TJ staff turnover

[Anonymous]

ITT: people who know nothing spamming their political prejudices

[Anonymous]

A good friend of mine retired from teaching at TJ batten or so years ago. They said that they loved the kids there and loved teaching them.

But the parents…. The parents were very difficult to deal with. Many could be very pushy and could also be rude to the teachers. They had many stories to tell of teachers at the school being treated rudely and unprofessionally by TJ parents. After a while, it just was not worth it anymore.

[Anonymous]

Cheating starts with the most difficult classes, like math. Wjhen parents pressure their lower-performing math students to keep up with their more advanced peers, it can lead to increased stress and, consequently, a higher likelihood of cheating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A good friend of mine retired from teaching at TJ batten or so years ago. They said that they loved the kids there and loved teaching them.

But the parents…. The parents were very difficult to deal with. Many could be very pushy and could also be rude to the teachers. They had many stories to tell of teachers at the school being treated rudely and unprofessionally by TJ parents. After a while, it just was not worth it anymore.

I have a friend in a different FCPS high school.

What you describe is not limited to TJ. He said parents in FCPS constantly complain when their kid earns a bad grade.

In several cases, he has refused to change a bad grade, and parents then complain to the school and threaten lawsuits against FCPS. Then the principal has forced him to back down and give the kid a much higher grade than deserved.

No surprise FCPS is hemorrhaging teachers; the system is broken and parents around here are insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can get paid a lot more from private firms than FCPS offers.

but probably have to work more than 150 days and also miss out on automatic increases, and that fat pension

Fat pension? What teacher, who is still currently teaching, is under a plan that provides a fat pension

Virginia still offers a final-salary pension which pays much better than a 401(k) to all state government and local government employees, including to FCPS. It is a hiring time option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TJ teachers hired to teach precalculus, calculus, and post AP courses at stem magnet school cant be expected to stay if they are being asked to teach remedial middle school level math courses.

When job tasks are different from what was stated in the initial job description, employees tend to leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can get paid a lot more from private firms than FCPS offers.

but probably have to work more than 150 days and also miss out on automatic increases, and that fat pension

Fat pension? What teacher, who is still currently teaching, is under a plan that provides a fat pension

Virginia still offers a final-salary pension which pays much better than a 401(k) to all state government and local government employees, including to FCPS. It is a hiring time option.

That is not the case for teachers who have entered in the past several (8?) years. It is now basically equivalent to a 401k match. The really good plan ended with teachers who entered the system pre 2001.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A good friend of mine retired from teaching at TJ batten or so years ago. They said that they loved the kids there and loved teaching them.

But the parents…. The parents were very difficult to deal with. Many could be very pushy and could also be rude to the teachers. They had many stories to tell of teachers at the school being treated rudely and unprofessionally by TJ parents. After a while, it just was not worth it anymore.

I have a friend in a different FCPS high school.

What you describe is not limited to TJ. He said parents in FCPS constantly complain when their kid earns a bad grade.

In several cases, he has refused to change a bad grade, and parents then complain to the school and threaten lawsuits against FCPS. Then the principal has forced him to back down and give the kid a much higher grade than deserved.

No surprise FCPS is hemorrhaging teachers; the system is broken and parents around here are insane.

The problem (especially recently) is that a lot of selective colleges had de-emphasized standardized exams which placed greater weight on GPAs.
High schools in Great Neck Long Island don't seem to give grades lower than a B very much anymore as long as the kid is trying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A good friend of mine retired from teaching at TJ batten or so years ago. They said that they loved the kids there and loved teaching them.

But the parents…. The parents were very difficult to deal with. Many could be very pushy and could also be rude to the teachers. They had many stories to tell of teachers at the school being treated rudely and unprofessionally by TJ parents. After a while, it just was not worth it anymore.

I have a friend in a different FCPS high school.

What you describe is not limited to TJ. He said parents in FCPS constantly complain when their kid earns a bad grade.

In several cases, he has refused to change a bad grade, and parents then complain to the school and threaten lawsuits against FCPS. Then the principal has forced him to back down and give the kid a much higher grade than deserved.

No surprise FCPS is hemorrhaging teachers; the system is broken and parents around here are insane.

The problem (especially recently) is that a lot of selective colleges had de-emphasized standardized exams which placed greater weight on GPAs.
High schools in Great Neck Long Island don't seem to give grades lower than a B very much anymore as long as the kid is trying.

What if I told you that attending a selective college isn't the golden ticket that you think it is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ teachers hired to teach precalculus, calculus, and post AP courses at stem magnet school cant be expected to stay if they are being asked to teach remedial middle school level math courses.

When job tasks are different from what was stated in the initial job description, employees tend to leave.

Teachers cant teach to lowering standards and grading has to be equity based.

[Anonymous]

I work in management consulting. We’ve seen a significant uptick in experienced teachers applying to entry-level consulting jobs. They’ve had it and are leaving the profession. We need to take better care of our teachers in so many ways, for their sakes and for the sake of our future. It’s a mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can get paid a lot more from private firms than FCPS offers.

but probably have to work more than 150 days and also miss out on automatic increases, and that fat pension

Fat pension? What teacher, who is still currently teaching, is under a plan that provides a fat pension

Virginia still offers a final-salary pension which pays much better than a 401(k) to all state government and local government employees, including to FCPS. It is a hiring time option.

WTH? I didn’t get offered this in 2004!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can get paid a lot more from private firms than FCPS offers.

but probably have to work more than 150 days and also miss out on automatic increases, and that fat pension

Fat pension? What teacher, who is still currently teaching, is under a plan that provides a fat pension

Virginia still offers a final-salary pension which pays much better than a 401(k) to all state government and local government employees, including to FCPS. It is a hiring time option.

That is not the case for teachers who have entered in the past several (8?) years. It is now basically equivalent to a 401k match. The really good plan ended with teachers who entered the system pre 2001.

Ah. Makes sense. I was livid I’d be teachers were getting something I wasn’t offered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A good friend of mine retired from teaching at TJ batten or so years ago. They said that they loved the kids there and loved teaching them.

But the parents…. The parents were very difficult to deal with. Many could be very pushy and could also be rude to the teachers. They had many stories to tell of teachers at the school being treated rudely and unprofessionally by TJ parents. After a while, it just was not worth it anymore.

I have a friend in a different FCPS high school.

What you describe is not limited to TJ. He said parents in FCPS constantly complain when their kid earns a bad grade.

In several cases, he has refused to change a bad grade, and parents then complain to the school and threaten lawsuits against FCPS. Then the principal has forced him to back down and give the kid a much higher grade than deserved.

No surprise FCPS is hemorrhaging teachers; the system is broken and parents around here are insane.

The problem (especially recently) is that a lot of selective colleges had de-emphasized standardized exams which placed greater weight on GPAs.
High schools in Great Neck Long Island don't seem to give grades lower than a B very much anymore as long as the kid is trying.

What if I told you that attending a selective college isn't the golden ticket that you think it is?

Depends on what you mean by golden ticket but if selective colleges aren't that important then why is the entire woke-industrial complex so pissed off about the death of affirmative action which only really affected selective colleges?

What if I told you that discriminating on the basis of race is racist even if you don't think the thing you are taking away with the discrimination isn't that important?