disablities: social, learning ect.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Originally Posted by blindturtle02

Well, my mom always says,"You reap what you sow." Some day someone will find her out.

Truer words may never be spoken. Pity that students will be hurt by her words/teachings in the meantime.

The biggest problem with school districts IMO is that they are governed by people that aren't teachers (or at least aren't teaching in the schools currently) and as such, can't be aware of the current needs/issues with students or teachers. I've seen the cascade effect this has. School boards and superintendents have different goals and priorities, they are concerned with budgets, changing populations and how that impacts the different schools, approving/denying changes, etc. and while those are necessary to keeping things working smoothly, they often forget about how the ground level people are affected- students or teachers. Many school boards get it right, but sadly many are completely unaware of problems or don't want to be aware.

My mom got laid off because she made the most money in the Special Ed department- never mind she was doing 3 different peoples' jobs and that she made sure that each Special Ed teacher on each campus had what they needed to do their jobs and made sure every kid was getting what they needed. The new Director laid off most of the Special Ed dept because it made financial sense. She got a raise. She has since moved on to do it to another school district. That school now has a special ed dept that is almost completely gone, kids are going without the services they need, teachers are ill-equipt and parents are frustrated. But hey, the school saved so much money! Public schools aren't about being profitable, they are about educating kids. I firmly believe it is just plain wrong for a Superintendent to get a big fat raise (after already making 6-figures) after eliminating tons of teaching positions. I want to go all Arrow on them: "Superintendent, you have failed your school district!" And I'm not even in school anymore... I grieve for the youth of today.