Fear - Mr. Bersin made a mistake when he chose to surround himself with people that are afraid to challenge either he or Chancellor Alvarado. People like that only tell you what you want to hear, not necessarily what you need to know. They are that way because they fear losing prestige, power, or even their jobs. That point was driven home recently with inhumane manner used by the Superintendent to remove several site administrators. Many differences - There are many differences between the district and the San Diego Education Association, perhaps the greatest is the fact that SDEA operates on the principles of democracy.
Members have the ultimate say over who makes decisions and who speaks on their behalf.
If members don't like what their elected representatives are doing they have the opportunity and the moral obligation to change that leadership. Democracy is sometimes messy but it insures that everyone has an opportunity to be heard, and that decisions come from members. The district is not a democracy . When leaders become accountable only to the people that can help them politically, instead of to the people they are supposed to serve, they are bound to lose touch with reality. A school district should operate more like a community of equals working toward the common goal of providing the best education that can be delivered to the students of San Diego.