This article explores the risks of unqualified academic supervisors in K-12 education. It highlights the impacts of poor leadership on teaching quality, student safety, and teacher development while advocating for stricter selection and monitoring mechanisms.
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When Professional Ideals Meet Administrative Incompetence: A STEM Teacher’s Struggle
This article explores the clash between a STEM teacher’s professional ideals and their academic supervisor’s administrative shortcomings in a South Chicago school, highlighting the adverse impacts on teaching quality, student safety, and the broader K-12 education system.
When Administrative Ineptitude Clashes with Professional Ideals: A STEM Teacher’s Struggle
This article explores the challenges faced by a STEM teacher at a predominantly Black school in Chicago’s South Side. It highlights the lack of expertise and poor management of a newly appointed academic supervisor and the risks posed to teaching quality and laboratory safety.
