Resurfacing…
Yesterday, I walked into the building where I work. I went to sign in only to be told that I was late. I think I was about ninety seconds late.
Literally.
I was told that I was late and that was marked on my attendance.
What the fuck?
It seems that there are people in this world who, when in charge, go powermad. Add to that the fact that some people are such fuck-ups at work that everyone has to be punished punitively for every little infraction – and you get what I got, yesterday.
At this moment, being a teacher is a great job – and the worst job.
Teachers are being whipped because many parents in our communities refuse to do their jobs at home.
That is the long and short of it. Because so many children can’t read and write and no one in their homes wants to take any responsibility for their behavior, teachers are being flogged like rented mules.
Let’s face it; The state can’t do anything to the parents or kids. They only know how to fire people and make them suffer.
There is an old saying that goes, “Those who can’t do teach.”
So, what does that make administration in a school district?
Well, if you ever met a few of them – you could answer that for yourself.
And, no matter how many principals came into our school (make it three over the last nine years), things only slightly shift. Nothing ever really changes.
Every principal has his/her list of favorites and everyone else can go fuck themselves.
Rights?
You have no rights. You have the right to do what you are told and put up with terrible offenses to your person. I know teachers who have had personal items stolen from them only to be told that the student could/would not be removed from their classroom. Instead, the teachers were admonished for bringing personal items into the building.
There are students here who have failed certain grade levels only to be told that they can only fail once. For instance, if you fail seventh grade once – and then you fail it, again….you are still promoted to eighth grade.
Wow.
So, tell me – what does AYP really mean?
I have had administrators tell a room full of teachers that they didn’t know how to teach/talk to African-American students. Where I come from, that is racist. But, when you are in a school that doesn’t make AYP, no one gives a rat’s ass about how that statement offends you.
The teacher’s union loses more and more power, each day.
Someone needs to step up and demand that our working environment changes.
After all, ‘fair’ is just a word.
I dont want fair.
I want equal.
