Graduate Degrees are NOT for Teachers

in Hillsborough County Public Schools, there was no pay differential for teachers with graduate degrees

How to Cope While Working in Public Schools: Walk

When I started walking, it was to break out of the confines of the school campus.

It Doesn't Pay to Be Smart as a Public School Teacher, part one

I thought I came into education...and everyone was going to be smart...

Black Assistant Principal plus White Principal Equals No

I do not see how any Black woman can thrive in that environment.

Drug Culture and When Principals Smoke Crack on a Public School Campus

They feen and vape in the bathrooms and even right in class under the desks!

How to Cope While Working in Public Schools: Leave for Lunch

I do not think I was more than two months in before the racially ambiguous AP stated, in front of my colleague, that she needed to talk to me privately [along with the Black AP]. The conversation went something like this: Racially Ambiguous AP: Have you been going to your

Paid Leave: Hillsborough County Public Schools Says, Don't Use It

HCPS gives teachers on a 10-month contract 10 days of leave per school year

When Your School Board is White AF

I know--on sight--that it is not the place for me.

You Work at the Ghetto School

Hispanic tells you little of what the racial (or even ethnic) population is.

Conference Nights: My Dreaded 12-Hour Shift

It is written into the teacher contract that you have to attend them

Education Jargon Bank (EdJB)

As I continue to build this site, I am finding myself having to write both the acronyms and the meanings. And in order to save screen space, I want to write acronyms only. So, this is where you will find acronyms utilized in the field of education--because acronyms make us

"Other Duties As Assigned" in Public Schools: Lunch, part 2

The students were constantly out of their seats shouting at and putting hands on one another.

behavior

"Other Duties As Assigned" in Public Schools: Lunch

Coming from being a District-based worker, I had forgotten about school-based duties.

African American

Interviews Are Made Up of Lies: Your Principal Just Needs Another Body for Her Cemetery

I was caught off guard by a panel-styled interview with a host of women.

at-will

Termination vs. Resignation

Being terminated in K-12 education seems to have minimal effect on getting another job

discrimination

Termination: When You Get Aborted at Work

Laws in Florida do not require a termination letter to be issued by the employer unless you are under a contract

behavior

RBF: The Type of Demeanor You Don't Expect from a School Principal

But what I don't do is take my problems out on other people.

behavior

The School-Based Behavior Specialist

There is the clause "other duties as necessary" which is makes it so that the job is anything leadership tells you it is.

climate and culture

Toxic Leaders in Tampa Bay Area Public Schools (TLTBAPS)

This list will be continuously updated as I receive information from the public.

education

The Behavior Specialist: A Shit Job in Public Schools

I desperately wanted to work with people who have the same training that I have because I desire to grow and excel in the field.

education

My Number One Work-Related Red Flag: The Middle Age White Woman as Boss

There is a flag so red it bleeds thickly out of its host, quickly onto its perceived opposition, and stains the entire fabric which surrounds it.

education

Walking into a Burning Building: When You Ignore Your Intuition After a Job Interview

Ignore all the warning signs at the onset of a situation.

education

I Don't Know What You Heard, But I Got Fired

This is not my side or my version. It is just the truth.