Friday, August 14, 2009

Faculty Meeting Taboos

Asking questions,

such as:

  • is this required?
  • will I be fired if I do not do this?
  • can we [the faculty/staff/administrators] meet [not in secret as if we are doing something shameful] at some point [with the express purpose of] to discuss[ing] our plan for addressing the school board concerning salaries?
  • this building is too cold
  • we need more bathroom breaks
  • the kids' free speech rights are being infringed upon
  • when we discuss school/system improvement, why can't we raise the issue of compensation?
  • you [older teacher addressing younger] can NOT be fired for refusing to volunteer your time
  • will we be penalized [for not volunteering our time at: prom, sports games, tutoring, babysitting]?
  • we need an unencumbered lunch, nay, legally we are entitled to it, and morally we deserve it
  • can we explore the POSSIBILITY of on-site day care? We'll PAY for it!!
  • Why are we allowing standardized testing to take over the entire school year?

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