tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post5034475970338032859..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: The Explanation Is…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-1731828758102385002014-11-01T06:50:04.283+00:002014-11-01T06:50:04.283+00:00"...a continuing proof of Pournelle's Iro...<i>"...a continuing proof of Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy:-"</i><br /><br />Spot on!<br /><br /><i>"The poor wee lamb - teachers do not have enough holidays between terms,do they?"</i><br /><br />*grinds teeth*<br /><br /><i>"What governor is ever going to admit he or she made a mistake and appointed a wrong 'un?"</i><br /><br />Never explain, never apologise seems to be their watchword.<br />JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34561670008774316522014-10-28T14:27:55.524+00:002014-10-28T14:27:55.524+00:00I'm reminded of a young teacher - an intellige...I'm reminded of a young teacher - an intelligent and otherwise reasonable chap - who said to me,<br />"That Gove, he's only interested in results. It's all about outcomes; he doesn't consider our working conditions at all!"<br /><br />Bitter experience over several decades has confirmed that, all too often, close relationships between governors and the HMs they have appointed allow the latter to assume unreasonable degrees of autocracy and privilege with impunity. What governor is ever going to admit he or she made a mistake and appointed a wrong 'un?<br /><br />It seems to me that Mrs Winder is amply demonstrating that she is unnecessary to the day-to-day running of the school and her salary should therefore be adjusted accordingly - aside from the obvious deduction for unpaid leave, of course.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-13904868021925958752014-10-28T14:07:43.694+00:002014-10-28T14:07:43.694+00:00The poor wee lamb - teachers do not have enough ho...The poor wee lamb - teachers do not have enough holidays between terms,do they?Ed Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-7601647531576577342014-10-28T13:33:43.139+00:002014-10-28T13:33:43.139+00:00The frightening thing is that this doesn't sur...The frightening thing is that this doesn't surprise me at all.<br /><br />Education - like almost any other state monopoly - is a continuing proof of Pournelle's <i>Iron Law of Bureaucracy:-</i><br /><br /><b>Iron Law of Bureaucracy</b><br />In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely.Ted Treenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392121240286596231noreply@blogger.com