Admin needs to back down

[Anonymous]

I'm sure MANY principals and APs need to hear this right now. I've never seen such low morale across the entire county. I teach and have friends that teach in every area of MoCo and it is grim. Stop micromanaging your teachers. They are ready to walk. You cannot control every aspect of the school, so stop trying. It is futile and you are simply pissing off your teachers. Try and actually do the job of an administrator which is pushing information out, scheduling, providing staff with ACTUAL information,doing more than sending kids back to class with candy.... could go on and on. Staff don't need book studies, data chats, insane schedule changes, and admin trying to lead every classroom. Let teachers shut the door and teach. MCPS is in HUGE trouble next year and no one is sure if it's central office making admin melt down which in turn, is having teachers melt down or if admin is all going rogue. Everyone should know that buildings are extremely unhappy places right now. It is so bad right now.

[Anonymous]

Is it the post-pandemic push to increase test scores and academic achievement?

[Anonymous]

I wish admin would sit in on some of my child's classes and see what's going on. Some teachers need more managing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish admin would sit in on some of my child's classes and see what's going on. Some teachers need more managing.

You have no idea what you're talking about. If you did, you'd know for the most part, admin doesn't know what to do in a classroom. Most haven't taught in years. Their advice is useless and filled with buzzwords for whatever is "hot" in education at the moment.

[Anonymous]

I agree whole-heartedly with OP. I'm an MCPS teacher and I've never seen morale so low. I don't get the sense administrators are even aware of how close the teachers are to leaving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish admin would sit in on some of my child's classes and see what's going on. Some teachers need more managing.

You have no idea what you're talking about. If you did, you'd know for the most part, admin doesn't know what to do in a classroom. Most haven't taught in years. Their advice is useless and filled with buzzwords for whatever is "hot" in education at the moment.

Our elementary's Principal regularly sits in classes, there is very little turnover at the school, and people are generally happy with her leadership and that of the assistant principal. I've had kids at two different middle schools, and it's always a bit messy, because middle schoolers, and our oldest kid is in a high school that runs nearly like clockwork, given it's wildly overcrowded. So maybe behind the scenes the teachers are under pressure, but from the outside, those middle and high schools are doing the best they can.

I don't think you should generalize, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish admin would sit in on some of my child's classes and see what's going on. Some teachers need more managing.

Ahh yes, what we need more of. Parents who went to school so they think they can manage classrooms because they were in a school building once too! You're super qualified!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish admin would sit in on some of my child's classes and see what's going on. Some teachers need more managing.

You have no idea what you're talking about. If you did, you'd know for the most part, admin doesn't know what to do in a classroom. Most haven't taught in years. Their advice is useless and filled with buzzwords for whatever is "hot" in education at the moment.

Our elementary's Principal regularly sits in classes, there is very little turnover at the school, and people are generally happy with her leadership and that of the assistant principal. I've had kids at two different middle schools, and it's always a bit messy, because middle schoolers, and our oldest kid is in a high school that runs nearly like clockwork, given it's wildly overcrowded. So maybe behind the scenes the teachers are under pressure, but from the outside, those middle and high schools are doing the best they can.

I don't think you should generalize, OP.

DP- Not sure what you're even talking about. You just typed a bunch of words.

[Anonymous]

I visited my son's class recently for 30 minutes (4th grade). It was chaos and he has a good teacher. I cannot imagine dealing with what she dealt with while I was there for an hours on end, day in and day out. Much more support is needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish admin would sit in on some of my child's classes and see what's going on. Some teachers need more managing.

Ahh yes, what we need more of. Parents who went to school so they think they can manage classrooms because they were in a school building once too! You're super qualified!

I see what teachers are doing and they do very little teaching. That is why our kids are behind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish admin would sit in on some of my child's classes and see what's going on. Some teachers need more managing.

Ahh yes, what we need more of. Parents who went to school so they think they can manage classrooms because they were in a school building once too! You're super qualified!

I see what teachers are doing and they do very little teaching. That is why our kids are behind.

When you have 5 kids in one classroom with behavioral issues creating chaos, how are they supposed to teach? Wake up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish admin would sit in on some of my child's classes and see what's going on. Some teachers need more managing.

Ahh yes, what we need more of. Parents who went to school so they think they can manage classrooms because they were in a school building once too! You're super qualified!

I see what teachers are doing and they do very little teaching. That is why our kids are behind.

I'm a parent who volunteers weekly. You are just wrong. I see you are like many parents in this county who don't know how to parent and blame all their problems on everyone else. I feel sorry for you but mostly your kids. Do better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree whole-heartedly with OP. I'm an MCPS teacher and I've never seen morale so low. I don't get the sense administrators are even aware of how close the teachers are to leaving.

Meh. They don’t really care. Don’t have the energy left to care. Most of the admins want to leave, too. They’re too preoccupied with trying to keep their own heads above water to worry about retaining teachers. They secretly wish half of you, particularly all the complaining teachers like the OP of this thread, would leave. You’re screaming into the wind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish admin would sit in on some of my child's classes and see what's going on. Some teachers need more managing.

Ahh yes, what we need more of. Parents who went to school so they think they can manage classrooms because they were in a school building once too! You're super qualified!

I see what teachers are doing and they do very little teaching. That is why our kids are behind.

Sign up. Come teach! Get these kids where they need to be! Funny part is, admin can't even do this majority of the time. All of their strategies fail whenever they are in a classroom and they walk out red-faced. I'd love to see a random internet keyboard jockey come in and get their kids to grade level. Do it. I dare you. You'd last an hour. If that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure MANY principals and APs need to hear this right now. I've never seen such low morale across the entire county. I teach and have friends that teach in every area of MoCo and it is grim. Stop micromanaging your teachers. They are ready to walk. You cannot control every aspect of the school, so stop trying. It is futile and you are simply pissing off your teachers. Try and actually do the job of an administrator which is pushing information out, scheduling, providing staff with ACTUAL information,doing more than sending kids back to class with candy.... could go on and on. Staff don't need book studies, data chats, insane schedule changes, and admin trying to lead every classroom. Let teachers shut the door and teach. MCPS is in HUGE trouble next year and no one is sure if it's central office making admin melt down which in turn, is having teachers melt down or if admin is all going rogue. Everyone should know that buildings are extremely unhappy places right now. It is so bad right now.

Oh just stop and take those moms of liberty and shove it