I am concerned about the management styles at some Public Schools. It seem as though some of these managers have forgotten where they came from and that teachers are the ones who make the schools function. Teachers are being treated like robots and some animated figures without brains in some schools. The managers seem to think that they know it all. Many teachers are in fear of victimization. There are some managers who do not have the qualifications as their teachers, both a first and second degree. They can only sit in there offices. When teachers are absent, these managers cannot even hold the affected classes. Now the schools have management teams which are made up of the principal, adjunct principal and the student care coordinator. This new body does not enhance the functioning of the schools because they do nothing. They sit in their offices or they sit together to plan what next to do to harass the teachers. Take for example the SCC at the LCS, this individual does nothing for the benefit of the students but she flounces around and is into everything. She thinks she in the principal. Teachers are daily being reduced to become the most disrespected members in the education system. Something must be done to address this situation and restore teachers' dignity and pride. I am a parent and friend of many teachers at all of the various schools. Look out for the next article.
Karol Klass