tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post4538216760152005940..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Fear Or ComplacencyPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-73147026280843676752010-10-09T22:40:27.864-04:002010-10-09T22:40:27.864-04:00This issue has nothing to do with ageism.This issue has nothing to do with ageism.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-29508389723230910642010-10-09T22:27:39.323-04:002010-10-09T22:27:39.323-04:00They are also overwhelmed. Administrators walk ar...They are also overwhelmed. Administrators walk around but only to look for errant teachers, not to troubleshoot building problems or how to make teaching and learning conditions better. Teachers shouldn't have to be begging for basics. Yes, the fear is palpable but so is the underlying ageism involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-84874366418321839492010-10-09T17:36:49.389-04:002010-10-09T17:36:49.389-04:00Fear is a major factor in my building. I don'...Fear is a major factor in my building. I don't understand it. Even when I was young and but tenured, I spoke out. I see people near retirement age quivering in their boots when it comes to saying even the simplest things.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-49891270561019131962010-10-09T17:22:39.750-04:002010-10-09T17:22:39.750-04:00I wonder how much of the complacency is born out o...I wonder how much of the complacency is born out of fear, though; the squeaky wheel may get the grease, but it's just as likely to be replaced. I'm not saying that makes complacency right, but I do understand how it happens...Mrs. Chilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814787474739856911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-5651131775375395722010-10-09T14:46:33.234-04:002010-10-09T14:46:33.234-04:00Thanks for the reminder to keep on trying to make ...Thanks for the reminder to keep on trying to make it better. Sometimes it's about picking battles; I'm working so hard to teach my kids in a dilapidated building that getting a new printer carteridge for the teacher's lounge is just another battle. But you're right PO'd if I don't request a new one I've accepted those substandard conditions.veteran teachernoreply@blogger.com