I note how the problems described here have affected under professions, such as teaching. I can change a few words and it rings true: The corporatization of education has reduced many teachers from independent professionals to state education workers—employees who implement corporate policies rather than teachers who inspire learning. Electronic records have transformed us from teachers into data entry clerks. State requirements have made us supplicants, begging government for permission to teach our students. Quality metrics have reduced the art and science of education to checkbox exercises that ignore the complexity of human beings.
I note how the problems described here have affected under professions, such as teaching. I can change a few words and it rings true: The corporatization of education has reduced many teachers from independent professionals to state education workers—employees who implement corporate policies rather than teachers who inspire learning. Electronic records have transformed us from teachers into data entry clerks. State requirements have made us supplicants, begging government for permission to teach our students. Quality metrics have reduced the art and science of education to checkbox exercises that ignore the complexity of human beings.