For ten years I’ve taught in an urban, low-income public high school. I used to love my job; however, NCLB, Common Core, RTtT, and Ohio’s new teacher evaluation system have pretty much killed my love for teaching. Please note: I’ve no problem with accountability! The testing and evaluations put in place are costing billions, making cronies billions (PARCC and Pearson specifically), and ultimately fix nothing. Anyway, the name of the game the last couple of years is racism. When a black student doesn’t like that she’s not allowed to sleep in my class, I’m “disrespectin’” her and therefore racist. At my last parent/teacher meeting I threatened to sue. My principal looked like he was having a heart attack! Grandma made the accusation and then started ticking off the grandmas and moms of a few other students who all told her I am racist. I started writing down names, told her that she and these women could expect letters from my attorney regarding their libel, and then said that the racism issue was between our lawyers and therefore could not be discussed right now. She clammed up pretty quickly.
Bump. Obama, Holder and Associates are moving forward with the community organizing. This is what a transformed America looks like. “Whitey” cowering at even a whisper of racism. The bullies use the race card to game the system.
It will get worse, too. But, there will come a day when these bullies will get a proverbial punch in the nose. I can see millennials coming to power and putting the kibosh on affirmative action and set asides. Maybe I am just dreaming.
Well done.
Sue them for what, their EBT Cards?
You are a better person than me. I would have left that Job the first time I heard any of that garbage coming from a Student or a Parent.
Let them stew in their Ignorance.