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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ “Think about the greater good”?!

This ain’t charity. I’m a professional. [/quote]

Seriously. Spoken like a true admin. "Are you doing what's best for kids?"   :roll: [/quote]

I know how this comment must come off to parents, but there is truth in the emotion. Teachers are asked to take on a lot of toxic emotional baggage of students. Sometimes we can manage it. Sometimes we can't. Sometimes I wonder if my 30 minute morning meeting is worth more or extra intervention time for struggling students? We struggle with these things everyday and admin just breathes fire because scores are too low. [/quote]

FCPS principal here: please, please, please do not stop doing your morning meeting. Intervention time will never be better. I’m at a Title 1 school and many of our students struggle with passing the SOL. AND I will not any teacher give up morning meeting. It is on our master schedule. When we stop acknowledging the emotional needs of our students, we’re dead in the water. More and more of our students are coming to school with mental health needs. I’ve seen a drastic uptick in the last several years. 
The challenge is to find that sweet spot of being a “warm demander” meaning we have to keep expectations and rigor high for our students. Dumbing down curriculum is not okay. And we have to do it in a way that is caring and acknowledges that our students are more than a test score. 
Thank you for your care and commitment to your students. I hope you have a great school year. Know that you are making a difference. [/quote]

I share in the PP’s frustration when it comes to trying to balance instructional time. For example, last year I had two classes. On paper (not accounting for any transitions) the master calendar provided 2 hours and 15 minutes with my morning class and 2 hours and 25 minutes with my afternoon class. The morning announcements and meeting accounted for 30 minutes of the morning which really left that class with 1 hour and 45 min for LA and Social Studies. That wasn’t nearly enough so we moved the switching of classes later which really just shorted the pm class. At CT meetings the instructional coach and reading specialist seemed to be concerned with us not keeping up with the pacing guide, but we can only do what we can in the time we have.

We also hear that students are more than a test score, but then admin’s (school based and above) actions and expectations don’t always match their words.[/quote]

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