This is what the newly fired teacher states, **that she’s a beacon of honest teaching, and “we” are forced to teach our kids to be entitled and lazy** ***(paraphrased)***.
This is what the school states: **”[Tirado was] released from her duties as an instructor because her performance was deemed sub-standard and her interactions with students, staff, and parents lacked professionalism and created a toxic culture on the school’s campus.”**
2 sides, or is the lady pulling a Trump? Kinda tough to know these days.
Always have a bit of skepticism, it may keep you from the ubiquitous insanity that is today’s journalism goal of keeping us angry, and in this case, doing a subtle “these damn kids nowadays are lazy and entitled”, which is the same story we’ve been told every generation, but internet-amplified.
I have 3 close friends who were teachers who have ALL quit teaching in the last couple of years. Would you believe it, they’re all much happier now for some reason. Better paid too
“Tirado claimed that she was not given a specific reason she was being fired during a meeting with the two assistant principals. She deducted that her issue with the “no zero” policy was at fault”
“St. Lucie Public Schools told Newsweek that the school deemed Tirado’s refusal to incorporate IEP accommodations, mandated by federal law, to be “defiant and put students at risk.””
In defense of this teacher, suppose she was the owner of a company. Her attitude would be equivalent to not paying someone that failed to show up for work. Those who disagree with her would suggest that the missing employee should get half of their pay anyway??
This is exactly happens when you enact “No child left behind” laws.
Children who need the special attention to graduate/move along don’t get it. Everyone just gets a lowered bar. So when you have teachers trying to actually grade, which can prevent them from graduating, they’re punished for it.
>Tirado was forced to learn about the policy after some of her students didn’t complete an assignment that she had given them two weeks to do.
She didn’t already know the policy at the school she taught at?
>”What if they don’t turn anything in? ‘We give them a 50.’ I go, ‘Oh, we don’t.’ I’m so upset because we have a nation of kids that are expecting to get paid and live their life just for showing up and it’s not real,” she told the news outlet.
Oh yay, another boomer complaining about “kids these days”.
Giving a 50% is still failing a student. I also understand why teachers often don’t give zeroes. It’s because one missed assignment can completely tank your grade and make it impossible to recover, depending on how many assignments you have.
NotaVogon says
There are so many studies showing homework to be ineffective. Not to mention how kids today are in the classroom more hours than in the past.
With homework, they’re working more hours daily than I do at my full time job. They’re kids and the school system is suffocating them.
SneakyNox says
We wouldn’t want kids to get an education
EightandaHalf-Tails says
Let’s reward kids for doing nothing, that’ll teach them important life lessons…
Oh… Wait, no, it’s the opposite.
Infernalism says
They no longer want teachers to teach any longer.
They just want teachers to be daycare babysitters so all those parents can go to work every day.
JackNewton1 says
This is what the newly fired teacher states, **that she’s a beacon of honest teaching, and “we” are forced to teach our kids to be entitled and lazy** ***(paraphrased)***.
This is what the school states: **”[Tirado was] released from her duties as an instructor because her performance was deemed sub-standard and her interactions with students, staff, and parents lacked professionalism and created a toxic culture on the school’s campus.”**
2 sides, or is the lady pulling a Trump? Kinda tough to know these days.
Always have a bit of skepticism, it may keep you from the ubiquitous insanity that is today’s journalism goal of keeping us angry, and in this case, doing a subtle “these damn kids nowadays are lazy and entitled”, which is the same story we’ve been told every generation, but internet-amplified.
Bawbawian says
they need to start investigating school districts.
passing kids that clearly failed doesn’t help anybody.
and also the failing to report or really deal with violent kids also doesn’t help anybody.
TittyButtBalls says
I have 3 close friends who were teachers who have ALL quit teaching in the last couple of years. Would you believe it, they’re all much happier now for some reason. Better paid too
rntaboy says
This happened in 2018.
Why is this “news” site writing a story about it in 2023? There’s nothing new they’ve reported.
Solidsnakeerection says
https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-claims-she-was-fired-violating-no-zero-policy-not-giving-students-who-1137573
“Tirado claimed that she was not given a specific reason she was being fired during a meeting with the two assistant principals. She deducted that her issue with the “no zero” policy was at fault”
“St. Lucie Public Schools told Newsweek that the school deemed Tirado’s refusal to incorporate IEP accommodations, mandated by federal law, to be “defiant and put students at risk.””
evanvivevanviveiros says
Some folks firing her are complaining about “kids these days”
wwarnout says
In defense of this teacher, suppose she was the owner of a company. Her attitude would be equivalent to not paying someone that failed to show up for work. Those who disagree with her would suggest that the missing employee should get half of their pay anyway??
goinmobile2030 says
Fired for not handing out participation trophies.
overemployment4me says
This is exactly happens when you enact “No child left behind” laws.
Children who need the special attention to graduate/move along don’t get it. Everyone just gets a lowered bar. So when you have teachers trying to actually grade, which can prevent them from graduating, they’re punished for it.
RoseyOneOne says
What grade should you get for not showing up? Like, a courtesy 50%?
JoostinOnline says
>Tirado was forced to learn about the policy after some of her students didn’t complete an assignment that she had given them two weeks to do.
She didn’t already know the policy at the school she taught at?
>”What if they don’t turn anything in? ‘We give them a 50.’ I go, ‘Oh, we don’t.’ I’m so upset because we have a nation of kids that are expecting to get paid and live their life just for showing up and it’s not real,” she told the news outlet.
Oh yay, another boomer complaining about “kids these days”.
Giving a 50% is still failing a student. I also understand why teachers often don’t give zeroes. It’s because one missed assignment can completely tank your grade and make it impossible to recover, depending on how many assignments you have.
This is also like a 5 year old story.