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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
it's a very stupid "debate" and people are being intentionally argumentative and obtuse and not reasonable about it.
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Kinda like losing your mind over
ONE comment that overstated the drawbacks of the summers-off perk?
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Call me crazy but if the threshold for being fired is that you need to commit dangerous felonies for that to happen, you effectively cannot be fired. That type of job security is what I would call "a perk", no matter how much obfuscation and hand waving you want to do. What happens to a teacher if their performance is horrendous? From what I understand a principal needs to find them a new home but they cannot have their contract just outright terminated on the basis of poor performance.
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Perhaps a more nuanced take here would be that it can be difficult to have as much autonomy over your workplace/location than you could in the private sector. While you are unlikely to be fired, it is also quite difficult to change schools. When I'm not loving the fit in the private sector, I can explore alternatives 365 days a year, and decide on each opportunity accordingly (though of course getting offers is easier said than done).
Teachers have a limited window to orchestrate any change, and it's a trickier game of musical chairs. Not a big enough drawback to offset the job security perk, but there are two sides to every coin here.