Chuck Isner, local president for the Texas State Teachers Association, said Friday many experienced teachers have expressed to him they feel like they are being “pushed out” by the district. He said Cowan’s resignation is evidence. Last semester he received more phone calls from frustrated teachers than he has in his 10 years in a TSTA leadership position.
“To be fair, people don’t call me to tell me how wonderful it is,” he said.
The phone calls, he said, come from teachers in elementary, junior high and high school who teach a variety of subjects. Still, he said he does not want or expect the administration to drop the changes they have made in curriculum and programs due to complaints.
“I can see value in this,” he said of the new district initiatives. “We just asked them to slow down.”
Another issue Cowan and Isner said was teachers do not feel like administration listens to their frustrations.
Duh. Of course teachers are being pushed out; they are a dime a dozen. Reformers and administrators WANT a revolving door teaching force. No more "outrageous" pay, no more having to pay pensions.
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