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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusty View Post
    my boss observed my classroom on Friday. He's only had positive things to say about the kilt in the past... but they're really coming down on us for anything and everything they can find. We'll see if the kilt comes up in my annual evaluation in March or April. Maybe I'll go to that meeting kilted too.
    I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing that worry. What is the cause of that? management/worker tensions?

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    Management/worker relations are actually fairly good... we just renegotiated our contract and got a 3% raise and a 1% bonus.

    I think alot of it has to do with the fact that our test scores are lower than expected... and with NCLB, we now have the state and federal governments breathing down our necks. Plus, I work in Special Education, which is mostly federally funded, so we're really getting hammered.

    District admin is putting pressure on site admin, and of course, site admin is putting pressure on us as a result. But, of course, they're not touching the teachers, who are educated... they're going ofter support staff- custodial, security, instructional aides... Why does management always go after unskilled/uneducated workers first?

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    Unfortunately, for various reasons, they're usually seen as more expendable, and in less of a position to resist than the professionals. But are you not a teacher?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Galician View Post
    Unfortunately, for various reasons, they're usually seen as more expendable, and in less of a position to resist than the professionals. But are you not a teacher?
    I'm not. I'm an instructional aide. I work in a special ed classroom.

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    ok, in either position, bless you, such a demanding and necessary job.

    Btw, you never said what your newest kilt was like!

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    My newest is a Canadian military surplus in Black Watch. I posted comments and some pics in this thread.
    http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/j...751/index.html

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    Oh, nice! I hadn't seen the pics. looking very nice. I've thought of getting a 22 oz. but I'm on the short side, and don't think that I could get one which would work for me.

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    Both my parents are teachers. I'm trying to get my teaching degree in history. Don't even get me started on No Child Left behind... Talk about raping the school system... What MORON thought that piece of crap was a good idea?

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