7-11 Administrator



I never had a supervisor I liked, but I have had ones who knew math,  knew how to teach and how to recognize good teachers.  They knew their subjects inside out.  They passed rigorous tests to get their positions.  I never liked being observed but the old ones, the ones that knew their stuff and often ripped me apart, taught me to be a better teacher.

I never thought I would say this, I miss those old supervisors. What can anyone possibly learn from  administrator who knows little to nothing about the subject s/he is in charge of and has minimal experience, often in subjects unrelated to what s/he is in charge of ?  What can anyone possibly learn from the administrator who got his/her degree with borrowed papers, no books and a degree from the nearest 7-11?

The Locked Door

I got to the room early and tried the door. It was locked. I walked to the other door and found that it too was locked.

The man arrived at the room and I told him the door was locked. He didn't believe me, or maybe he thought I did not know how to turn a door knob. He insisted on trying it himself. No matter how hard he twisted it, the door did not open. He walked to the other door and tried again, even though I told him it was also locked. He couldn't open the locked door, just as I could not open it.

Men, they think they know it all!