tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506796942090699323.post3699206774508872382..comments2023-08-03T05:39:32.659-07:00Comments on Continuing Education: Principals, principles and the press.Linda Perlsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12168087111621977024noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506796942090699323.post-63447096035865943942010-10-04T12:49:23.056-07:002010-10-04T12:49:23.056-07:00Traditionally teachers have had good job security ...Traditionally teachers have had good job security so I could never understand "the culture of fear," but it definitely exists. For some reason, I was never afraid to speak up, and for that reason administrators were afraid of ME.<br><br>The trick was to "talk" to people outside of the district, such as parents, reporters, politicians and agencies of the state and federal governments. Once I had a great letter to the editor (criticizing a disrespectful board member) and actually won a prize for the best letter of the year! Of course, none of that would have been possible without due process.<br><br>One of the primary reasons we are having the current problems in education is the fact that teachers do not speak up nearly as much as they should. Much of the public just doesn't know what is going on in our schools.Linda/RetiredTeacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613269510654597179noreply@blogger.com