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  Case: Your principal does not like your teaching style
You are in your second year of teaching in a rural, isolated elementary school. Even though you feel as though you are doing an excellent job using the latest cutting-edge pedagogical methods, you sense that your principal does not like your teaching style even though he has not said so. At the end of the school year, you receive a letter from the district saying that your contract will not be renewed. Is this legal? Why or why not?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Technically, or at least in the county I used to work in, if you don't have tenure in a school system they aren't required to give you a detailed reason as to why your contract isn't being renewed. I would be interested to see what the principal said in the teacher's evaluations though. Throughout my three years at my previous county I know plenty of teachers whose contracts were not renewed and it was not illegal by any means. Once you signed to teach your 4th year in the county, you received tenure.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I don't agree with this because there is no solution to what they should do.
Rated On: October 19, 2015 12:59 am
Rated By: eRymaT
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: This does not seem ethical.
Rated On: March 3, 2017 6:19 am
Rated By: udaXuh
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: being dismissed without a reason isnt legal
Rated On: October 16, 2017 3:18 am
Rated By: guXyLy
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I would be proactive in finding a solution.
Rated On: July 2, 2019 9:18 pm
Rated By: quqyVe