protect. they have tenure. and development there goes more slowly. a teacher might not be rewarded. you have other teaches who will coast off. >> there you go. >> my brother is an amazing teacher, and he left america. he teaches in egypt, and he loves it there. he thought in the new york public city schools, excellence was rewarded. >> that's the whole point of the whole thing. they don't reward competence and they protect incompetence. >> this is the begin -- the beginning of reform. we can't afford the crap anymore. how do we spend so much money on these kids? it is an investment, and why is the return so lousy? >> this is like a billy bean moment. >> it is "money ball" with children's heads instead of baseballs. bill, you always practiced tough love with your daughters, and yet the tactic failed on every level imaginable. why do you think that is? >> i can't even remember their names. if i can't remember their names, how can they remember their studies?