Tag: Diane Tirado

JC Bowman Commentary: Legislation That Hurts School Discipline

JC Bowman

Lack of student discipline, inadequate administrative support, and lack of respect are frequently cited why teachers leave the profession. The continued barrage of top-down legislation by the Tennessee General Assembly does not help.

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Less is Better? West Palm Beach Teacher Fired for Expecting More Out of Student’s Performance

Julie Carr

On Tuesday’s Gill Report – Tennessee Star Political Editor Steve Gill was baffled by a recent firing of a West Palm Beach, Florida elementary teacher who refused to give a fifty percent score to students who chose to ‘do nothing’ in class. The school’s “lowest grade possible-50% policy”  encourages students to do…

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