Re: I was treated unfairly
Posted by: EasTexSteve on 9/24/14
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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