Administrator unsure how to handle teacher complaints about his own son
Q: I’m an administrator, and my son is a 7th grader at the school where I work. He’s a...
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Kappan Contributor: Phyllis L. Fagell
Teacher thinks principal’s approach to problem-solving falls short
Q: I’m a middle school teacher in a small public school district in Pennsylvania, and I’m going to...
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Parent trashed teacher on social media: Should she speak up?
Q: I’m a third-grade teacher, and my students’ parents have formed a Facebook group for...
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Teacher’s interview raises red flags. Should she take the job?
Q: I was interviewed for a newly created teaching position at what in many ways would be my dream...
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Should teacher report another teacher she heard bullying a colleague?
Q: I’m a teacher and was on bus duty the other day. As streams of kids exited the school and...
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Teacher swears all the time. What’s an administrator to do?
Q: I don’t want to be a fuddy-duddy administrator or the language police, but man, this one...
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