Magoo, please don't say ALL parents are like this. Not only
is it not true, it hurts the credibility of your aguements.
Also this belief or sentiment can also hurt your chances of a
job where alot of the responsibilty is dealing with parents.

On 11/06/09, Magoo wrote:
> It seems to be written in cement that school districts are
> full of politics and nepotism. So many, many times, when a
> position is filled, people shake their heads in wonder and
> ask, "Why her/him??"
> My district recently filled a position in one of the elem.
> schools.
> One of the applicants was, truly, perfect for this job.
> She has several years' experience at that particular grade
> level, she recently earned her teaching degree (after many
> years of being a full-time aide at that grade level), she
> had good recomendations, etc, etc, etc.
> She got an interview, but not the job.
>
> The job went to a gal unknown to many, who had one year's
> worth of subbing experience (in a distant district), and
> who, before that one year of subbing, had worked in a
> medical office for the past few years.
>
> I once was blown out of a job that I was very qualified
> for, and that the head of the dept wanted me for...the job
> went to a gal with absolutely NO experience...but her son
> was the college roomie of the principal's son. That was
> more than 20 years ago. I'd have stayed in that position
> forever. The gal they hired didn't. They've had 3-4
> others in there since. I never reapplied because the
> position was alway 'filled from within'.
>
> Over the years I have come to the conclusion that teaching,
> as a career, is not at all appreciated or valued in this
> country. The administrators all play games, and the
> parents...Lordy, don't get me started! They all think
> school is free babysitting.
>
> Example of the latter: last week, a parent dropped her
> afternoon K child off at school at 10 in the morning. (The
> afternoon K class doesn't begin till 12:00.)
> When gently confronted by the P, the mom said she had
> errands to do and didn't want to have to take the kid with
> her. The P, feeling for the kid, did not fight this
> particular battle that particular day, but did make it
> clear to the mom that this could NOT happen again. And the
> mom was upset about that.

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