Principal wants help summoning courage to leave job
Q: I’m a high school principal and am good at my job in most — but not all — regards. I’ve been at...
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Kappan Contributor: Phyllis L. Fagell
Parents won’t explore ADHD diagnosis. Is teacher right to push it?
Q: I’ve been a 6th-grade English teacher and team leader for two decades and know a kid with a...
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Teacher resents that principal texts requests over the summer
Q: I’m a teacher, and over the summer my school’s new principal would send me texts periodically....
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Miserable teacher wants to know how to ‘choose happiness’
Q: I’ve been a teacher for nine years and used to love my job, but the last two years have been a...
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Teacher needs help not unloading frustration on colleagues
Q: My relationship with the other teachers in my department is rocky and getting worse by the...
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Should the PTA produce a hot dads calendar to raise funds?
Q: I’m on the PTA and we’re trying to come up with a cute, fun fund-raiser idea. We were kind of...
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