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Originally posted by Adder
I am not sure these things are as easy to separate out as you think. And, frankly, I am not sure you can be one of these things without being pretty strong in all areas.
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I am not saying they should be separated out. I am just saying that is not what they should be judged on. When you hire a crossing guard the job is to prevent kids from getting killed. Yes many elements go into that, they have to control the kids, they have to be able to look for cars etc. And during their job they may also help people with directions, they may help new students find their class etc. But in the end their job is to stop kids from getting run over. That is the goal of their job and that is what they are judged on.
Yes, being able to control children, and see upcoming traffic is imortant and related to their job, but in the end the bottom line is if a bunch of kids at different times get run over on their watch, it is time to get a new crossing guard, especially if all their peers have not lost any kids (especially if they watch the same intersection and at the same time of day). If a crossing guard loses a lot kids, they can't argue that they shouldn't be fired becuse they control kids well, they see reallly well, and they help a lot of people with directions.
Similarly, a teacher that is moved from different schools and different classes, and consistently performs much worse than their piers in similar situations, they can't argue. Well even though my kids are not learning, I control them really well, I am a good disciplinarian, I am a good guidance counseler and friend etc. etc. The bottom line is - students are not learning in her classes and she needs to be replaced with someone who will educate children.
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