Teacher concerned about ‘blurred lines’ between parents and teachers
Q: It feels like parents trust educators less these days. The home-school partnership is strained...
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Kappan Contributor: Phyllis L. Fagell
Teacher frustrated that she can’t effect much change
Q: I’ve been a teacher for two decades, yet I lack the power to effect any schoolwide, let...
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Teacher wants to insulate new staff from ‘perennial complainers’
Q: I’m generally an upbeat, positive person and try to surround myself with colleagues who like to...
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Teacher wonders why she ‘keeps getting attacked and let go’
Q: I moved back to the Midwest from the Pacific Northwest several years ago when I was 56. My...
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Teacher ‘rubs everyone up the wrong way’
Q: I’m an assistant principal who supervises a teacher, let’s call her “Greta,” who rubs everyone...
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Did teacher take ‘too many days off’ for religious holiday?
Q: As a department chair, I recognize that teachers need to take time off for different religious...
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