It appears as though Jenny Trout has made a good decision. She’s decided to stop bashing Anna Todd. In her latest post, she writes:
And of course, she wants everyone to know that we had *nothing* to do with her decision:
Whether or not this is true, whether or not we had anything to do with it, or anyone else did, or the fact that Jenny just joined Wattpad last April and doesn’t want Anna’s fans coming down hard on her, we don’t really care. In fact, Jenny can tell us to f*** off all she wants and call us all kinds of names if it makes her feel better, it doesn’t matter. What matters is the fact that Jenny made the right choice. She realized that Anna is a human being with feelings who also happens to be one of the sweetest people on the planet and doesn’t deserve to be bashed just because she’s successful. Writing an honest opinion about a book on your blog is one thing, but bashing the author and her book because you’re jealous of her success is another. And in the end, we’re glad Jenny came to see that.
Good for you, Jenny.
The only thing Jenny Trout learned was how to protect her own bottom line. In doing so, however, she threw her credibility into the garbage.
You can publish this or not. I supply this link only to give you another perspective on this fiasco:
http://brianmartin.booklikes.com/post/901195/after-trout-and-litporn
A recent court ruling has some interesting things to say about California schoolteachers (ones like the notorious Anna Karenina)
Among them: -California’s laws directly cause students to be unreasonably exposed to grossly ineffective teachers.
-The dismissal process for grossly ineffective teachers in California is so complex and costly that it does not work; many districts do not even bother trying. That leaves thousands of underperforming teachers knowingly remaining in front of students.
Nowhere does it say anything about California schoolteachers who spend their every waking moment on the Amazon forums instead of teaching, but I’m sure the same criticisms would apply.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/historic-victory-america-kids-article-1.1824545#ixzz34trHHppm
Here’s the Students Matter timeline of the case: http://studentsmatter.org/our-case/vergara-v-california-case-status/timeline/