Whistle-blowing teachers targeted ajc.com
It is a shame that teachers can't feel free to expose wrong-doing. This is not just in Atlanta schools, we all know it happens everywhere. It isn't just about testing, teachers say they are afraid to go against a principal, afraid to speak out about unfair working conditions, afraid to fight for their rights, afraid of a PDP. I have talked to teachers who are even afraid to belong to CCAE/GAE because their principal might single them out for punishment. What kind of culture is going on in our schools when people are afraid?
Today's testing and accountability craze is making things worse. Teachers are afraid to object to too many meetings, lack of planning time, impossible time-lines for course content, and class sizes that make real teaching impossible. They keep repeating, "I'm just glad I still have a job", but is that really enough?
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