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[quote=Anonymous]There are too many problems to enumerate them all and in some cases individuals are forced to choose between two equally unpleasant outcomes.

However, one significant problem is the complete differentiation in the career paths of teachers and administrators. The vast majority of individuals who ultimately become administrators began their careers with no intention whatsoever of becoming master teachers and spending decades in the classroom. Consequently they are not master teachers. They are only qualified to evaluate teachers according to a system supplied rubric.

Generally speaking, administrators are unable to coach or even communicate with teachers about real world classroom pedagogy.  This dynamic creates mutual distrust and in some situations contempt. Additionally, we judge others and the world from our own perspective based on our life experiences. There are too many thirty-five year old assistant principals who are distrustful of the competency of fifty year old teachers believing if those career teachers were truly effective in the classroom, they too would have been promoted into administration.

This dynamic creates an environment where the young administrator becomes certain their predecessors have overlooked, forgiven, or ignored some major weaknesses in the mature teacher's performance. This leads to unpleasantness causing professional distractions and potentially the departure of key staff members.

More mature administrators would understand and respect the career choices made by well-season teachers. They would also more appreciate the importance of mature teachers to the continuity and overall health of an academic community. 
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