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Not every kid deserves to stay in the classroom. Some students have earned their way out of it. It is not cruel to admit this. What's cruel is forcing 25 other students to sit in the room while one kid makes learning impossible. And every teacher knows what kid I mean! Some are experts in low-level disruption, but others constantly talk, make noises, refuse to do work, roam the room or hallways, etc. Worse, there are kids in school who regularly pick fights, bully others, and make threats to the safety of students and staff. Yet, we keep them in. In these situations, schools are held hostage by their worst students. When that happens, we're no longer in an instructional environment; we're in the business of crisis management, with the kids who actually want to learn getting ignored while teachers put out a thousand little fires. This results, de facto, in the removal of kids from education, just not the ones who deserve it. We essentially force the good kids out of the education they deserve by making them to sit in chaotic classrooms, wasting day after day. It also results in teacher burnout because they are tasked with tolerating failure instead of being supported to fix it. We're forcing good people out of the profession, people who may, under different circumstances, raise reading and math scores and help prepare our students for a useful and fulfilling citizenship. "Every child has a right to an education"? Yes. But no child has a right to steal one out from under everyone else. Maybe it's time we consider what it takes to lose that right.

Awesome lesson!!!!!

Back in the days, before fancy tech, I was a big fan girl of @cstclair1 and the weather network. A friend of mine created this little beaut and I just came across it again today! #aweathernerdsrockstar

Principals, if a teacher comes to you with an appointment or personal need and needs to arrive late or leave early, don’t make it complicated. Say yes. Build trust by showing you care about them as a person. It’s a small gesture, but the impact on morale is huge.

@winnimartha I always see it to strength training workout when I shovel! 🤣

Shovelled an entire walkway and half a driveway and yet my Apple Watch says I have zero exercise minutes. Insulting! #ONStorm

I love students… and I always will.  But the most important lesson I learned as an administrator was that my primary job was to support the staff.  (And this support allows teachers to care about the kids more effectively.)

Thursday, February 13, 2025: All #WRDSB schools will be CLOSED and transportation is CANCELLED. Extended Day Programs, Child Care Centres in our schools, and Education Centre will be closed. wrdsb.ca/blog/2025/02/1…

A little #WinterSolstice walk in -20! Longer days ahead! ❄️

My Christmas bucket is full!!! ❤️🎄🪣❄️

I feel seen!!!!!!!!!!!! Brown-John: Windsor-Essex public education really is in crisis windsorstar.com/opinion/column… via @TheWindsorStar

@C_Schwinny10 @hkygivesblood So awesome to see you inspiring others Cole ❤️

Awesome to see Easton again last night! The new colours look good on you buddy!

Safety badges for teacher’s duty vests. Room 20 will be so proud to see their work in action on the playground and in the halls!

Our Remembrance Day artwork is ready for Monday.❤️🇨🇦❤️#RemembranceDay

When you find out someone is thinking aboooot you! ❤️💀👻🎃

We were warned and she followed through. ⚡️ 🌧️ #onstorm

Fall is fully embraced.

When you think it can’t get any worse…..