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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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