Seriously, Teachers, You’re Being WAY Too Difficult
by teachbad
Looking back it’s clear to see how Dr. Todd Whitaker’s management techniques were used at my school. I’ll illustrate a couple of examples and I encourage you to send in your own.
Recall the last post in which Dr. Whitaker’s path-breaking book Dealing With Difficult Teacherswas viciously skewered in an evenhanded review. Dr. Whitaker encourages principals to use misdirection and dis-ingenuousness in their treatment of the vile subhumans they have deemed difficult teachers. Many readers think it likely their principals have read this book. This should please Dr. Whitaker.
As a follow-up to the book review, I will describe some of the tell-tale signs that I was a difficult teacher as well as some of the management techniques used to neutralize me.
Dr. Whitaker: The difficult people sit together, in the back, and near the door. p66
Mr. Teachbad: Check.
Dr. Whitaker: The difficult people sit together, in the back, and near the door. p66
Mr. Teachbad: Check.
Dr. Whitaker: I noticed that she was grading papers and pretending to
