Quote (Thor123422 @ Jun 9 2021 01:49pm)
I'm just spitballing. Cam definitely wouldn't be saying this because he won't take his ideas to the logical conclusion. I'm arguing from the ideal "free market solves everything herp derp" perspective here, not a totally practical one.
I don't think other teachers would review all of the cirriculum every year, but it should be available in some form to vet. The logistics of storage wouldn't be that hard. Hard drive space is pretty cheap after all. Time for our schools to get with the times!
Ideally bussing in another union's teachers would be a rarity since the promise of available replacements would be enough to keep a strike from happening in all but the most dire circumstances.
free market forces and public monopolies on education can never and will never mix. they're as infeasible in reality as the "pay our teachers like doctors" narrative.
the simple reality is when we break down 2 topics, 1) are teachers compensated enough for the work they do, and 2) will paying teachers more be the best way to improve education, we find paying teachers more is a very inefficient way to improve education compared to other alternatives. more aides, more resources, more stringent hiring practices, more incentives for grants to repay education loans, more after school programs, more mentors, etc. All far better ways. taking a teacher from 35k to 40k will largely result in the same mediocre applicant pools seeking jobs with too little help, too little oversight into their performance, etc. Teaching is a passion, people with aptitudes for it that are overqualified for it intellectually like my wife will continue to teach and eventually work their way into administration, and others who are mediocre will seek it out because its a fairly cushy job with a lot of security and insane benefits.
This post was edited by thesnipa on Jun 9 2021 01:25pm