Abc Xyz So true!
" trample on the human rights of teachers" It is much worse then that! What happens when a teacher has the guts to say something is wrong in the world of Ontario Education.
http://www.canadians4accountability.org/news/main...
Even some of the best known Canadians have responded.
LGen The Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire, (Ret’d), Senator
http://tomorrowstrust.ca/?p=7202

There are all kinds of trained teachers out there! Why have they left teaching? That is the real question! Most teachers love teaching for the sake of kids, they just hate being teachers in a profession that has been destroyed by the self-interest of the ones in power.

Part 3
Mac Comment:
“While a report of sexual or physical abuse is clearly grounds for disciplinary action (as well as a police investigation), …. “

Reply:
You are kidding! In a multiple sex criminal case one of the investigators from the College admitted he /she didn’t report to the authorities the conduct of the accused multiple sex offender because the investigator thought he wasn’t a threat to kids any more because he had gotten married. If the pattern holds, I bet that investigator is now a school principal! Want to see other really silly actions in education.

CTV Report of Sex Offenders:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNe...

It is a little obvious that the machinery of Ontario Education is in desperate need of an ombusdmen office with lots of power to crack the stupidity. Self-governing has failed kids, teachers and the integrity of education.

Part Two
Mac’ Comment”
“ Of the roughly 200,000 educators licensed by the Ontario College of Teachers to teach, only 27 have been terminated due to poor performance since 2004—an annual average of just 0.002 per cent. …”

Reply:
So true but look at the drop in support of the Ontario College of Teachers last election. Less then 3% of teachers voted in their election. No one in their right mind can claim they have any credibity in education.

Part One

“Why it’s so hard to fire bad teachers”
Mac’ Comment:
“It began in September 2007, when she inherited a teacher….”

Reply: So why is the board keeping the last administrator in their employ if he / she can not deal with the problem.

Mac’ Comment:
“Still, it took months of paperwork and meetings with union representatives before she was able to inch even one step closer to dismissal. “

Reply: This is the principals job do it for the sake of kids. Teachers are required to deal with students who are sex offenders and criminals every day. Get on with your job.

Mac’ Comment:
““ According to Barrie Bennett, a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the dismissal process is so onerous, the risk of reprisal from teachers’ unions so great, that “most principals find it’s not worth the effort.” …

Reply:
Same oh same oh for the removal of administrators.
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20...