"In what other profession"

An interesting editorial that gives a new perspective on the pressure our society puts on educators.

http://m.examiner.com/k-12-in-topeka/in-what-other-profession

Read it. Think about it. Make your own opinions.

My personal favorite quote from the article,

" For no other profession do so many outsiders refuse to accept the realities of an imperfect world. Crime happens. Fire happens. Illness happens. As for lawyers and coaches, where there’s a winner there must also be a loser. People accept all these realities, until they apply to public education.

If a poverty-stricken, drug-addled meth-cooker burns down his house, suffers third degree burns, and then goes to jail; we don’t blame the police, fire department, doctors, and defense attorneys for his predicament. But if that kid doesn’t graduate high school, it’s clearly the teacher’s fault."