A Teacher at Central Falls HS Will Not Vote for Obama

[AnneD]

55. Highpoint....

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I hear you.....and so do the teachers in our breakroom here. When it comes to education, it makes no difference whether we vote for Obama or Romney. Different candidates same road. Teachers here have been so upset with Duncan and feel like they were sold out by the Dems. and from many of the post on this board, it's true.

I was riffed, but thank goodness I had documentation and a union to support me. I got rehired at another school, but word is out. The school is begging for school Nurses, and SpEd teachers. They riffed all of the "expensive" experienced teacher for the Teach for America newbies. They work their 2 year contract to pay their loan or get experience and then they are gone. They are now chronically poorly staffed with inexperience. Now explain to me again how that reform works.

What professional that worked so hard to earn and maintain their degree wants to be held accountable, especially for things beyond their control. It is like a cardiologist being held responsible for your dieing from a bypass. The surgeon did a fine job and you recovered, but you were in poor shape when you came in and did not recieve the care after you left the hospital. You really can't blame the cardiologist. He did everything right but some circumstances were beyond his control. We had kids coming in to middle school with a 3rd-4th grade reading level. You could work your butt off and bring them up to 5th grade, but they still fail the test for 6th grade level tests so you have failed their standards, are ranked a poor teacher and canned. We had so many teacher of the year candidates that failed that standard and were put on a growth plan because of such nonsense.