Behavior is no longer judged to be right or wrong, but only if it is appropriate or not. And writing is an art that has been lost to the three point jump shot. Just examine the record. A profession competes in the marketplace for business. The NEA members are overpaid government employees who would be shown the door if true parents had an affective choice in educating their children.
Protected monopolies is the only creation of bureaucratic liberal government.
Certification is an euphemism for brained washed fidelity screening. Loyalty to an education system who's goal is to produce docile dependent illiterates, is the test that all government teachers must pass before they are given the keys to the classroom. Respect is gained when it is earned. When reform becomes the prime mover and replaces retirement benefits and vacation schedulers, the NEA will start to crawl out of the hole where it now resides. Education and learning is a fundamental pursuit.