Yes, I think it is just a platitude, albeit one that the speaker may actually subscribe to on some level.

Teachers are grossly underpaid and overworked-- no doubt. Schools are asked to expand their basic mission CONSTANTLY, and to be more and more inclusive in doing so.

It's not a surprise to me that drinking the Kool-Aid is a self-preservationist tactic among many school teachers and administrators as a result.

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Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.