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Anonymous
I think we're already there. |
Anonymous
Fine for my snowflake because we have options. Other kids don’t. It’s the height of hypocrisy to claim some sort of moral highground about parents leaving DCPS because the system can’t provide a decent learning environment in even its flagship HS. |
Anonymous
I wouldn't say no one will care. As an UMC parent of future JR students, I'll care if we're losing enough UMC students. |
Anonymous
Has the administration commented? |
Anonymous
If anything, the teacher should stay and the student moved to a smaller school that can meet his needs. But this is DCPS….. |
Anonymous
I’m a DCPS teacher and I care. We need students with involved parents to stay in the system. That ultimately helps improve the classroom environment which benefits all students. Chaos and dysfunction is not a good learning environment for anyone |
Anonymous
| This is not just about an interaction between one adult and one child. The adult lost his cool and is sorry. Hateful language should never be used in the classroom. Period. This is a systemic problem that no one seems to understand, but soon will when the entire system falls apart. I’m sick of reading the arrogance that Wilson (Jackson-Reed) is a flagship institution (or superior in some way). All of these posts about this particular school. Day in and and day out students are taught (let’s call the student in the video “Bob”). Constant campus-wide roaming with a student body population of 2,000 young people is an every day occurrence. Anything less than 30 students in a gen-ed class is not to be complained about (even in classrooms where there aren’t enough desks and chairs). An employee parking spot is an earned privilege (which won’t exist next year because portables will take its place). If there are less than three Bobs per class one or two productive 80 minute periods in a week may occur. The HVAC system doesn’t work consistently, half the water fountains don’t function, the student bathrooms are deplorable, and faculty bathrooms (when available) are in their prime when hand soap, toilet paper and paper towels all are present simultaneously. Imagine working in an environment where a meeting is taking place and participants are casually strolling in for 80 minutes. If the participants pass the threshold of the door they must be marked present even if it is thirty seconds before the bell. If any work product is submitted (think one sentence or less) the least it can receive is a 63. No submission automatically equates to a completion grade of 50% of the work. Assault and battery on children (between children) is acceptable because it occurs regularly, often filmed, and cannot be controlled due to a lack of adults in the building. Teachers know there is no support from admin (deans/support staff/security/APs) so they rely on the teachers in the classroom closest to them in physical proximity. Many float between two rooms, two floors, two wings. Belongings stolen? Oh well. Being yelled at, cursed at, called names and slurs is tolerated with no consequence. Being videotaped without consent (often to make fun of a human being or in a malicious manner). No worries. I repeat, zero consequence. Yes, adults are adults and children are children. If you want to avoid these half-truth stories based on less than 45 second viral video posts of my kid, heard from another kid, heard from another kid “Wilson / Jackson Reed Teacher saying slurs,” be kind and instruct your child to treat others (children and adults) with respect. Do your work. Put down your phone. Open your mind. Have some personal responsibility. Keep one’s hands to one’s self. Don’t abuse your teachers. This particular young person cursing at the teacher is known campus wide as an abuser. 10 month employees don’t get paid summers off. Payment may occur over twelve months, but it is not free vacation. If you’re concerned about your child, you should be. The adults they spend the majority of their waking hours with are working in conditions that are quite frankly untenable long term. And before you get all high and mighty about how lazy staff members are, when was the last time you came in to volunteer or sub? Oh, you have a full-time job and aren’t available? Well, it is NW after all. A flagship institution, eh? I feel sorry for the incoming principal. I see some already hate him despite having zero idea what’s really going on at the school formerly known as Wilson. I’m sure things will be better next school year when there are an additional couple hundred students in the building. |
Anonymous
| PP has painted a very disturbing and depressing account. A lot begins at home. I don't want my child to just pass because the system allows it. I want my child to actually know what it is like to earn a grade and later on a pay check. |
Anonymous
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DCPS pays a bit more than MD and VA but I fled to a neighboring suburb after teaching for 5 years in a DCPS high school.
There are still many issues but there is more support from central and less dysfunction. Principals and administrators are also stronger for the most part. Not having to deal with IMPACT has also helped my sanity. Evaluations are still stressful but feel more like a partnership. It feels like my supervisor wants to help me improve rather than being punitive. I wish there was a way to overhaul DCPS. It makes me mad that kids ultimately pay the price |
Anonymous
| Sounds like one hot mess. No wonder DC privates that are really no better than suburban public schools are so coveted. |
Anonymous
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The teacher must have been very stressed out and couldn't think properly how to handle this. Hindsight is everything and it is clear that he was being baited into a trap by the student.
Teachers are required to take abuse from students, and that's why this job is so terrible. I feel very bad for the teacher, and it is pointless to say after the fact, but he should have walked away from this behavior. Call the admins to come in and deal with the situation. But he should not have engaged because this is exactly the reaction that the student wanted to get from him. It is not fair to teachers - but I have witnessed violence against teachers by students and the teachers never fight back because they know they would be the ones to pay a heavy price. Think of all those teachers who have stories to tell about how they were kicked, hit and bitten by students. They have to take the abuse and call admin for help. They're not allowed to "fight back." That's why they're running away from the profession. The stress and constant disrespect is not worth it. |
Anonymous
There are still better places to teach where the students don’t behave this way. |
Anonymous
| You all can thank David Grosso for this. He made it impossible for schools to discipline deadbeat students. |
Anonymous
That’s if the admin actually shows up when called. It’s really sad and there is no consequences or accountability for kids. DC’s ‘flagship’ middle school Deal is bleeding teachers every year. |
Anonymous
Yep. |