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Originally Posted by Unregistered
It is precisely because everyone has the mental frame and attitude of a scholar that the competition to stand out from one's peers is so cut-throat. Everyone works extremely hard. The first one to show weakness will lag behind their peers.
In an ideal situation, everyone who is tired and overworked (actually, just everyone) says something about the workload, and this leads to systemic change. Unfortunately you can't avoid market spoilers who are willing to make crushing sacrifices for career advancement, and if the rest of the pack want to keep up, they have to show that they can keep up.
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Exactly.
Situation now is that the system is full of market spoilers.
Either because the all-scholar batches are inherently competitive high achievers
And also because cost of living is so high, that non-scholars also need to chase for promotions to get pay raises that match the increase in cost of living
Competition is so cutthroat that the system has turned toxic, where everyone is compelled to provide free labour, to the benefit of the highest management, who can proudly declare that they manage to increase/maintain output while cutting headcounts and expenses.
Gone are the days when ordinary teachers just need to focus on teaching, working regular school hours to get a satisfactory C grade. Those aspiring to get Bs and As just need to sacrifice a little more time on co-curricular stuff to 'go the extra mile'
Today, teachers are expected to break labour laws, working excessive hours beyond the legal 44h work week, just to get a C grade.
And for scholars who have been the cream of the crop their whole life, getting As their whole life, anything less than A is an insult to them.
The old system of appraisal is not working anymore.