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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Working for DCPS is no more stressful than an average urban school district of similar demographics, characteristics, etc.[/b] And that means--not particularly easy unless you've either got what it takes or are a good learner. And a lot of folks don't fit this bill. A few other soapbox opinions: TFAers are generally worthless, people's pipe-dreams for a gifted program in the same manner as they have in Fairfax or Montgomery County is not going to happen and is simply a sociology experiment to help well-to-do kids not have to be surrounded by "the masses". [/quote]

Most teachers in DC have 4 or 5 unannounced observations per year. This means that at any time, on any day an administrator or a "master educator" can walk into a classroom and say they are there to observe the teacher for 30 minutes. I do not know of any other district that has this type of observation policy. It is extremely stressful, particularly in schools with very challenging behaviors. [/quote]

Is this a bad thing?    Serious question. If you are doing a good job and are a confident, consummate professional, what would be the concern with multiple unscheduled observations?[/quote]

Is this a serious question, go spend a day East of the River, unannounced in a classroom and see what happens. Sometimes just walking through the halls is toxic and your career depends on this. I've known numerous teachers be ineffective in DC and go to Alexandria and Fairfax and be effective, the whole system is chaotic and up until recently was designed to fire a certain number of teachers every year regardless of how effective you were. It's madness, trust those that know. [/quote]

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