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What do you mean "half a day" our principal left on a
Tuesday for a conference and was gone four days, didn't he
even know he was gone until he came back Friday, and made
an announcement over the PA.

We do not do a very good job policing our profession, their
are too many teachers who can't keep there hands off the
student body, and an exponentially larger group of teachers
that checked out years ago and are just minding their time
until they can retire.

You shouldnt be late to pick up your kids from lunch, is
that an emergency or capital case of misconduct, no but
neither is it excusable. In my experience sub par teachers
are always trying to get credit for things they are
supposed to do.

A lot of administrators, especially new ones are stuck with
faculty that they didnt hire, and really cant get rid of.
thats how the system works. We dont have a system of upward
mobility. Our advancement and title structure is pretty
flat. We have teacher, department chair and then you become
an administrator.

I agree the majority of administrators could not and cant
hack it in the classroom. Its not a failing though, many
professionals who became teachers were sold and trained
that education was going to be one thing and find out their
first year of teaching that its nothing like what they were
told it was going to be. Some people simply cant teach or
manage children, but they still have to do something, pay
their bills support their families.

Admins have bosses too, sure they can change things but is
your sup says do this and you dont do it you better have a
really good reason for not doing it, or else you find
yourself without a job.

On 11/16/14, 1 admin. and teacher bashing wrote:
> I am so sick of the teacher bashing that I could just
> throw up. There's "a whole lot more who need to go home
> ..." Most of you administrators couldn't hack it in the
> classroom. You have the nerve to bash the teachers "who
> need to go home." Truthfully, when one of you are out of
> the office, half the day goes by before anyone notices.
> But if we're late to pick our students up from lunch you
> would think the sky is falling in. If you have a whole
lot
> of teachers who need to go home maybe you should look at
> the morale in your building and fix it. Maybe you should
> walk in one of those teacher's rooms and take over for 15
> minutes if you could last that long so he/she could go to
> the bathroom. Oh, that's beneath you isn't it? You would
> prefer to put your feet up on your desk, and bash the
> people that really keep your school running. Since you're
> in administration, I'm just curious if you hired all
those
> teachers who "need to go home"? You are the problem, not
> the teachers. You are in a position to make things better
> but you will sit there smugly until a Broad Academy
> principal arrives and tells you to pack your boxes.
Funny,
> he'll probably say, "You need to go home."
>
>
> On 11/16/14, anon wrote:
>> On 11/11/14, 1administrator wrote:
>>> Before education, I spent 20+ years in retail
>>> management. Education is the only job I know where
>>> longevity is rewarded. In most jobs outside of
>>> education, you get paid for performance. Just because I
>>> have 17+ years in education, it does not mean I am a
>>> better educator than one with 5 years. I just managed
to
>>> survive the system for al long time. I know many long
>>> time administrators and teachers who deserve more money
>>> and whole lot more who need to go home instead of
>>> getting a raise! Be glad you get a raise each year no
>>> matter how small.
>>>
>>>>>
>>
>> This is frankly a stupid statement. Have you ever heard
>> of the civil service system? This is what the step
system
>> in education is based on, and it is the ONLY fair way to
>> compensate teaching employees. Otherwise, you have a
>> situation where cronies and favorites of unaccountable
>> principals get paid more than people who aren't butt
>> kissers.
>>
>> Public sector and private sector employment are not the
>> same. BTW, most businesses hire you and negotiate your
>> pay based on experience and education.
>>
>> Frankly, you have no business being an administrator.

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