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Is there something special about U.S. that makes schools abusive towards teachers? Because there are many countries without teacher unions that don't abuse tea

• maxawaytoolong 16y ago
  Yes. The U.S. has always had a popular culture that is deeply anti-intellectual and teachers are (or were, at one point) a form of intellectual.
• Alex3917 16y ago
  "Is there something special about U.S. that makes schools abusive towards teachers?" For one thing our puritanical roots. Before unions teachers regularly got fired for things like interracial dating, going to a bar, being in town after dark, etc.
  • yummyfajitas 16y ago
    Do you have any reason to believe the US would continue these practices if we eliminated unions today? Way back in 1910 small town America, you could be fired from all sorts of respectable professions for many of the things you mentioned. Certainly, no one would want their money manager doing disreputable things like what you mention. And yet even without a union, I've managed to avoid getting fired for interracial dating. I've even gone to a bar in town after dark with my boss! I think you are engaging in the post-hoc fallacy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc