re: Gwinnett’s (GA) teacher of the year is quitting the school district

I had a first year teacher come into my room today and complain because a first year principal told her she “had too many failures.” This teacher is a good, no- nonsense teacher.

Principals are only worried about how they look and how many angry phone calls they receive. That is why good teachers hear:

1. You have too many failures (I don’t want to have to answer the phone this summer)

2. I don’t want to see 8s and 9s on report cards … meaning 58s and 59s (once again, phone calls)

3. We are overcrowded and holding a kid back does not help the situation.

That is what administration has told me for 27 years here deep in the heart of Dixie.