By Roger Daily
The Times-Union starts out the New Year conversation on education (which should be a firestorm in Florida in 2011) by comparing education to coaching football. I have done both extensively and I can vouch there exists some similarities. Their "analogy?" Since high-profile football coaches are held accountable for their team's performance (e.g., get fired) then a similar hot seat for teachers is in order. The problem is that football players are there VOLUNTARILY. They WANT to be there. They love it, are getting a scholarship, getting a salary, etc. K-12 students are compelled to attend. The difference there is obvious. Add in the fact that those high-profile coaches are compensated with a significantly higher salary, and the analogy falls apart. Are you serious, T-U? The analogy was cute, concise, and totally misleading. C'mon!
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