PrintDecember 31, 2010
Why Do Schools Fire Losing Coaches But Not Bad Teachers?
Anyone who pays attention to local high schools knows that a coach who has several consecutive losing seasons will likely be fired. Well, not really. It is more likely that the losing coach will be sent to teach history or English. Have you ever heard of a bad history or English teacher who was taken out of the classroom and sent to coach football or basketball? I doubt it. At least not because he was doing a bad job of classroom teaching. Are football and basketball more important than history and English? If it isn't importance, then what is the difference between coaching football or basketball and teaching history or English? The critical difference is that everyone knows the teams are losing. They expect something to be done about it. Parents who know who the bad teachers are will not stand idly by when their children are assigned to a bad teacher's classroom. Parents also don't stand by when their children receive poor...(Read Full Article)
