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> School administrators are by and large bureaucratic idiots I think that the size and uselessness of the para-ecudational layer should not be underestimated.
by brnt 5y ago
> School administrators are by and large bureaucratic idiots
I think that the size and uselessness of the para-ecudational layer should not be underestimated. The ministry, committees, the commercial education ecosystem; they have been extremely successful in absorbing whatever money we have been trying to poor in. It's like a ship with two seamen and a council of 5 captains and 20 contractors to keep the messhall's leisure PC running in exchange for 80% of personell expenditures.
It's ridiculous. And if that was not enough, some people believe even more privatisation is the solution.
- tastyfreeze 5y agoPrivatization changes the incentive structure for administration. If the school needs to turn a profit they are less likely to hire unnecessary or incompetent staff. That is just a waste of money. Public schools get away with hiring excess staff because they get paid by the number of kids in the school regardless of performance.
- the_svd_doctor 5y agoNo sure. Look at private universities. It’s like 30-50% staff. (Made up number*).
- brnt 5y agoQuite the contrary. Private schools spends even more on excess. Their business model is after all to make money, which they do, like any modern capitalist venture, with brand management.