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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I imagine some of the teachers are just telling the parents what they want to hear to avoid the wrath of the angry parents. You all sound seriously insane. This is public school. FCPS lets principals run their schools how they choose. I agree with whoever upthread said you were lucky he had a meeting to hear you out.

I wonder if it's more difficult to hire at a school with so many strident parents vs. a school with normal parents.[/quote]

This is absolutely not the case. The parents are following the teachers' lead here. Like every single parent with whom I have spoken, I can see the pros and cons of departmentalization. There may be a few parents who care deeply about this particular issue but not many. What every parent cares about is teacher retention, stability, and a strong sense of community. It has become apparent that the teachers are very unhappy and the parents are legitimately upset about the idea that this will be the third year in a row that the teachers leave in extraordinarily high numbers.[/quote]

Haycock parent for nearly a decade and yes, I agree with the 2nd pp... the issue is not the change in teaching strategy, but supporting our great teachers who are feeling very unsupported and demoralized under this current principal.  Yes, it is a public school but it is a high performing one and parents are an important part of this community.  Great teachers leaving directly impacts our kids... and if there is something that parents can do to right this or facilitate change to correct this very concerning trajectory they should -- it is far from insane or crazy to want to do this -- in America we should have --and do have -- a voice in improving our public institutions.  Kudos to the parents and teachers that attended last night, and I hear great efforts by the PTA to bring things to a conclusion to identify some clear next steps.  Thanks too the the principal for facing the crowd... I respect him for that and hope that he can figure out a way to either get with the program or move onto another school -- perhaps where parents are happy to sit on their hands.  (which school are you at 1st PP?) At the end of the day, we all want the same thing -- a great learning experience and environment for our kids.  Key to that are great teachers that feel supported and encouraged to do their best in the classrooms... not sure we have that right now....[/quote]

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