Mezze, Reader's Comment, Hey politicians, leave those teachers alone, Jane Caro

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Mezze, Reader's Comment, Hey politicians, leave those teachers alone, Jane Caro, The Drum, ABC News, 11 March 2013: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4565396.html Historical link preserved from the original page.

Teachers are 'looked into' when they make 'too many' behaviour reports.

I work in a school where there is too much emphasis placed on negotiating with students by administration rather than actually enforcing consequences for poor behaviour.

It is all too difficult and statistically it looks bad for admin to have too many suspensions.

In fact teachers are being looked into when they make too many behaviour reports.

Where is the accountability for the students?

All this attitude is doing is hiding an increasing cohort of students who believe it is their right to do and act as they please.

This is exactly the reason I am planning my career away from the classroom and into curriculum development.

Kate, Reader's Comment, Hey politicians, leave those teachers alone, Jane Caro, The Drum, ABC News, 11 March 2013: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4565396.html Historical link preserved from the original page.

We refer to new teachers in the big secondary schools as "cannon fodder".

I am a state school secondary teacher working in a programme for 15 to 18 year olds who have dropped out from, or been excluded from, mainstream schools.

As you can imagine, they are a varied and interesting mob.

We refer to new teachers in the big secondary schools as 'cannon fodder'as they are thrown over the trenches in the worst of the big state schools.

Their enthusiasm and talent are wasted in the face of ridiculous and unsupported teaching placements into appalling schools.

It would be far better to place experienced teachers into these difficult schools, then REWARD and RESOURCE them appropriately.

All of society would benefit and we could stop wasting the talent of new graduates.