
"We all want the same thing and we cannot accomplish this without supporting one another," he says near the end of his remarks.
Greater transparency from the district in terms of needs and expectations and goals. All administrators should spend at least one week in a high needs classroom, "without a suit, without people knowing your title and in the same room, all day, for an entire week.". "The pandemic has acted as a catalyst and turned a slow negative trend into an exponential crisis," he says.īut he also offers some solutions, stating, "I won't list complaints without offering ideas for improvement." While Allen points fingers at administrators and student behavior, he also says that the pressures put on both students and teachers alike by COVID-19 had a catastrophic impact on learning. Many teachers do not feel understood, valued or trusted as professionals from administrators and the decisions that they make." Most administrators have not been in a classroom full-time in years or even decades. The classroom in 2022 is drastically different from just three years ago. "Lastly, there is a huge disconnect between administrators and teachers. We need a comprehensive district plan with support behind it in order to combat this epidemic and protect the learning environment." Phones allow constant communication, often being the spark that fuels fights, drug use and other inappropriate meetups throughout the day. Teachers simply cannot compete with the billions of dollars tech companies pour into addicting people to their devices. Rather than being asked what the student can do to improve their understanding, teachers are expected to somehow do more with less student effort." There is little to no accountability or expectation for grades or behavior placed on students or parents. "We are also experiencing incredible disrespect and refusal to follow basic school rules. … We have an alarming number of students that simply do not care about learning and refuse to even try." "First issue at hand is student apathy and disrespect for school rules and norms. But he makes it clear that he is, in fact, leaving money on the table to avoid what he deems as unacceptable changes to the student body and how the district manages its teachers and the learning environment. Normally, one might assume teacher pay is the overriding issue for educators like Allen. PARENTS RAGE COMICS SERIES
Mary Catherine Starr, a mother living in Cape Cod who owns a design studio and teaches yoga, is getting a lot of love on Instagram for her cartoon series that perfectly explains daddy privilege. But if a mother falls short of perfection, she faces harsh criticism. Expectations for fathers are so low that men are commended for handling basic parenting tasks. Sadly, the post resonated with a lot of mothers, because it's true. "You fed the baby? What a great dad! You held the baby while mommy bathed? So considerate of you! You picked up something for dinner? What would your family do without you?! It's all the little ways mothers do exactly what the world expects of them without a second thought and then watch fathers get praised for simply showing up." "In my opinion, 'daddy privilege' is that subtle upper hand men sidestep into as parents that allows them to gain praise for simply…being a parent," she said. Last November, Upworthy published a popular story about Chloe Sexton, a mother who went viral on TikTok for a video she made explaining “daddy privilege” or the idea that fathers are applauded for doing things that mothers are supposed to do.