Tag: Diane Tirado

JC Bowman Commentary: Legislation That Hurts School Discipline

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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

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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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