We teach students to accept failure as constructive
criticism.
Yet when this failure is imparted on to us
(By senior observers)
We cannot so easily digest this,
At least not constructively.
In fact it gets lodged,
Lodged in our throats...
And although comfort beckons us to know
The superficial nature of these ever-changing OFSTED gradings
We still can’t help but feel a devastation.
A devastation SO magnanimous
It sets ablaze the very core of our teaching identity –
You think I’m being dramatic, right?
Heck I’m a temporary contract holding teacher of four years,
Can you imagine the dramatic dialogue
That takes place
If I were longstanding member of a teaching organisation?!
But wait,
Academia teaches us to be objective,
That insightful felicity can not
Be hitherto epiphanised
At least not if we do not question an observer’s motives.
So why when you grade me must I accept your opinion,
When you have just told me that you do what I do
With a similar class?
Yet your 'Outstanding' - Hmph!
BS Politics
Government
LA
School Departments
Its all BS
So watch me pack my bags
And traipse on over to the private sector!
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