Double Standards: AP vs Teacher

The snow was falling and the roads were getting treacherous.  Many teachers wanted to combine classes so those who lived far could get an early start home.  The AP bugged her eyes and shrieked:

NO ONE LEAVES EARLY!!!  CLASSES MAY NOT BE COMBINED.

At 1:00 PM, when she thought no one was looking, the AP who lives locally left for home.  APs don't have the same rules as staff.  Her message was loud and clear:

 I AM THE BOSS.  YOU DO WHAT I SAY.

The next day one of the teachers arrived late.  This teacher was loudly berated in front of the staff and students.  The teacher apologized and said parking was difficult.  The AP told her she should have left earlier.  The teacher replied:

I DON'T HAVE A PARKING SPOT LIKE YOU DO.  BE GLAD I AM HERE.

She then turned and walked away.  She did not see the bulging eyes of the speechless administrator behind her.  Hopefully the Principal will hear about this and remind the AP she should be setting an example, not sneaking out and she should be thanking those who braved the roads instead of humiliating them.  Hopefully he is a man of decency.

I'm The Boss So My Lateness and Unpreparedness Does Not Count

 



It is the last day of classes.  All teachers are told to report to their departments at 12:00 sharp for a department meeting.  It is hot, everyone wants to go home, but they all do what they must and show up on time.  At 12:10, the AP is still not around.  At 12:12 he shows up but runs into his office to run off the attendance sheet he needs for the meeting.  Ten minutes later he walks into the room.  The meeting begins 22 minutes late.  Truthfully, no one inside cares.  They won't understand his incoherent ramblings and are just counting the seconds until they can leave.

The AP is allowed to be late and unprepared.  Heaven help any teacher who does the same.  I'll never forget the verbal abuse that fell on someone who dared to arrive at a meeting late.

Standing outside the room, waiting for the meeting to start, several teachers complained about the fire being missing from the meetings.  Everyone is afraid.  No one will offer an opinion different from the APs.  They don't want to risk their jobs.  They don't want to be on te AP's hit list.

Another Reason I Am Happy

I read the new class the riot act about cell phones and then caught a boy texting.  I got "Sorry, Mam" and he quickly put it away.  Everyone snickered at him for breaking the rule.  (These students usually don't break any rules.)  And, then, my phone rang.

I almost never get calls.  I was away two weeks and had a total of three messages waiting when I got home, so my phone ringing is not usually something I think about.  But, I leave it on because I worry about my dad and want to be in contact with him always.

I apologized to the class, explained my reason for having and answering the call.  They were sweet.  They said I was the teacher and didn't owe them any explanations.  I said I did.  There shouldn't be two sets of rules.  They then decided I was a cool teacher and they were happy to be where they were.