Thursday, July 19, 2012

Being driven out of teaching. « Deborah Meier on Education

Being driven out of teaching. « Deborah Meier on Education:



Being driven out of teaching.

From Caitlin Casement,
“I worked in urban schools for 25 years. On Wednesday, June 13, 2012, I received my final send-off from the school district I worked for for all of those years…—among the retirees who left with me, more than 200 had served at least 25 years, and one woman had taught for 50 years…….
Some, like me, are being driven out through harassment campaigns conducted by vindictive and insecure administrators threatened by our vigilant advocacy for our students—and to save money on our salaries by hiring