I suppose you are right. I will have to hope the truely sincere, MATURE teachers will understand the position schools are in. It is hard finding the good teachers.

ABout our experience with the "playboy"...he did in fact VICTIMIZE
> STUDENTS... and STAFF, he DID totally interfere with the progress
> of other teachers around him, and eventually this relulted in some injury to the reputation of the employer. Most of the people here saw him for what he was though, so it is ok now that he's gone. My concern in allowing him to have his private life, is that we allowed him to cause harm to alot of people, when we should have gotten rid of him from the first sign of the type he was.

I will know better next time.

> YES, dee ... I fear that what you've said regarding 'intimidation' is
> quite true. Stiff warnings tend to scare away many of the legitimate
> players in The Great Game of EFL. Yet, logic would dictate than ANY
> worthwhile entity in this world is subject to abuse at the hands of a
> dispassionate minority. After all, this is part of human nature, the
> perennial struggle of good vs. evil, both of which quantities are at
> the human option from the get-go. This all boils down to the fact
> that having chosen to be a teacher is not written in the stars, but
> is a decision not to be taken too lightly. Nonetheless, we are still
> dealing with human beings who, irrespective of their fancy titles and
> good (declared) intentions, can still be the misfits of a society. I
> fear that weeding out this unsavory element DOES run the risk of
> weakening the interests of those who are truly qualified, yet, TRUE
> qualification consists of not only academic facility, but also an
> understanding of the human element and the necessity for warnings
> against counterproductive behavior. Maybe that's what is better
> referred to as 'maturity.'

> Finally, a whiner can surely be one gigantic pain in the gluteus
> maximus, and should be gotten rid of a.s.a.p. The playboy/girl,
> however, is quite another problem. So long as he/she doesn't
> demonstrate his/her tendencies in public, AND DOESN'T VICTIMIZE
> STUDENTS OR STAFF, what the hell CAN you do? We are all entitled to a
> private life, just so long as it doesn't interfere with the progress
> of others, as well as injure the reputation of one's employer.

> Let me hear your opinions, Dee, and thanks for your reply.

> The Arrogant One