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[quote=Anonymous]Ok I'll bite... Of course GE has different levels of Admin, but they also have different brands, different products, HR, PR etc. each with it's own specialty. GE also has easily quantifiable products;  X number of ovens, lightbulbs or dollars made.

Education has one purpose- to teach and prepare the next generation of citizens.  This is something EVERYONE knows something about(we have all been to school) and is NOT easily quantifiable (although Greatschools and testing companies are trying). Because of this, even within the profession (much less society) we  have not actually come to consensus about what makes a teacher good and found ways to quantify it.  This makes it much easier for bullying and power to take precedence because the very definition of what higher ups are looking for changes with each observer. Any higher up can observe any teacher (or employee) and decide the teacher is doing XY and z wrong and there fore that person is ineffective, but the next observer will say teacher is good at XYZm but Q is more important and they are not doing Q.  
All of this uncertainty makes it more difficult for a teacher to stand up and know whom to present ideas to. Not to mention that the targets ZYX change yearly as "new research" is repackaged.
Not everything is a business and I hope you understand that children are not products![/quote]

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