tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506796942090699323.post2482460127349842779..comments2023-08-03T05:39:32.659-07:00Comments on Continuing Education: No good deed goes unpunished in Tennessee.Linda Perlsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12168087111621977024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506796942090699323.post-70237433533759077762011-02-08T03:37:55.308-08:002011-02-08T03:37:55.308-08:00I am a Tennessee Public School Teacher in Knoxvill...I am a Tennessee Public School Teacher in Knoxville. This is just another shot in a series of ever-growing attacks against the rank-and-file front line educators in our state.<br><br>Led by our own OBSCENELY overpaid, media-hound, millionaire, Broad-trained,talking head of a superintendent, we have endured attacks from our local media outlets, endured the gutting of programs, positions, benefis, and salaries - while all the while MORE overpaid adnim staff are hired into newly created positions to serve under him - including more "Broad fellows" <br><br>Daily we experience the media-enabled hatred of teachers from parents and fellow citizens (we're greedy, lazy, incompetent, and have all those days off). We are told that we will be fired if we make any statements questioning our superintendent's "Vision" - all while our central office politicos moan to the media about "how hard is is to get rid of bad teachers".<br><br>Simultaneously, our Broad-toad super takes home more that 230K a year, with a 1K per month auto allowance, and a 1200-a-month "just because" stipend to enjoy on his 24 days per year of personal vacation leave. He has allowed less affluent, structurally unsafe schools to slip into ruin while diverting public monies to politically-connected real estate developers to build unneeded new "STEM" schools (aka back-door charters). He has used the local media as a forum to publicly reveal disciplinary actions taken against teachers, including baseless allegations or unfounded parent complaints - further inciting the local population against us. He has replaced professional, veteran teachers with poorly-suited "alternative licensure" amateurs from teacher-licensing mills because its cheaper - one of whom SHOT his two administrators after his contract was not renewed.<br><br><br>Our "union" is weak and all but ineffective. And what is left of it will be smashed into uselessness in the name of political theater.<br><br>Thanks for mentioning Tennessee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506796942090699323.post-60464955766574766732011-02-08T05:24:47.713-08:002011-02-08T05:24:47.713-08:00Fortunately, our Broad-trained superintendent was ...Fortunately, our Broad-trained superintendent was forced to resign after six months, but we're still cleaning up from the damage. Ironically the union tried to work with him, but he didn't listen to us until it was too late to save him.<br><br>I wish you all good luck.john thompsonhttp://www.thisweekineducation.comnoreply@blogger.com