...would you submit a letter of resignation and move on? I took a position as an English teacher at a private school where it has become increasingly clearer that there is no real leadership in place. The parents of the kids who have discipline problems are the ones who call the shots. Thus, the kids who would like to learn must daily put up with the loud, authority-resistant kids who often monopolize class time. I have built a rapport with several of the kids and have no desire to just abandon them, but I am being advised by family and friends that this school is a time bomb. The thought of leaving grieves me, but so does the thought of staying in these circumstances. The principal does not attend parent meetings, offers no support to teachers, and has been caught lying about the circumstances surrounding what appears to be a case of racial discrimination.
I love the kids, who are clueless to what a sinking boat their school has become. What would you do? Stay or go?
2006-10-02
18:26:09
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scruffycat
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