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I observe my environment and people in it, I listen as others relate
their experiences to me, and have experiences of my own. Thats
how I know. I dont need to eat the same apple you do to know what
an apple tastes like or relate to the experience of eating an apple.

Its not a silly blanket statement its typically part of the actual job
description, mission, vision, and philosophy statement "to better
the school and learning environment". I live on planet earth, my
planet is not full of demonic psychotic evil administrators. Most
administrators Ive worked with are just trying to get control of their
schools and make a wide variety of stakeholders with competing
interests happy enough not to make their lives miserable, all while
providing for their own families.

Yes there are mean stupid vindictive tyrannical administrators out
there, there are also the same in teachers, students, and every other
industry as well. So your claim is their are mean people in the world,
water is also wet.

Your not going to get along with everybody in the world, thats the
way life is. When one of those people you dont get along with is
your boss, one of you usually leaves, typically its the subordinate.

The last time I was in a classroom was 5 June 2014.

I didnt write it to entertain you.

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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