Do Not Apply June 25, 2008 pm30 2:42 pm
Posted by jd2718 in Do Not Apply, New Teachers, New York, New York City, New York City Department of Education, Schools, Teachers, Teaching, UFT, United Federation of Teachers, nyc.Tags: Teaching Fellows
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What New York City schools are so horrible, so career-ending, so abusive (esp of teachers, but also of students) that we should protect new members by advising them to stay away?
Yesterday I suggested that we (teachers and our unions) should make this information available to new teachers. But doing it is hard. The problems must be severe to make this list. But they are out there.
Does the school have assaults on teachers that go unreported? Do students get away with bad stuff without consequences, or minor consequences?
Does the principal get rid of people (plural) mid-year? Fabricate charges? Get their licenses lifted?
Do routine requests for help or repairs get ignored?
Do teachers walk around scared? Do you see adults getting yelled at by administrators on a regular basis?
Do most teachers talk about leaving? And do more than half leave each year?
Which schools, folks, which are so bad that no one should apply? I’ll name a few, in a few days. But I only really know high schools, and mostly up here in the Bronx. It would be great if you could supply the names of other schools at other levels and in other borough. E-mail me (this blogname at gmail dot com). Explain why the school belongs on the DNA list. Please be as specific as you feel comfortable.
(this is about the 12th in a series of posts this month on the relationship between NYC Teaching Fellows and other teachers in NYC and our union. Start reading at the beginning here or one post earlier, there.)
The Springfield High School Complex. They have sent 9 staff members to the Teacher Reassignment Center
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