Re: dear hmmmmmm, comprehend my post!
Posted by: another Arizona teacher on 10/29/09
This is exactly why I feel like I have to get out of teaching in
Arizona. Not only is it no longer safe, there are plenty of people
who think that teacher equals martyr. Teachers deserve to have a
full life outside of their work obligations. I've lost
relationships over the amount of personal time I've given to
teaching. No more!
Jamil, I also agree with your post. Regardless of how much you want
to help your students, you should not be responsible for analyzing
and reporting every detail of these people's lives. I get the
feeling that you are so conscientious that you would feel as if
you in fact you need to report all the problems you saw. That's how
I read your original post. And what a major responsibility that
would be! That isn't what a teacher is trained to do.
On 10/29/09, ap wrote:
> Dear hmmm, you wrote:
>
> "What concerned me, was the FACT that
> you said you WOULDN'T REPORT something."
>
>
> My post was explaining why jamil is afraid to report.
> Do you get it?
> AFRAID
> AFRAID
> AFRAID
>
> not lazy
> not a matter of not wanting to get involved
> not a matter of not caring
>
> In our district, parents can come after you with a vengence.
> My husband had a father come at him with a hockey stick in an
> empty locker room.
> In our district, they own guns and knives and know how to use
> them.
> There are legitimate reasons for not reporting.
> Yes, it's illegal not to report. We all get that.
> That's only one reason why we don't want to visit our students'
> home.
> Let the admin. tag along and let THEM report.
>
> Comprendo?
> Capiche?
> Get it?
