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[quote]Don't get me started on the student code of conduct....[b]the inmates are running the asylum and they know they hold the power....[/quote]

[quote][b]Your analogy is offensive.  Students are not criminals. [/b]

Students have rights that MCPS teachers and administrators violate all the time.  The MCPS Employee Code of Conduct is worthless because nothing happens to employees who violate it.

Teachers have rights as well that administrators violate.  The whole system is broken and Central Office keeps shuffling chairs, promoting dead weight, but does nothing to cure the discord in the school climates.[/quote]

If you are teacher, your experiences are limited.

I suppose the kid with the ankle bracelet (rapist) isn't a criminal.  I found that out months into the school year, by the way.

And what about the gang-related funeral I attended?  There were no criminals involved in that one, eh?

How about the three gang-related fights that occurred in front of my classroom?  I had to lock students inside my classroom.

So apparently, you'd be just fine with your own child seated next to the rapist, I guess . . .

And I love how it's a blame game.  You're not the only one, PP, who points the finger.  But those of you who place blame are part of the problem, as complaining w/o acting is useless.

What are YOU doing to help?  [/quote]

I’m a fellow teacher in MCPS. Mid-career. Third generation in my family and married to a teacher. So I think I know a bit about schools, students, and teachers. I think it is time for you to move on from MCPS or at least your current position. 
Your emotions are valid, but you’re nearing that point where you’re either going to quit in the middle of a class or you will go off on a student and say/do something that will get you fired. 
I get it. I was where you seem to be when I taught in an MCPS HS about 10 years ago. Switching to a middle school in a different part of the county helped me enormously. You also need to greatly up your self-care game: more exercise, more sleep, less DCUM. If changing schools/districts and making lifestyle changes doesn’t help, it’s okay to switch professions. 
We all face burnout. Teaching demands more of people than any other role in life except parenting. Even cops are allowed to at least yell at the worst behaved people they work with. You got a rough crowd, it seems. Some teachers thrive on working with the most at risk students. But honestly, the majority of teachers don’t. It’s ok. Most people in the military aren’t fighter jet pilots or Navy Seals, but their jobs are vital to the system as a whole and we thank them for their service.
You can go into public school advocacy. We need all the passionate people with real school experience up on the Hill as we can get. 
Either way, I wish you the best. [/quote]

So instead of saying that we should support teachers more, your answer is that the PP should leave teaching and go into advocacy?

Sounds like that teacher does like to teach, but just is not getting enough support from administration and from parents.  I think that’s a valid issue that needs to be addressed in MCPS.  [/quote]

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