tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post3121975960506465995..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Latest Department MemoPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-65842909527456304552013-06-29T18:32:32.831-04:002013-06-29T18:32:32.831-04:00Let's set aside the fact "The Best AP in ...Let's set aside the fact "The Best AP in the city" is, judging from his many errors in grammar and syntax, functionally illiterate. And let's also set aside the implications of putting an illiterate man in charge of the education of others. Instead, let's focus of the murky mess of illogical thought both conveyed and implied by this email.<br /><br />Let's start with the question of opening the email. First he is sending an email, in which he requests that his should not be opened. This is a paradox, unless the subject line is “Do not open this until September.” Obviously there was an attachment to the email, that again, the AP requests not to be opened, but then, in the post script, he specifically requests it should be opened so errors can be brought to his attention and fixed. Which one is it? Do you want the file opened or not? If the answer is negative, why send it in the first place? If the answer is positive, then why say not to open it?<br /><br />Now on to the issue of complaining. “The Best AP in the city” does indeed have a problem with professionalism, because none of what he wrote with regards to his teachers complaining about their schedules is appropriate for a civilized adult. It's more of what I'd expect from a 17 year-old girl. “The Best AP in the city” isn't a teenaged girl, is he? No, didn't think so. <br /><br />Okay, I can understand listening to teachers carp about their assignments is not the most fun part of the job, but guess what “The Best AP in the city”? That's why you get paid the big bucks. You also get big bucks for patiently listening, nodding, smiling and sympathizing. You also get big bucks for calmly and rationally explaining why Teacher X received those specific classes and how you must balance the needs and resources of the department. It's called diplomacy. It's called tact. And when Miss Friday, one of the least tactful people on earth, calls you out for your lack of same, you know when your in trouble.<br /><br />“The Best AP in the city?” That's a joke, right? 'Cause my house cats think more logically than you do. They also have better grammar and syntax. Oh, and they're much more polite too.<br /><br />Miss Fridaynoreply@blogger.com