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Posted by:
TEXTEACH 04/08/2008 at
16:44
Spot on reply from mangleworzle on the 'where do all the old teachers go?' thread :
'I fear that in some schools those in 20's and 30's busy climbing the greasy pole reach critical mass and the age of the staff comes down as only younger ones are employed. The younger staff don't have the experience, they are more biddable and make the managers look like they are very effective, the effect on results is irrelevant as the budding managers move to the next school to step up and leave their last "rung" behind.'
Can't say it any better myself...
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hear hear...its called butterfly syndrome...those with no loyalty to the schol but themseleves...i prefer magpie syndrome, but there you go...
cant blame them, but as you say it doesnt do much for staff morale when you get so many botton licking personnel with the personality of a stone...thats why the 40 something brigade carry on as in the end, they make friends....
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Posted by:
TEXTEACH 04/08/2008 at
17:06
I ask because I am often asked to implement something which I know just ticks another box on their agenda and adds to their CV.
I now only agree to do things which I know will directly benefit the pupils I teach....I seldom contribute if it is just part of their ultimate quest to reach 'super head' status.
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i do hate this "tick the box" mentality im afraid and i hear it so often.
as you say, lets have a real agenda for every child matters and not the pathetic approach that sees kids as robots and consumers that dominates our educationalists, most of whom were either never in thue classroom or left after a couple of years.
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Posted by:
HissyFit 04/08/2008 at
17:59
I'm not far past 30 and LOATHE the arse-licking type referred to here, in the last five years they're multiplying out of control at Hissy High. Apparently HT is surprised at my age I don't want to be like these fcukwits! So I've been told by the only normal member of SMT.
I have no urge to be anything other than a classroom teacher, all the extra brown-nosing HT expects me to do at my age would encroach on my out of school activities.
During the last five years loads of long-serving staff have left and the place is going to the dogs morale wise.
The phrase "all fur coat and no knickers" sums up my workplace.
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I think something odd happens to you when you move on to SMT. I have a sneaking suspicion there's some kind of operation involved that no-ones tells you about.....
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Posted by:
HissyFit 04/08/2008 at
18:17
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At Hissy High they seem to remove the "people skills" part of the brain...
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Posted by:
HissyFit 04/08/2008 at
18:25
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It sometimes seems to have side-effects of bad temper and paranoia.
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