tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post8293043970223908157..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: I Think He Needs HelpPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-33565116260991388842009-02-07T17:23:00.000-05:002009-02-07T17:23:00.000-05:00LI Teacher--I like your title.Fortunately, I have ...LI Teacher--I like your title.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, I have ot been pissed on too much. My issues are with seeing others being pissed on too often. I got your point about the jealousy and look forward to reading your blog.<BR/><BR/>As for principals, our school seems to have gotten a good one, although it is still the honeymoon period so you never know. (He also reads this blog so I have to be careful about what I write, but I don't say good things about him, just because of that.) I'm hoping he finds a way to deal with Mr. AP that both helps our department without hurting Mr. AP.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-6240940577400177182009-02-07T15:49:00.000-05:002009-02-07T15:49:00.000-05:00Oops...my mistake, and apologies. A 2 on the ELA t...Oops...my mistake, and apologies. A 2 on the ELA test for me.Mr. Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239113469882849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-3873508133523722852009-02-07T11:19:00.000-05:002009-02-07T11:19:00.000-05:00Mr. TalkWhoa!!My writing must be unclear. I meant ...Mr. Talk<BR/><BR/>Whoa!!<BR/><BR/>My writing must be unclear. I meant that some administrators have a lingering jealousy of teachers. Teachers who are succeeding, are fulfilled by their job, and who love their subject matter. I better clean up my writing style before I start my blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-43317651190462991882009-02-07T09:47:00.000-05:002009-02-07T09:47:00.000-05:00LI, I don't know about that 'lingering jealousy' t...LI, I don't know about that 'lingering jealousy' thing. I'm certainly not jealous of admins in any way. I'm quite happy to be a teacher or I would have been an admin myself. I have no desire to stay in the building for 10-12 hours a day and over the summers.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't be an admin no matter how much money they offered me. I could never ruin someone else's career--and that's what all admins will be asked to do at some point.Mr. Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239113469882849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-45855698633947558102009-02-07T07:14:00.000-05:002009-02-07T07:14:00.000-05:00Without over-analyzing every administrator it is f...Without over-analyzing every administrator it is fair to say a good number of them did not experience success in the classroom nor did they feel fulfilled working with children nor entirely comfortable with the subject matter they were teaching. In these cases, administration becomes a viable financial alternative. Given what I have written it is not a surprise that so many of them are poor leaders and tempermentally unsuited for leadership. They went into administrtion as an alternative to what they were doing not because of any particular talent or psychological fitness for the effective supervision of adults.<BR/>Coupling these issues with a lingeringjealousy of teachers who do succeed in the classroom one has the ingredients for a bullying administrator or a bumbling administrator or, dare I say it, a bumbling bully with authority.<BR/>That said, your administrator former friend will not be returning to teaching. That bridge is crossed. Nor will he leave administration, he doubtlessly has financial obligations so that is not an option. Nor is it reaonable to expect him to willingly change is entrenched personality flaws. The only solution is to have an offline chat with your principal who is hopefully one of the rare breeds who does not conform to my initial analysis of the ususal administrative types.<BR/>Your blog is great. I teach on Long Island. We have the same issues. Actually worse in some cases. And better in others. I will be starting my own blog at some point. Too bad you already stole my title. Acually I am thinking of "pisssed-on teacher" as a title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-3644345019181329852009-02-06T22:19:00.000-05:002009-02-06T22:19:00.000-05:00Mental illness is as serious as a physical illness...Mental illness is as serious as a physical illness. <BR/><BR/>I don't feel sorry for him. He has ruined careers, but I still would like to see him get well.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-54019378935792803202009-02-06T20:27:00.000-05:002009-02-06T20:27:00.000-05:00He has "supervisory administritis" and it is termi...He has "supervisory administritis" and it is terminal, and those in contact with weak immune systems catch a mutated form of the disease - "educational hellitis".mathematicamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925515666112885813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-37057831881876719392009-02-06T18:23:00.000-05:002009-02-06T18:23:00.000-05:00They have their orders!!! These orders are not wri...They have their orders!!! These orders are not written anywhere but they are understood among all adminstrators.JUSTICE not "just us"https://www.blogger.com/profile/05502604957951804040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-36712711210415759802009-02-06T17:14:00.000-05:002009-02-06T17:14:00.000-05:00A former principal of mine used to be a friend. Wh...A former principal of mine used to be a friend. When he first became an AP, every tolerated him because he used to be one of the guys. He was a dicktatorial (typo intended) nutjob, but took it out mostly on the students because he could control them, barely. When he became principal, he began a reign of terror that is almost legendary. To this day, when I tell people who I worked for, they whistle and say "That jerk? I've heard of him."<BR/><BR/>My theory is that as they become removed from every day teaching and are given jobs that are far above their heads, these psycho admins try to control every aspect of the school because deep down they realize they are out of their depths. <BR/><BR/>To be honest, I have no sympathy for these people anymore. They think nothing of ruining lives and careers. Most of them were also lousy teachers.Mr. Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239113469882849506noreply@blogger.com