tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post1803499351388026612..comments2023-10-01T06:53:05.812-04:00Comments on The Washington Teacher: Two Thumbs Down To DC's Ron Brown Principal Darrin SladeCandi Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266880795971626269noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-87729555258029354812009-03-22T14:29:00.000-04:002009-03-22T14:29:00.000-04:00Your site is great for DC teachers. I have heard ...Your site is great for DC teachers. I have heard many scary tales about D. Slade. His conduct goes back to his days at Fletcher-Johnson. However, it appears that he is held in high regard by the Rhee team. She mentioned Mr. Slade in her remarks before the DC Council recently and described him as a great principal.<BR/><BR/>There is little to no trust between principals, assistant principals and the local school staffs. Everyone is looking out for their jobs and respect is going to ---- in a hand basket.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Mr. Fenty and Ms. Rhee for all you have done to DCPS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-37017005125336422062009-03-20T08:05:00.000-04:002009-03-20T08:05:00.000-04:00"Hope springs eternal" is the only way I can fatho..."Hope springs eternal" is the only way I can fathom how some teachers are eager to interpret Rhee's recent pro-teacher rhetoric as a change of heart. <BR/><BR/>I'd think these newly trusting teachers would be wondering about Rhee's response to the Ron Brown episode. Is she defending this principal? firing him? trying to make up her mind which would play better? Is she doing anything to improve conditions for teachers and students at Ron Brown?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-70623047993523863092009-03-19T22:44:00.000-04:002009-03-19T22:44:00.000-04:00The work environment in schools that Rhee has crea...The work environment in schools that Rhee has created and forced on her underlings (principals) is hostile and toxic. You can hold people accountable and still be respectful towards them. I know that there are a lot of factors that have contributed to the mess at Woodson but for sure the intimidating, fear inducing rhetoric of Rhee makes it so much worse.<BR/><BR/>The Washington Post article shows how teachers in DCPS continue to be treated like dogs. I am not falling for Rhee's recent lame attempts to develop a congenial attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-7995143387917440002009-03-19T15:37:00.000-04:002009-03-19T15:37:00.000-04:00It is so disheartening for those of us who rememb...It is so disheartening for those of us who remember Dunbar, how it used to be, to hear that it's being described as a violent warehouse for students with few resources. And I assume teachers have retired because of the conditions. We all try to get out as soon as we can due to the horrible, out of control discipline that is absolutely system wide. And ditto that about these young teachers, especially on the high school level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-36207344585791106072009-03-19T13:59:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:59:00.000-04:00FYI, Dr. Sessoms was not appointed by Fenty. He w...FYI, Dr. Sessoms was <B>not</B> appointed by Fenty. He was hired by the UDC board of trustees, after deciding they did not want a Fenty crony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-35962730966315820672009-03-19T13:13:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:13:00.000-04:00Anonymous: As I interpret a Disrespected Parent's ...Anonymous: As I interpret a Disrespected Parent's message - it seems to me that the writer is refering to outsiders in the following statement: "DC is truly a lab for all of Mayor Fenty's out of town appointees to obtain large salaries perpetrated by greed." <BR/><BR/> Later on this writer refers to these same 'out of town appointees' as outsiders. How you arrive at a code word for non-African Americans is beyond the scope of my understanding.Perhaps you did not read the passage in its entirety or maybe you are just a little bit paranoid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-29362351418688855142009-03-19T12:09:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:09:00.000-04:00Outsiders? What about people from North Carolina i...Outsiders? What about people from North Carolina in DC? Is anyone calling them outsiders or is outsiders just a code word for non-African Americans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-57483068057675726972009-03-19T07:27:00.000-04:002009-03-19T07:27:00.000-04:00What does Michelle Rhee expect when she closes sch...What does Michelle Rhee expect when she closes schools, warehouses students 40 or more to a class,eliminates teachers, counselors, principals and staff that they trust, and replaces them with her office staff ?<BR/><BR/>Dunbar Sr. High School is a violent warehouse of students who don't have resources and many dedicated teachers have retired or took early outs. How can students that just graduated from college teach youth almost their same age, with no experience. DC is truly a lab for all of Mayor Fenty's out of town appointees to obtain large salaries perpetrated by greed. Michelle Rhee deserves a F- and should go back to the corporate world. <BR/><BR/>Dr. Sessoms, six month president of UDC, who plans to increase tuition by 100% needs to be sent back to New York. He has taken hope away from hundreds of graduating DC students looking for an affordable college. DC pays 60 million to UDC and instead of our elected officials standing up <BR/>and investigating several allegations, they are cowards just making sure they get paid. <BR/><BR/>Since we are the last plantation, without represenation in Congress, we are like lab rats who don't know the next atrocity coming <BR/>from outsiders, who are imported to change the District of Columbia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-39757592685611257012009-03-18T21:28:00.000-04:002009-03-18T21:28:00.000-04:00Thank you Jmannii for your comments. Long time no ...Thank you Jmannii for your comments. Long time no hear from. Hope things are going well for you in your neck of the woods. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-200669507072472302009-03-18T21:00:00.000-04:002009-03-18T21:00:00.000-04:00I can hear students saying, "I don't have to liste...I can hear students saying, "I don't have to listen to you. You're only here for, what? - 23 more days?"<BR/><BR/>A principal should not put information like this all in the newspapers so students can see how little respect he has for his teachers. Why should they respect the teachers if even the leadership doesn't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-31861262221659958512009-03-18T19:59:00.000-04:002009-03-18T19:59:00.000-04:00Thanks for all of your comments. Mr. Potter- even ...Thanks for all of your comments. <BR/><BR/>Mr. Potter- even though we don't always agree, I do read your blog. <BR/>Certainly it is okay for reasonable minds to disagree. Good to know you are with me on this one. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-45198905622749752262009-03-18T18:58:00.000-04:002009-03-18T18:58:00.000-04:00We don't often agree, but I have to say that you'r...We don't often agree, but I have to say that you're right on about this situation. It's extremely inappropriate for a boss to declare to the media that his subordinates are on an improvement plan.<BR/><BR/>I think sometimes teachers can be in a bit of denial about their performance. Last year at my school there were some teachers (whom I would describe as ineffective, given what I observed) who were let go, and they said that they thought it was because they complained and spoke out. Now, the people who were the loudest complainers -- but who were all great teachers -- were not asked to leave. A lot of times we don't like to admit that we come up short, so we look for something else to blame. So sometimes when I hear teachers talk about arbitrary firings, I get weary. <BR/><BR/>Obviously, it is really important for teachers and administrators to establish trust. It sounds like the principal at Ron Brown has created a whole mess of distrust in his school.Mr. Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734968746852180346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-12677395244910618062009-03-18T18:05:00.000-04:002009-03-18T18:05:00.000-04:00Great letter to the council! You make some excelle...Great letter to the council! You make some excellent points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-87498674555648285142009-03-18T12:24:00.000-04:002009-03-18T12:24:00.000-04:00Thank you, Candi, for going the extra mile for tea...Thank you, Candi, for going the extra mile for teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com