Times are tough for educators in my region of Vermont... the district to the immediate west of where I work settled a strike early this morning... in our supervisory union, we have four schools... one principal resigned last month, another earlier this month, and a third has been non-renewed with conditions.
As a professional who in in the middle of this situation right now-- and who has experienced similar situations in the past-- I know that such situation can be very difficult for communities. The worst part for me is that parents and teachers are distracted form what could be very productive work. Rather than chatting in the teachers' room with conversation that start with, "hey, have you seen this resource" the conversations start with "so, have you heard the latest?"
I have met only a few professionals who allow the distractions of such events affect their interactions with student, but these are distraction to the community.
Big sigh...
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