Agradeço a referência deste artigo à Ana P. Serve como demonstração de que a pólvora seca e a roda quadrada já foram inventadas há muito.
Não é que sejamos todos munta bons. Não somos é todos munta maus e preguiçosos. Há de tudo, como na drogaria. Ou no aviário. Pelo menos alguns de nós ainda lêem umas cenas giras e tal. O que parece cair mal e até poder ser motivo para acusação de demasiado tempo livre.
Older teachers are brilliant. So let’s call out ageism
Experienced teachers are valued by pupils, parents and NQTs. It’s just headteachers who are unconvinced, says Jo Brighouse.
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Being on the upper pay scale hung around your neck like an albatross. Every single thing you did was measured and recorded, your data plotted against impossible targets and invariably found wanting.
Younger (and cheaper) teachers were singled out for public praise, given the largest classrooms, called upon and listened to in staff meetings.
If the goal was to get rid of all older teachers, it worked. Within three years, nearly 90 per cent of all original staff had cleared out.
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