Categories: uncategorized
Tags: teaching
Date: 22 September 2008 23:31:24
All over the country people are having meetings with their line manager, or sometimes just another randomer who has been asigned to them to decide how well they have done in the last year and how well they need to do in the next year. And either recommend them for a pay rise or not.
I can imagine what would have been said to me if I were still at my first school, it would have revolved around me being an inadequate teacher, failing in many ways. Strangely, now I am told I am a good teacher with excellent results. Is it me that has changed or the school? I don't doubt my teaching has changed in the last 10 or so years but what has changed more is my teaching environment.
So for all those teachers going through hell at the moment, I'm sorry that they do this to you. Perhaps one day they will realise that without looking at the circumstances of the situation you can't make sweeping judgements about the quality of teaching and learning. You have my admiration for even turning up to work, (I know how difficult that can be) and for sticking with it when no-one else wants to.