The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible - Bastiat Institute

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Chapter 27 • According to Need
“But what will happen to performance? Won’t everyone try to
become more needy and less able?”
“What matters, according to Tweed, is that this will be a bold,
humanitarian act. The best students will learn the virtue of human
sacrifi ce and the worst students will be instructed in the virtue of
assertiveness. School offi cials have also been urged to adopt the
same plan for teacher promotions.”
“How did the teachers like that?” asked Jonathan.
“Some loved it and some hated it. My daughter tells me that
the better teachers threatened to quit if the plan is adopted. Unlike
the students, the teachers still have the luxury of that choice – for
now.”