A friend of mine teaches second grade on the West side. Things have been up in the air at her school for the past couple of weeks as rumors circulated about whether the principal would be fired in response to their status of failing. She just found out last night that they will be converted to a turnaround. That means that everyone in the building is fired with no guarantee for rehire.Complete restaffing.
When you think of that from the top down, you might envision a fresh team with new leadership coming in and creating a culture of achievement. When you look at it from the perspective of people who matter (students and families), you see that the only people getting a fresh start are the adults. The kids don't get to leave when things go poorly.
Since when did we decide that adults get to just quit and start over every time it's hard?
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