Re:A woman who took on Google and won
by bsder on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:31PM
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1) Teachers unions protect everyone
Somehow people who talk about "child predators" always ignore the fact that a bunch of people who get falsely charged also get protected. That's REALLY important. My anecdata knows far more teachers who were falsely accused than actual child predators (ratio: 12 to 1).
A single teacher can't possibly corral the amount money required for a defense against a school board funded lawyer.
2) Almost all of the "incompetent" teachers left in place are there because the school adminstration won't file the paperwork.
School administrators are politicians. They are always looking for their next job. The one thing administrators hate is bad press because it will dog them when they jump jobs.
Actually firing a teacher is fraught with opportunities for bad press. No matter how distasteful the teacher's behavior--somebody in the community will likely be on their side. If those people are vocal, firing that teacher dooms your political career--probably forever thanks to Google.
Consequently, administrators prefer to simply shunt bad teachers aside rather than risk their career.
So, put the blame for incompetent/horrible teachers where it belongs--square on the shoulders of the school administrators who have made a political calculation and refuse to fire people properly.
Somehow people who talk about "child predators" always ignore the fact that a bunch of people who get falsely charged also get protected. That's REALLY important. My anecdata knows far more teachers who were falsely accused than actual child predators (ratio: 12 to 1).
A single teacher can't possibly corral the amount money required for a defense against a school board funded lawyer.
2) Almost all of the "incompetent" teachers left in place are there because the school adminstration won't file the paperwork.
School administrators are politicians. They are always looking for their next job. The one thing administrators hate is bad press because it will dog them when they jump jobs.
Actually firing a teacher is fraught with opportunities for bad press. No matter how distasteful the teacher's behavior--somebody in the community will likely be on their side. If those people are vocal, firing that teacher dooms your political career--probably forever thanks to Google.
Consequently, administrators prefer to simply shunt bad teachers aside rather than risk their career.
So, put the blame for incompetent/horrible teachers where it belongs--square on the shoulders of the school administrators who have made a political calculation and refuse to fire people properly.