This school year has really brought me down in the dumps. I truly go to school each day to be with my students... which is why I teach... However, my princ and AP are some of the worst people I have been around. Everything they say is contradictory. They switched around 4th and 5th grade math groups, which has been a horrible nightmare. They don't have our backs for anything. I have been told to do things a certain way... do it that way... then told that I am not suppose to be doing it that way. I really cannot stand the sight of them. They will come into my classroom to "observe" (walk around for two seconds then leave). I completely ignore them. I use to feel comfortable going to talk to them if I was unsure of something, however I don't anymore because they change everything they say. Also, within the past two years, two tenure teachers have had a target put on their back because they spoke up about some things. Both went to our union. Their life was made even more miserable. Needless to say- they are no longer at our school. I am terrified if I were to say something that I will have a target. Many people at my school feel this way. Thanks for listening. I know there is not much I can do, but I just feel so angry and scared at the same time.

[NCATeacher]

your whole staff needs to have a talk with the union rep. How is your superintendent? Are you a stand alone school/district or are there multiple schools?

Our supt. LOVES both the prince and ap. We have several union reps at our school, they have looked into it, but I don't know that there is much for them to do. We our quite a large district. Thanks for reading my post. Obviously I had to sign out because like I said, I don't want a target on my back.

Hey, if you don't like them, get the blank out of there.

Teacher turnover is an indication of poor leadership. They will get their just desserts eventually.

Then, you'll find someone who is a better leader to work for.

However, if you are like me, you might find a former cheerleader ditzy type who took a weekend admin program who doesn't know what the heck is going on and gets paid 80K to basically monitor the lunchroom. She doesn't come upstairs to "observe" much because A) she can't get her stilletos to climb the stairs and B) she wouldn't know what the heck was good teaching if it banged her up side the head.

She is an idiot - but a harmless one....