What's funny is that few people have mentioned the admin or principals of our schools. We have a principal at our elementary that is systematically making life miserable for the older teachers, (taking away supplies, insulting them, etc) forcing them out of their jobs. He's replacing them with young female teachers. Hmmm.
He also is preventing the teachers from forming their own lesson plan. They teach out of a book that has what you do for everyday. Nothing else. How ils that going to catch their attention?
Our board of directors has outright said that they do not care about the needs of the teachers. We are a small district, there are more people in the school than the whole town. The elementary is k-6, with just under 600 kids. 20 teachers are going to be leaving for good from our district. Most of them are elective teachers and higher level teachers-which is what all of my classes are. Oh gee, you got rid of all of my classes.
In these "higher placement" classes, I doodle. and stare at things. and read. And I have straight A's. It's not the teachers fault (most of the time), it's what they are allowed to do.
He also is preventing the teachers from forming their own lesson plan. They teach out of a book that has what you do for everyday. Nothing else. How ils that going to catch their attention?
Our board of directors has outright said that they do not care about the needs of the teachers. We are a small district, there are more people in the school than the whole town. The elementary is k-6, with just under 600 kids. 20 teachers are going to be leaving for good from our district. Most of them are elective teachers and higher level teachers-which is what all of my classes are. Oh gee, you got rid of all of my classes.
In these "higher placement" classes, I doodle. and stare at things. and read. And I have straight A's. It's not the teachers fault (most of the time), it's what they are allowed to do.