Earlier in the week our principal sent out an email to the faculty to apprise us that next year we will have a new football coach. The email contained a paragraph biography of the new coach, including where he attended college, degrees he holds, and where he currently coaches.
Today, our principal sent an email to parents to tell them about the new coach.
We have roughly 200 teachers, many of whom are highly accomplished, effective, and inspiring. No one has ever sent an email to the faculty or to the community to inform of a new physics teacher, or English teacher, or math teacher.
In the past two years, two outstanding, inspirational, and effective teachers retired, but no one sent an email to the faculty or to the community to celebrate the careers of these wonderful teachers or to state how much we will miss them.
In fact, in my 32 years of teaching, I don’t think I have ever known of a time when a school sent out emails or letters to inform about new important teachers or to say goodbye to retiring teachers.
We have a new football coach.
When a high school’s football record is 1-9, this apparently is a top priority.
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2 comments on this topic
6. February - 7:43 am
One of the best things I’ve read in a long time. I have often felt this way.
6. February - 8:24 am
Wow, Edie, you have done it again! I nominate you to the post of Secretary of Education – I think you could get the priorities in the right place!