[etni] Re: Fw: verbal/physical abuse against teachers
- From: Galia Kaspi-Sprung <gkaspi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:21:33 +0200
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Dear colleague,
Well stated. Every word so true. And only getting worse. What are we going
to do about it??
I wish I had written it myself.
Galia Kaspi-Sprung
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Subject: [etni] Fw: verbal/physical abuse against teachers
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> Hi!
> I feel that verbal/physical abuse against teachers is a microcosm of our
> society in general, and specifically that of the teacher’s status.
>
> We are underpaid in a society where wealth equals respect, we are
overworked
> in a society where “freier” is a person to be looked down on. Our work
> conditions are awful. Dirty classes, no proper lunch breaks, no
respectable
> place to meet with staff, parents or pupils and we even have guard duty on
> our short, well-needed breaks. There are unreasonable demands. What other
> professionals work like this? And we agree to the ever increasing
demands,
> which at first seem highly illogical, but eventually become the everyday
> norm( over 40 kids in a class, less hours ….) We are subject to the
opinions
> and such of inspectors, principals, parents, and even , lately, of our
> pupils. We are subject to abide by changes made without our professional
> opinions, and sometimes, we are not really able to safely voice our
> opinions, or at least not to those”above” us, that is impudent.
>
> It is no wonder we are subject to abuse. We are classic cases.
>
> And so, I will sign off, disillusioned, and having learnt my lesson in the
> past, refrrain from naming myself.
>
>
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