WE DIDN’T NEED A SURVEY TO TELL US THIS!! OH YES WE DID!!
So many have responded to the surveys findings that they are not surprised! Well of course not we are teachers!! We are living this everyday! It is obvious to anyone who has lobbied politicians that many are out of touch with the reality of what is happening in public education today. When is the last time a school board member was able or perhaps even willing to spend a day shadowing a teacher in their school district? Have you ever had a politician shadow a teacher for a day? I am not speaking of a dog and pony show I mean get in the trenches with us!
Our Data will speak volumes to those that judge from afar! The single problem the BAT SURVEY team sees on current research in education is (1) they are writing as researchers (outsiders) rather than survivors (insiders). And they don't see that they don't see.
These statistics in our survey are directly from the trenches! They do not use VAM and are not based upon a test written to produce failure with a convoluted cut score that is so secret no one can speak of it. This data represents real human beings who have been made into collateral damage for the express purpose of profit and corporate greed. Our children and generations to come will be the human casualties of a war on public education to merely profit the chosen few. WE KNOW THE END GAME.
Our data and survey results will reveal the true human cost.
At no time in our history has the education work environment ever been scientifically studied by NIOSH or the USDOE. WHY IS THIS?? WE NEED TO DEMAND AN ANSWER!
A teacher’s work environment is a students learning environment! Why has USDOE neglected this important fact? WE NEED TO DEMAND AN ANSWER!
WHEN 77% of the teachers and school staff say there is not enough staff to get all the necessary work done. WE NEED TO DEMAND AN ANSWER!
When 79% of the teachers and school staff say they are not treated with respect by elected officials, WE NEED TO DEMAND AN ANSWER!
When 52% of the teachers and school staff say they are not respected by their school board and 69% say they are not respected by their community. WE NEED TO DEMAND AN ANSWER!
When 86% of teachers and school staff say their feeling about their profession has changed over the past two to three years WE NEED TO DEMAND AN ANSWER!
When 73% find their work stressful OFTEN and 78% are physically and emotionally exhausted at the end of their day. WE NEED TO DEMAND AN ANSWER!
When over 59% are working through weekends and summer vacations to meet the demands of our profession and 65% say these time demands have increased. WE NEED TO DEMAND AN ANSWER!
When 51% characterize their schools facility as poor to fair WE NEED TO DEMAND AN ANSWER!
THIS FOLKS IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG!
WE NEED TO DEMAND USDOE AND NIOSH CONDUCT A SCIENTIFIC STUDY THAT IS PEER REVIEWED!
WE NEED CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS!
IT IS TIME TO HUMANIZE THE TEACHING PROFESSION!
