Dead system... Old system...

I am pretty sure I should be asking for a transfer next year.

Please do not misunderstand me. Its not the students. Its the system. My frequent run ins with the system and my superiors should be common knowledge by now. The bottom line is that I simply cannot work for an organization that has differing ideals from me. Or, to put it this way, that do not live up to its own ideals.

For me, the purpose of an education system should exist to serve the students. To provide them with opportunities to excel, to progress, to provide them recognition for their efforts and hard work...

But.

I am tired of fighting the system. My system. My kids may be naughty, they may be hard to teach. But deep down inside, they are like all of us. All they require is for someone to have faith in them, to trust them, and to guide them. They need someone to give them a chance, and I am feeling tired fighting the system, fighting just to give them that chance. The system simply writes them off so often, even when they make the grade, even when they fight so hard. I cannot understand why their hard work and effort, their core character and work attitude are so often ignored. Are results all that matter? What about when they make the grade then? Why deny them then and give the excuse that their character might be in doubt? Why tell the parents that the teachers' opinions matter when our opinions were never taken into account, and force us to accept their decision and toe the company line?

I may call them rascals, fools, etc... But.

ha... Oh well, I guess I'll be looking for an idealistic school. A school which believes in giving its students a chance, having faith in their ability to succeed rather than a school which closes the door... Often because it is so much easier to close a door than to open one.