[Yosemitest]

My cousin teaches fifth grade, and she's so angry that she is NOT "allowed" to document the failure of a student, because of the student's failure to pay attention in class, do homework, or even attend class.
She says the administration won't allow her to document that the student has no interest in school, and won't put forth any effort at all.
She can't discipline a student, she can only send them to the principle's office for disrupting the class.
She says that she's had enough!
She's retiring at 25 years of service at the age of 53, and her pension will be about $1,800 per month.

[BruceDeitrickPrice]

To La Lydia,

Here is a sad report from a Canadian newsletter: “As a retired high school teacher, from time to time I chat with former colleagues who are still in the trenches. They tell me that it has come to pass that grade 12 teachers now have to present and defend a full report on any student who fails his or her course. There is no suggestion that the student should have to justify his or her being elevated to a passing grade. Needless to say, it is in the interests of a quiet life for teachers not to present any failures...”

Canada bought into all our stupid ideas and tends to stay a little ahead of us. So I’m not feeling optimistic.

[rightly_dividing]

My friend’s wife quit the school system 3 years short of retirement just to get out of the maddness.