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It's sad to learn that Marion County schools do not obey the public records law the way Hillsborough doesn't. These are all a bunch of criminals. Plain and simple.
I fear that the racket that Hillsborough's board and administration participate in reigns statewide. There are a bunch of greedy C students running things in administrations and obtuse specimens sitting on school boards.
We must keep chipping away, however. It's that or attend tractor pulls.
I have been able to get a ticket to next year's Ring Cycle in Los Angeles. So I've got that going for me. This will be ten Rings I have attended. That's over a hundred and fifty hours of Wagner, whom my husband hates and won't go with me. lee
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Education is a money making racket. A lot education administrators on the take. Corrupt administrators no better than mafia hoods.
I would love to see ME ELIA scurrying to find out what you are talking about. Can't quite pictify her attending opera.
I believe I just coined a name.
ME ELIA. It's all about ME ELIA.
Tuesday I was called into the Principal's office at the request of a newly minted AP because she had some "issues" to discuss with me.
Well, the "issue" this AP had with me was the "inappropriate" comment I made after she repeatedly threatened teachers with being "written up" if they made errors while administering the FCAT.
One of the things we were told to do was "make" students pay attention to the morning show as it was going broadcast important information to students regarding the FCAT.
I took issue with the constant threats of disciplinary action and the requirement we "make" students pay attention. I asked her how we could possibly MAKE kids pay attention. I could tell this upset her as she responded condescendingly, insisting that we in fact COULD maker kids pay attention.
Anyone who teaches middle school can tell you that there is no way to make kids do anything they don't really want to do!
When I told her that I felt her threats of disciplinary action were unprofessional she denied having even made the threats. In other words she lied.
I later found out that the so called "issues" were a ruse. There was a much broader agenda in play.
The CTA building rep pointed out that she had heard the same threats when the AP conducted a similar meeting for 8th grade teachers.
The AP fell silent and proceeded to bring up other totally unrelated issues she had with me, silly things that even the principal knew were not worth mentioning. Then the bombshell.
My building rep pointed out the this AP had a clear bias against me and that she had received several reports that she and another AP at my school had been overheard talking about her desire to "get rid" of me and how the CTA made it harder to do this.
I write this to remind everyone that the culture of threats and intimidation is deeply ingrained and real. I have retained a lawyer and am considering having him notify Professional Standards and the Florida Dept of Education. The threats are a clear violation of the ethics law. I notified my principal as well as the AP in question that she is to have no further contact with me.
Once a supervisor has made public statements about getting rid of a tenured teacher with 16 years of experience and exemplary evaluations, it is obvious that some people have been given supervisory positions they have no business holding.
Yes, I am angry that some rookie AP who failed at teaching could think she had the right to treat me in such a shabby fashion. I will not put up with it.
What do you mean your AP failed at teaching? Did you work with her when she was a teacher?
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