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southernyankeebelle

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12. Oh how terrible. I remember when teachers were revered. I am so sorry. My brother was

Reply to roguevalley (Reply #7)

Sat May 19, 2012, 03:50 PM

May 2012

a school teacher. A couple of years back they forced him into retirement. He was a popular teacher and a department head. He taught advanced math classes. He was really good at it. The parents could call him at home any time they wanted to. Today that isn't happening. I think he was finally happy to leave. He said they were so many changes coming and that wasn't good for the kids.

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Bullying of Teachers Pervasive in Many Schools [View all] Reader Rabbit May 2012 OP

Teaching is a wonderful job if you have the right school. Especially for working mothers. But southernyankeebelle May 2012 #1

Big public schools won't protect a person, typically. But smaller public charter schools might. NYC_SKP May 2012 #2

charters will not protect a teacher. iemitsu May 2012 #3

+1 proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #13

Yes it is up to the teacher to stop a bully. Charter schools aren't so great either. You can find southernyankeebelle May 2012 #5

Charter Schools are not any safer Moral Compass May 2012 #6

"We teach because we love teaching ... YvonneCa May 2012 #9

Smaller schools, generally, public charter or not, tend toward individualized care. NYC_SKP May 2012 #11

Dream on. Every employee has a right to safe working environment. MichiganVote May 2012 #17

l am doing llegal prep work for my old partner roguevalley May 2012 #7

In my district, too. We are... YvonneCa May 2012 #10

yep, in my district too. iemitsu May 2012 #18

Oh how terrible. I remember when teachers were revered. I am so sorry. My brother was southernyankeebelle May 2012 #12

+1 MichiganVote May 2012 #16

Anecdotal experience, perhaps not translatable across the board, but what I have observed MADem May 2012 #4

When I taught, my second principal was a bully TrogL May 2012 #8

Of course we're bullied. knitter4democracy May 2012 #14

Neither Admin. or unions will go up against parents. MichiganVote May 2012 #15