Thank you for what you said. I concur.
On 7/16/14, Empathy and Sympathy wrote:
>
> PsyGuy? Are you a naturally self-superior, didactic, person,
> or do you have to work at it? Bottom line is, are you for
> real? Or just putting everyone on.
>
> What in the hell makes you think you know a single thing about
> what other people are experiencing and the motivations behind
> how certain administrators operate and why they do as they do.
>
> Sure, you are right in that the job of a principal is to manage
> the school and the teachers. And that it is the job of the
> teacher to adapt to a new style of management if required.
>
> But if you think you can make a silly blanket statement that
> all administrators are propelled by nothing more than a desire
> to better their school with nothing personal involved when it
> comes to teachers, then you must live on Planet Altair-4.
>
> Whether it fits your fanciful vision or not, there are some
> principals out there who are mean, stupid, vindictive,
> tyrannical, and have no conscience at all when it comes to
> destroying teaching careers. And if they have it in for you,
> then no amount of attempted adaptation on the part of the
> teacher is going to change it.
>
> One bit of proof is that more and more teachers are finally
> relating it, and many others are leaving in droves (as another
> poster said), because their physical and mental health, and
> even sense of personal dignity, cannot forever withstand the
> assaults .
>
> When was the last time *you* (if you ever were at all) in a
> classroom? What are *your* credentials to presume to lecture
> REAL teachers who know first hand of what they speak of, as to
> what they need to know?
>
> Your post is about the most insensitively, boorish, that I have
> read it a long time. I don't mean with me...I am tough enough
> to handle it, but with Mini. Again, when was the last time you
> ever bent over a desk to help a student or contribute to the
> teaching realm. Far as that goes, when was the last time you
> ever bent over for work at all, unless it was to kiss some
> C-Scope executives patootie (yeah, I have read you before on
> this one).
>
> Ordinarily, I wouldn't make comments like this to anyone. But
> your post was beyond the pale and shows an appalling ignorance
> of the realities of teaching today, and what more and more
> educators are forced to endure.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 7/15/14, PsyGuy wrote:
>> Well they arent dictators, they are your supervisor, and
> their job
>> is to manage you and the school. Thats means that things dont
>> always go your way, and maybe your no longer a good fit for
>> the school and its leadership. Its your job to be flexible
> and
>> adapt to your schools leadership and culture, not the other
> way
>> around. Being a good fit for 15 years doesnt mean you can
> just
>> keep repeating that behavior indefinitely. Professional good
>> professional adapt to change. Including changes in
>> management. I really dont know why people can think not
>> getting along with your boss is going to somehow be okay.
>>
>> On 7/15/14, mini wrote:
>>> Thank you so much everyone for your support. I will be
>>> substitute teaching. Like some of you are. Because we need
>>> to make a living. I can never get past this because
>>> employers look at your last job, even if you worked for
>>> them before with a great record. I am leaving TX because I
>>> can't afford to live here anymore. I will have to go and
>>> live with family. That is why I named the good guys and
>>> bad guys in my situation. For Psyguy yes this is a job,
>>> but in the private sector I at least would have 6 months
>>> to prove myself. I didn't get that in a 4 month contract.
>>> So, I can only assume it was a hack job. Why,I don't know?
>>> Like I said before my direct supervisor and co- workers
>>> were very kind, they showed me the ropes, they answered my
>>> questions. I got along with them. Thank you everyone. I
>>> know I have lost. I just had to say something to someone.
>>> Thank you! Thank you!
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