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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher.

Our administrative team is vast and bloated, full of self-important people who have not taught in a classroom for years, and even if they have, only taught for a few years.  They spend their days inventing stupid initiatives and meetings to waste teachers' time doing things such as: asking a partner questions about their personal interests, leading us in meditation exercises, and more.  I wish I were joking.

The admin don't want to actually deal with problem kids.  They blather on about "relationship building", and if a teacher reports a student of concern or a student who misbehaves, admin feels this means the teacher is not good at "relationship building"; the teacher is struggling because the teacher has not successfully "built a relationship with the student."

I learned this years ago.  Now I just deal with whatever situation arises in my classroom myself.  And every year, I watch new teachers' shock and distress as they realize that their reporting and seeking help for dealing with misbehaving students is endangering that teacher's standing and status with admin/in his/her career.

I have worked in public schools and private schools.  The situation is present in private schools as well, to a greater extent if the student's parents are "important", or full-pay, or if there are enrolment issues.

Oh, and in addition to "building relationships" with troubled students, a good teacher admin will like/retain also neecs to avoid "upsetting parents."  Have you ever heard the term "compliment sandwich"?  Admin insist this is the only way to hint to a parent that there may be a problem, and the result is that most parents of misbehaving or troubled kids have no real idea of the true extent of the situation.
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