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Rosa Luxemburg

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1. A cry for help in this anti-teacher climate

Reply to Modern School (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 09:19 PM

Jan 2013

Teachers should have their say because their principal or school system does not back them up.

Only the other day a student was pulled out of my class and then led away in handcuffs by two policemen. This is a fact of life.

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Teachers' Lack of Rights at Work AND Home [View all] Modern School Jan 2013 OP

A cry for help in this anti-teacher climate Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #1

Yup. I've had that happen a few times, too. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #2

telling your students they are future criminals? she needed to be fired and all this crap msongs Jan 2013 #3

Do I want my children taught by someone who thinks they are future criminals? proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #4

Poor Judgment, Tactless, Mean?--Yes. Deserving of Unemployment?--No Modern School Jan 2013 #5

They can fire you "for cause" and you can still get UI duffyduff Jan 2013 #6

BTW, wasn't O'Brien the one who was ratted out duffyduff Jan 2013 #7