Jacqueline Ma, a 36-year-old former "Teacher of the Year" in California, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing two of her students.

The reason why so many “teacher of the year” award winners end-up going to prison for child sexual abuse is because they have a high degree of emotional congruence with minors. They are predators whose skill set is easily masked as one who understands the thoughts, emotions, and motivations of minors, giving them even greater access.

  • Chozo@fedia.io
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    11 days ago

    The reason why so many “teacher of the year” award winners end-up going to prison for child sexual abuse is because they have a high degree of emotional congruence with minors. They are predators whose skill set is easily masked as one who understands the thoughts, emotions, and motivations of minors, giving them even greater access.

    I thought this was part of the article, but it isn’t. This ought to be a top-level comment instead of the post body text, as it editorializes the story, otherwise.

    Do you have any statistics to back this up? Because while it sounds reasonable to an extent, it also sets a bad precedent for how we treat teachers that actually do exceptional service for their students.