It's been such a long time

We all need to be on our knees with our eyes lifted to heaven as the New Jersey legislature prepares to bring the new teacher tenure and seniority bill to the floor for a vote this June 2012.  I'm told it will pass.  Principals across the state are preparing to 'set up' teachers with whom they hold a personal grudge.  Their personal grudges will eventually catch up with them though.  God doesn't like ugly, and He won't tolerate it for long.  By the way, how long will WE tolerate it?  We need to keep logs on everything that is happening.  Don't let a thing pass.  It could mean the difference between you having a job and not having a job.  The last I heard, principals are given a lot of power in this evaluation scenario.  Half of our evaluation will be based on the test scores of our students, part of it will be given by our peers, and the rest by our administrator.  Too bad it couldn't just be a collaborative effort between the principal or supevisor and the teacher....oh yes, collaborative like the Professional Growth Plan that teachers were strong armed into signing.  What a set-up.  We all know there is something behind it, we just aren't sure what it is.  Perhaps the superintendent has given a challenge to the administrators that holds their jobs or positions in the balance.  It's just a supposition on my part.  I don't really know, but I do know that "something is rotten in Denmark".  Yep, something is wrong and we can all smell it, but we can't see it...yet.  Stand strong teachers.  WE SHALL OVERCOME!!!  We shall yet prevail over the tyranny that seeks to destroy our profession.  The unknowing stand in the background applauding our demise while they are being secretly outwitted.  Their children will know a very different educational system by the time "THEY" are through.  Overcrowded is only the tip of the iceberg.  We who are public workers must stand up before we have no legs to stand on.  Be Blessed!! PRESS FORWARD