaulting students?

In your work, do you exclusively work with people at your own skill level? Is that an effective way to become more skilled?

John Taylor Gatto nailed it over 30 years ago: https://cantrip.org/gatto.html

You're confused because you think the purpose of school is to educate.