This teacher should be paid more.
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The student was entirely ill-equipped with anecdotes about what Rowling wrote, but not everybody is so ill-equipped. More compelling stories can be woven to justify considering her a bigot. This was not an pwnage by critical thought, but rather a lack of preparation by whomever indoctrinated the student into the rowing-as-bigot narrative. Which, probably, was just some random shitpost on the internet.
@Horace said in This teacher should be paid more.:
The student was entirely ill-equipped with anecdotes about what Rowling wrote, but not everybody is so ill-equipped. More compelling stories can be woven to justify considering her a bigot. This was not an pwnage by critical thought, but rather a lack of preparation by whomever indoctrinated the student into the rowing-as-bigot narrative. Which, probably, was just some random shitpost on the internet.
Still, a very good illustration of how people, especially young people, just parrot what they are told is stylish to believe rather than examining it critically.
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Before we start giving raises to competent teachers, let’s address getting all of the incompetent teachers out of the classroom…
@LuFins-Dad said in This teacher should be paid more.:
Before we start giving raises to competent teachers, let’s address getting all of the incompetent teachers out of the classroom…
Agree 100%. The US does not seem to normally hold teachers "accountable".
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So apparently the guy was fired -
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@George-K said in This teacher should be paid more.:
Something tells me that this guy will land on his feet.
Yeah, but the fact that he has to is the problem.
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@George-K said in This teacher should be paid more.:
Something tells me that this guy will land on his feet.
Yeah, but the fact that he has to is the problem.
@LuFins-Dad said in This teacher should be paid more.:
Yeah, but the fact that he has to is the problem.
No argument from me on that one.
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Agree with both of you.
(But on the side, I guess what happened to him is a good reason to not to keep private/personal stuff on work computers. Because it could get lost if your work computer is taken.)
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It sounds like he did the podcast circuit, so it’s always possible that he stepped in it by saying something during one of those appearances, but I think we all know the Rowling video was the catalyst. Which makes you wonder, if this guy gets fired even with getting some publicity, what about the teachers that have no visibility? This guy will get a job offer by some media group or conservative school. Hell, maybe Rowling will set him up with something… but there are many more teachers out there with no choice but to go along to get along.
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Interesting timing… not when he was trending and at the height of awareness, but 3 months later at the rnd of the school year…
