I just made my dad buy some new underwear. His old stuff was yellowed and had holes in it. In spite of his protests, there was a good reason to force him to make the change. Now, there will be no embarrassment at doctor appointments.
The DOE must have a plan to reform failing schools. The two plans being considered right now are called Turnaround Schools and Transitional Schools. Both plans call for the replacement of at least half the staff and the principal. My dad threw away only the underwear that was unusable. He didn't use a 50% rule. His rule made sense. He replaced what didn't work with something that did. Arbitrarily deciding to change staff the way the federal government is telling schools to makes no sense.
Trying to fix schools is a good thing but this random method of changing staff is not.
(Queens Tribune 8/ 19/2010)
The rantings of a teacher who retired from the classroom but not from education.
2 comments:
Those two plans, if that is what is in the works for us, explains why every one is so touchy at work.
That kind of pressure is not conducive for people working together.
Interesting analogy.
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