Principal so busy with COVID-related demands, teacher feels “abandoned”
Q: Let me first acknowledge that I know my complaint is unfair, but I feel like my...
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Kappan Contributor: Phyllis L. Fagell
Principal walked in on crying teacher who now feels uncomfortable around him
Q: As a longtime principal of a middle school, I’m used to emotional scenes in my building....
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Teacher feels pressure to teach while sick if it’s not COVID
Q: I’m a teacher in the trenches, which is not hyperbolic language. And I keep soldiering on. I...
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Teacher stuck in “Groundhog Day time loop”
Q: I know we’re in a better place than March 2020. We understand COVID better. We’ve moved on to a...
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Teacher struggling with student who cheats, lies
Q: I’ve taught Max twice, once when he was in sixth grade, and now again in eighth grade....
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Principal only sends holiday cards to his “favorite” teachers
Q: My principal sends personal family Christmas cards every year. It’s a traditional Merry...
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