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On that graph: "NOTE: The calculations of hours worked are based on data collected about how survey respondents spent “yesterday.” Thus, average weekly work hou
by jbooth 16y ago
On that graph:
"NOTE: The calculations of hours worked are based on data collected about how survey
respondents spent “yesterday.” Thus, average weekly work hours are an extrapolation
based on the activity for 1 day."
I mean how much confidence do you have in this thing? And you're repeating it like it's the bible?
Let me ask you a question, do you consider all hours of work equal? What if you compared office work to, say, mining, if they worked an hour fewer, would you say you work harder?
- yummyfajitas 16y agoI don't understand - do you believe the note invalidates the table? If so, why? As for why I quote this study, the ATUS is the standard source for data of this nature. Feel free to post better data if you have it.
- jbooth 16y agoOk, fine, let's assume the data is great. My original point was that if you want better teachers, you need to pay them commensurate with the value they create. The private sector will generally reward professionals if their service is needed and valuable. If you grant that education is a public good, then it makes sense to pay for good workers. That means taking care of your people while disempowering the union. If you're hostile to the workers they're going to rally around that union, no matter what. You can accomplish more with effective management than with a blanket opposition to teachers being taken care of.