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I fell for nothing! I NEVER asked for a raise. I never paid into the "union" here, either. LOL You fell for it all though. You fell for Bush though, I see. NCLB is a joke! It was not funded properly and there are so many flaws in the tests.

I wish you would take that attitude and help teachers FIGHT for children. We DO complain, but you see, we get fired if we complain too much. I DO NOT WORK FOR CCPS ANYMORE THEREFORE I CAN TELL YOU ALL THAT HAPPENS!

I worked in the Taj. WHAT A WASTE OF OUR TAX DOLLARS. They had meetings to plan meetings. I AM NOT KIDDING! We would start a project and then it just died. I had to meet deadlines for my part of the puzzle and then no one did their part and it just faded into the woodwork. I could have been helping teachers and students during that time, but instead I was preparing stupid slideshows on phonics.

You have NO idea...still...what does on in CCPS. I wanted to be measured on how well I did because I'd make over 100K a year had I been. I wanted to SCREAM at board meetings that I haven't the money to help these children but you people sure do (meaning the board). I wanted to scream at Thompson and her little gal pal that does nothing but cut and paste things she finds on the Internet to look productive.

It's a MESS here and until tax payers do something about it it will not change. So, blame teachers all you want (and yes, many suck and whine they want more money but are having kids to worksheets and color in a 4th grade classroom) but 95% of your REAL teachers (with an education in education, higher degrees, constant professional development) could care LESS about raises. I have said from day one (when this stupid 1% bonus thing started) that teachers who care would much rather have the money doubled and used in their classrooms rather than in their paychecks.

um...you are always a part of the problem and never a part of the solution. A couple of years back you dared me to come up with solutions. I handed you 15. You did nothing with them as a parent and tax payer I see. I couldn't do anything about it because I was a slave teacher and told to keep it zipped. Now I am too sick to fight it. When I get better believe me...I will be running for school board.

I have since left due to health reason. Gee, I wonder why I became so ill? Could it have been all the BS and stress from the board, the taj and people like you?

I loved what I did. I love teaching and always will feel it was my calling. no one, not even you, dumbleed, can change that.

NOW, MAKE A DIFFERENCE DUMBS! please, do something to help the children of CCPS. Go to a title 1 school and volunteer some reading time. THEY ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOMEONE TO CARE!!! You could be that person, umleed.