“The teachers are afraid of the principal; The principal is afraid of the superintendent; The superintendent is afraid of the school board; The school board is afraid of the parents; The parents are afraid of the kids; and The kids are afraid of no one!” ~ Author unknown Another typical week, in a possibly typical school, has ended. Teachers have endured months of weekly ‘staff development’ aimed at forcing/shaping/shaming them into collective acceptance of the principal’s hero, Ed Ford. Repeatedly the teachers practiced the official Ed Ford questions: “What are you doing? What are the rules? What should you be … Continue reading Crude, Chaotic, and Politically Correct