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Probably.
I looked up news for one of the middle schools and one of the teachers there just got arrested, can't say I'm surprised tbh.

Well, that's pretty much how life is, so yeah...welcome to life.

Academic tenure (in schools earlier than the college level) is one of the most convoluted and unjust parts of the American education system.  Once teachers have been with their district for x number of years, suddenly they're practically untouchable.

It may not be my fault, but I can still be sympathetic [emoji14]

I'm not sure how effective sites like that are though...teachers and administrators don't usually care about the opinions of their students.

Some professors actually read those reviews as well as administrators and under pressure and criticism do change their ways if they want to keep teaching.  Others try to rebut such criticisms or try to make the reviews look positive for them.

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Professors, yes...college professors and administrators have incentive to care about what their students think, because students can always withdraw, take their money, and go to another college. Most high school students don't have that luxury unless their families can afford private school.

Professors, yes...college professors and administrators have incentive to care about what their students think, because students can always withdraw, take their money, and go to another college. Most high school students don't have that luxury unless their families can afford private school.

Well they can always complain to the local principals or school board etc.

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Congrats on your writing, Nox.

Last night was fun...spent some time exploring with @Colberius X, and we found an awesome place for a new colony! It's picturesque, with a nice clearing in a forest, with mountains in the background protecting fertile valleys...it's something right out of Banished. I've already envisioned a quaint community of small houses and log cabins...farms and wells and humble community spaces. I'm excited to build my own.

What game are you speaking of?

Minecraft! 

Do you have the coordinates? I'd like to check it out next time I'm online. Also, is it still within the borders of Wintreath?

Academic tenure (in schools earlier than the college level) is one of the most convoluted and unjust parts of the American education system.  Once teachers have been with their district for x number of years, suddenly they're practically untouchable.

Indeed. My 7th grade Algebra 1 teacher talked about that several times.

Professors, yes...college professors and administrators have incentive to care about what their students think, because students can always withdraw, take their money, and go to another college. Most high school students don't have that luxury unless their families can afford private school.

Well they can always complain to the local principals or school board etc.

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Who are powerless to do anything because of academic tenure and/or the teacher's union.

Congrats on your writing, Nox.

Last night was fun...spent some time exploring with @Colberius X, and we found an awesome place for a new colony! It's picturesque, with a nice clearing in a forest, with mountains in the background protecting fertile valleys...it's something right out of Banished. I've already envisioned a quaint community of small houses and log cabins...farms and wells and humble community spaces. I'm excited to build my own.

What game are you speaking of?

Minecraft! 

Do you have the coordinates? I'd like to check it out next time I'm online. Also, is it still within the borders of Wintreath?

Academic tenure (in schools earlier than the college level) is one of the most convoluted and unjust parts of the American education system.  Once teachers have been with their district for x number of years, suddenly they're practically untouchable.

Indeed. My 7th grade Algebra 1 teacher talked about that several times.

Professors, yes...college professors and administrators have incentive to care about what their students think, because students can always withdraw, take their money, and go to another college. Most high school students don't have that luxury unless their families can afford private school.

Well they can always complain to the local principals or school board etc.

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Who are powerless to do anything because of academic tenure and/or the teacher's union.

Not always.

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In other news, fuck this suddenly having all sorts of ideas and energy right when I need to be going to bed. v_v

Goddess help me, I posted a second chapter

I need to work on my short story for club, but I'm just so lazy.

Fuck this heatwave. Some places in the country hit 53 Celsius today.

Fuck this heatwave. Some places in the country hit 53 Celsius today.

How humid is the climate in South Africa?

Some places are pretty humid, some are very dry. But we've also been facing droughts this year, so it's mostly been dry. We even have water rationing at present.

Meanwhile, Portland is being flooded and I couldn't go to work on Monday because the roads were covered in frozen floodwater.. >.>