Rhode Island teacher in the Providence School Department says, "I quit!"
Stephen Round, a 2nd grade teacher in the Providence School Department for 15 years has spoken out with a You Tube video. He tried to read his letter of resignation at a school committee meeting last week, but was not given the opportunity. He decided to make the video to read the letter of the resignation.
He addresses the Human Resources department of the Providence Public Schools with his resignation letter. education philosophy is to teach children to be life-long learners. The current school atmosphere does not allow him to meet that goal.
Children no longer are allowed to have breakfast in the cafeteria. Breakfast is now in the classroom while students are supposed to be doing some type of learning. There is no time for socialization during breakfast. Lunch and recess are being used as a tool to force children to behave in class and to be quiet.
He explains that most of his students had some type of behavior problems. The students that most needed socialization and recess were losing that opportunity, creating more behavior problems. Anything fun is gone, field trips are gone and even the ability to tutor his students after school is gone.
Anything that is not in the designed curriculum, even if it works is not allowed. I would rather leave my $70,000 per year job with benefits than be part of a system that is opposed to what I believe education could be, says Mr. Brown.
Many parents believe that with the high numbers of student with disabilities now being taught in the regular classrooms, Mr. Brown may not be the only motivated and experienced teacher that Rhode Island will be losing, unless something changes.
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