tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post1086217198565031593..comments2023-10-08T05:13:18.117-07:00Comments on wikifray: Teaching UpdateWikiFrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420433870074751645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-25102695157341016612007-01-20T10:42:00.000-08:002007-01-20T10:42:00.000-08:00Bad things happen, and it's a lot more expedient (...Bad things happen, and it's a lot more expedient (and desirable, sometimes, for all the wrong reasons) to assign blame than address why. I'm sure this is the same problem teachers face. <br /><br />It's a way for people to pretend they're addressing the problem without actually having to do the hard work.<br /><br />Fucking critics - it's all their fault, really.<br />Oh, wait...TenaciousKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329335294478431462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-68091919137921899022007-01-20T06:12:00.000-08:002007-01-20T06:12:00.000-08:00Yeah -- I've seen a huge amount of contempt for so...Yeah -- I've seen a huge amount of contempt for social services. In some cases deserved, but often people seem to argue (for example) that advocates for the homeless cause homelessness, that foster caseworkers abuse children, and so on.augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042512777302374341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-36744757420504275232007-01-19T13:14:00.000-08:002007-01-19T13:14:00.000-08:00I'm sympathetic - social services is pretty much t...I'm sympathetic - social services is pretty much the same, only the innacurate media stereotypes are less burdened by positive connotations.<br /><br />I never met anyone in any of the "helping" professions who didn't have a desire to do a good job, and make a positive impact. But it surely must be a lack of character, once teachers, therapists, caseworkers etc. get burned out. Drawing attention to the context in which burnout turns out to seem inevitable is a good way to get scapegoated. <br /><br />I hope your friend gets rich, writing his book. It seems there ought to be some payoff, eventually, beyond the benefits package.TenaciousKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329335294478431462noreply@blogger.com