I'm gonna be an teeture

[Runs screaming from the room]

OOps, sorry George, I didn't know you were squeamish.

Or maybe it should be; Those who can, teach. Those who can't, become insensitive, incompetent administrators.


Littlek, I'm sorry to hear about the hassel you've been through. Unfortunately in today's economy and with NCLB school administration has become more like a business rather than an investment in our children's future. Teachers and paras are looked at as disposable to be swapped and moved around in positions with no regard to the students the change impacts.

Teachers aren't even trusted anymore to make judgements about our students and to individualize education to fit the little personalities. It's becoming a one size fits all way of teaching..just do as you are told. It's got me pretty discouraged.

I'm a sped teacher/case manager who will be supervising 5 paras next school year. One has been my assistant for 6 years the other 4 will be 1:1s, brand new to me. I have always been able to be on the hiring committee for new teachers and paras in my school, but no teachers allowed anymore. Administration will be hiring exclusively.

I hope they hire someone like you, with heart...not just some yes-man with a heartbeat they can push around. I worry for MY kids.

Best of luck to you

Glad to hear your take stormwatch. I can NOT believe there are no teachers on your school's hiring committees! We have teachers and parents involved with our principals when they hire. But, my feeling is that the ultimate decision is left to the principal. I may be wrong. What state do you teach in?

I understand the problem with NCLB. But, at least I am starting AFTER it was put into place. It must have been that much more difficult to deal with after you'd already been teaching.

I teach in NH.

In the past, teachers were encouraged to be on hiring committees with the principal. Not so with our new administration. Our new superintendent is a control freak. He is very open about his opinion of teachers, which is basically that we can't be trusted to make any decisions and any we do make are wrong. This is true in all areas not just hiring. He refers to his staff as "positions", the schools as "cost centers" and has hired an HR person to do all the dirty work. It's all very big business like. We are losing a lot of good people because of him. I think it's going to be a rocky road for the next couple of years where I work.