Database specialist, Matt Doig, explained that databases give answers to issues. Databases expose public records such as teacher salaries and results of their test scores for the Basic Skills Test that teachers must take in order to prove they are intelligent enough to teach. Social security numbers must are needed to match teachers with their information. Some teachers disagree with their personal information being exposed through databases, but it is important, especially for parents, to be able to access such information to see who is teaching their children.
The Sarasota Herald Tribune that Doig works for gathers database information from all 67 counties in Florida. I found it interesting to learn that Florida is the number one state for housing fraud in the US. This was found in connection to flipping houses in the state. Doig says, "Learning how to use databases gets you more money, more power, and more information." Databases are important sources for public records. They are also relatively easy to obtain.
I found it useful when Doig said he finds a common ground with someone to keep them on the phone and get the information he needs from them.
Also, by starting an interview with "Help me understand.." and ending with "What haven't I asked that I should've asked?", you will get more out of the interview.
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