So the principal waltzes in (sneaks in is more like it - he's very stealth these days - picture John Turturro as the butler in Mr. Deeds!) this morning while my class is doing Independent Reading today and he wants to know why they aren't practicing for the upcoming ELA exam. I know I looked at him like he had 10 heads, (a fault I'm not proud of...) as I certainly wanted to ask him what exactly he thought the ELA exam tested our students on if not reading comprehension?!?!?!? Alas, the man has no connection to curriculum or knowing what works in a classroom, and so if the students had a copy of an old test in front of them that they were "practicing" from, he would have considered that "rigor" - his new favorite word... Today I referred to the place as a "sh@# show", and that is simply the best way to sum it up right now.
Teachers are dropping like flies, resigning in the middle of the year and retiring just to get away, and yet he sees nothing wrong...
The worst part about it all is that at the end of the day, it's just sad. These struggling kids CAN NOT get the education they deserve because there is a divisive madman with tenure at the helm and no end in sight...
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