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> ... an offense damn close to sexual molestation of minors ...

Wow, that's remarkably offensive.



No, well, I mean it. I mean, the mechanism is actually similar: there's a "grown-up" (teacher) who uses their authority to convince a child (student) that something wrong (sex-related, or bad semantics of pointer assignment) is actually OK (and will come up on the next test), which then haunts that child (student) well into adulthood (job). Of course, the degree of harm done is on a completely different level, I'm not arguing that it's the same! But there are undeniable similarities in how this works. The comparison is obviously exaggerated, but by using it I want to change how teaching nonsense is seen, from a minor transgression to a major offense that it is.

I just can't understand why teachers are not judged by the same standards that lawyers and doctors are. The damage bad-educators do is very real. It may not look bad on average, but in specific cases, it can be really devastating to students' minds (vulnerable as they are).

Is it because people being taught don't (in general) vote? Or for some other reason? I don't know, but I don't think a bad educator should have an easier time than a bad doctor, who (at least in theory) would be removed from the profession outright if found out. Instead, bad teachers are left alone or sometimes transferred, and that's it. It looks incredibly similar to how some churches handle offenses of their priests.

If you're a teacher, please realize that you're partially responsible for the future life of many of your students, and start acting like it. Removing people who are not qualified (to teach) should be a priority in your school like it is in courts and hospitals. Please, stay cautious and vigilant, and don't let your colleagues tarnish the profession's reputation by teaching things that are provably (and, sometimes, obviously) wrong.


If you want to make an argument about instructors giving students incorrect information, make that argument. I might even agree with you.

If you insist on conflating it with sexual abuse of children, you are an idiot.




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