I was rewatching Star Trek: The Motion Picture since they re-released it with upgrades on Paramount+. Such a great movie. One scene stuck out to me particularly. The Enterprise has gone through a refit and Kirk has taken command away from its present captain. Kirk is in a rush to get the ship out and wants to head to Warp speed. Scotty and the former captain advise against it - more tests need to be run. Kirk insists that they move forward on his command nevertheless.
Bones, ever the wise adviser, leans in and says quietly to Kirk, "Jim... you're pushing... your people know their jobs."
This reminds me of the state of American education. There are few places in public education where people are trusted to "know their jobs."
I have it fairly easy. I get a decent amount of control over my job. The Utah legislature is forever overstepping, but we have a fair amount of local control. The parents in my building are supportive.
I know that is not how it is around a lot of the country though. I can't imagine what it is like in areas where the Q-Anon crowd is the norm. Reading about the parents and legislatures in these areas, no wonder teachers are abandoning ship. What would it be like to teach in an area where every legislator and parent is a Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz wannabe?
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