WTF? What is behind this epidemic?
Hormones?
In a nation of 300 million people, we hear about one or two of these a year. This is hardly an "epidemic." I'm not sure it even qualifies as a major problem. We have many laws that address this already, and it rarely happens.
Quick....time to ban cupcakes...
Many teachers were confused by the "Leave no child behind" challenge, and thought the challenge was to "Leave no child's behind alone"....
If memory serves - the only University field of study with lower admittance standards than the school of Journalism is the school of "Education" which turns out TEACHERS.
Both fields attract those who wish to change the world to their view.......
“WTF? What is behind this epidemic?”
Children teaching children. I remember being 23. I didn’t think much differently than a child. I have a feeling 23 is even younger now than it was in ‘90.
“WTF? What is behind this epidemic?”
It isn’t an epidemic. We have more than a million teachers in this country. A handful of female teachers doing this does not a trend make. The only reason we think one exists is because the few cases that do come up get 24/7 coverage on cable “news. “
Not so strange - just a child seeking out peers to have sex with. People assume that some magical maturity is conferred at age 18, but these days there just isn't all that much difference between these younger teachers and their students. They listen to the same music, watch the same TV shows, and have all of the same cultural references. There isn't the gulf between them that might have existed a few decades ago.
Schools might be wise to consider limiting the teaching of high school students to their staff members age 40 and older and let these younger teachers work with younger kids.
Harry Potter. The kids seem to be using those spells for nefarious purposes. Poor teacher...