Re: I was treated unfairly
    Posted by: PsyGuy on 10/28/14
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    There is a great deal of variation among work environments in
    Texas schools.

    On 9/26/14, not here wrote:
    > They participate in cover-ups, gang up
    >> on parents in parent-teacher and ARD meetings, lie like there
    is
    >> no tomorrow, and look the other way when a child's education
    is
    >> damaged.
    >
    > About that statement, I don't know where you teach because I
    > don't see anything even close to what you are describing. I
    feel
    > sorry for the kids in the school you are referencing. The
    > teachers I know would never carry on like what you are
    describing.
    >
    >
    > On 9/25/14, EasTexSteve wrote:
    >> There are many long-time teachers like yourself who see just
    >> what you do. Yet, look at what they do. They stay silent
    about
    >> it, and do nothing, hoping that the cr@p doesn't roll
    downhill
    >> onto them. Teachers are the people behind the schoolhouse
    >> doors. They are the people that see what goes on. They see
    who
    >> the culprits are, and they see them in action. And, they are
    >> more familiar with the system than any average person. Yet,
    >> they say and do nothing. They participate in cover-ups, gang
    up
    >> on parents in parent-teacher and ARD meetings, lie like there
    is
    >> no tomorrow, and look the other way when a child's education
    is
    >> damaged. Then, when they are caught in the act of
    complacency,
    >> they feign ignorance. Then, when the whole charade blows up,
    >> they can't wait to throw each other under the bus. I can't
    tell
    >> you how many depositions, administrative, and civil actions
    I've
    >> been in where a teacher or administrator UNDER OATH got up on
    >> the witness stand and, with a straight face, just LIED until
    the
    >> cows came home, and everyone in the room knew they were
    lying,
    >> INCLUDING THE JUDGE!
    >>
    >> I'll admit that my involvement with school personnel only
    >> happens when there is a problem, and I often don't come in
    >> contact with all the really great teachers and
    administrators.
    >> However, I come in contact with enough of the worthless ones
    to
    >> know that there are plenty of them in every district in
    Texas.
    >> You say the system is often dysfunctional, and I agree. But,
    >> you really have no one to blame but yourselves because you
    are a
    >> big part of that same system.
    >>
    >> On 9/24/14, to EasTex Steve wrote:
    >>> I want to share my thoughts. I have been teaching for a long
    >>> time. Our system is often times dysfunctional. I have seen a
    >>> lot of people in administrative roles who don't know how to
    >>> exercise real leadership. Instead, they misuse their power.
    >>> Every year it seems that some poor teacher, who has been an
    >>> effective, caring teacher for years, ends up a scapegoat for
    >>> some egomaniac administrator who decides to pick on them.
    For
    >>> these teachers there is little recourse. Teachers watch this
    >>> and wonder if they are next. Eventually, these teachers
    leave
    >>> and go on to teach in another school where they continue
    doing
    >>> a fine job.
    >>>
    >>> Like in any profession, there are inept individuals. Those
    >>> people don't last long. Teachers are too busy to invest
    >>> energy in defending bad teachers. That being said, it is a
    >>> sad day to see any teacher fail in a classroom. I myself
    have
    >>> quietly reported incompetence, and I know other teachers
    that
    >>> have stepped forward in this regard. In our current day
    >>> teachers are the easy target of blame for every ill in
    >>> society. Now, you are blaming us for thinking society owes
    us
    >>> something. You have to be kidding. The teachers I work with
    >>> every day are some of the most giving, generous hearted,
    >>> unassuming people I know. Stop the blame game. By the way,
    >>> we are some of the smartest people in the room--about
    people.
    >>> Teachers understand people. There is more to teaching than
    >>> book smarts.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> On 9/24/14, EasTexSteve wrote:
    >>>> I've been following this thread with some interest. I'm a
    >>>> student/parent/special ed advocate that is occasionally
    >>>> approached by teachers for assistance in dealing with
    >>>> wrongdoings against them by their district. I know you
    >>>> aren't going to like what I'm about to say, but it's the
    >>>> truth. And, that is, you ask for it. And, here are some
    >>>> ways you ask for it:
    >>>>
    >>>> 1) Not all teachers are created equal, and some of them
    >>>> really stink. They ruin students education, and they need
    >>>> to go. Yet, you all protect them with the attitude that
    >>>> all teachers are equally wonderful. They aren't fooling
    >>>> anyone, and neither are you for protecting them. All you
    >>>> are doing is damaging your own reputation by protecting
    >>>> them.
    >>>>
    >>>> 2) You alienate the one group of people that can help you
    >>>> with your plight. That group is the PARENTS. It amazes me
    >>>> how many teachers I encounter who speak negatively about
    >>>> parents, even to the point of adopting a combative
    >>>> attitude toward them. Like it or not, Texas Education Code
    >>>> states clearly that parents will be treated as partners in
    >>>> the education of their children. Not adversaries, but
    >>>> PARTNERS. This is THE LAW. When you violate this
    >>>> partnership, you basically shoot yourself in the foot. As
    >>>> teachers, you make up less than one tenth of the voting
    >>>> public. You can't do anything without the parents. You
    >>>> don't have to like them, you only have to be able to work
    >>>> with them to positively influence their child's education.
    >>>>
    >>>> 3) An incredible number of teachers I encounter have the
    >>>> attitude that just because they are teachers, the rest of
    >>>> society owes them something special. Well, they don't. GET
    >>>> OVER IT. This "holier than thou" attitude that some of you
    >>>> have makes you look silly because believe me, if you
    >>>> actually look at the statistics as a whole, you would
    >>>> discover you are not the smartest people in the room. If
    >>>> you were, you wouldn't be having the problems that you do.
    >>>> Respect is earned - not handed out on a diploma or
    >>>> certificate. If you want it, then earn it by showing that
    >>>> you hold yourself to a higher standard, put the students
    >>>> and parents first, and stop throwing each other to the
    >>>> wolves.


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