Teacher Job Posting: We'll Treat You with Respect and Back You Up on Discipline
In this video, Dr. Justin Baeder discusses a refreshingly honest teacher job posting that promises professional respect and administrative support on discipline.
Key Takeaways
- This is what teachers want - Respect, reasonable expectations, and backup on behavior — not pizza parties or gift cards
- Honest job postings attract talent - Schools that lead with working conditions rather than platitudes will attract better candidates
- The bar is painfully low - The fact that promising to back up teachers on discipline is noteworthy tells you how bad things have gotten
Transcript
let me know what you think of this teacher job posting the pay is unremarkable the duties are pretty similar to every other teaching position in the world but we will be reasonable we will be respectful we will be supportive and we will not make you deal with ridiculous student behavior we will back you up we will deal with it when there is a behavior problem we will not blame you or gaslight you or ask what you did to cause it we will be there to support you when there is an issue with student behavior If you were to see that job posting, what would your reaction be?
Because I feel like people are just looking for the basics.
People are just looking to be treated with a reasonable amount of respect.
They're asking to be listened to.
They're asking to be supported.
when they are facing challenges that they truly cannot handle on their own completely within their classroom, despite their great ability to handle things on their own within their classroom.
So let me know what you think about this.
Would you take a job like that with average pay, average everything else?
Let me know.