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Not only has she used her experience as the child of an elementary teacher to create a funny and irreverent show that demonstrates the challenges and rewards that educators, administrators and support staff face on a daily basis but she is also using her platform to advocate for teachers:
I like the show, the only real objection I had was when they showed Barbara going during lunch to get her nails done. In 4+ decades in education I have never worked at a school where that would be possible, let alone allowed. Those people also have too much opportunity to chat, but I get you have to do that have a comedy show.
Early in my career I had the rural white male version of Ava as a principal, sometimes I get flashes of PTSD watching her in action.
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I like the show, the only real objection I had was when they showed Barbara going during lunch to get her nails done. In 4+ decades in education I have never worked at a school where that would be possible, let alone allowed. Those people also have too much opportunity to chat, but I get you have to do that have a comedy show.
Early in my career I had the rural white male version of Ava as a principal, sometimes I get flashes of PTSD watching her in action.
In my entire career, the only times I had a duty-free lunch was when the gods smiled and I had the lunch period for my planning block. You could leave during your planning period, but it was frowned upon and towards the end, had to be approved by an administrator. Also, in real life, you risk your career if you leave a class of students unsupervised. If you had to leave your room, you had to get someone to monitor your students in your absence.
That said, it's the only show I regularly watch. I've always been a sucker for school stories. I think my favorites were Room 222 and Boston Public.
I think Quinta Brunson is doing justice for all the teachers who stick it out in difficult circumstances on behalf of the students. I really loved the anti-charter episode. I hope it makes people think.
In my entire career, the only times I had a duty-free lunch was when the gods smiled and I had the lunch period for my planning block. You could leave during your planning period, but it was frowned upon and towards the end, had to be approved by an administrator. Also, in real life, you risk your career if you leave a class of students unsupervised. If you had to leave your room, you had to get someone to monitor your students in your absence.
That said, it's the only show I regularly watch. I've always been a sucker for school stories. I think my favorites were Room 222 and Boston Public.
I think Quinta Brunson is doing justice for all the teachers who stick it out in difficult circumstances on behalf of the students. I really loved the anti-charter episode. I hope it makes people think.
Alas, that was before my time. I'll have to look to see if it is available.
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