tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post6097171585385107521..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: PS 106 Update: Retired Teacher Writes to Farina About Principal Marcella Sills' Leadershiped notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-7190726993159571372014-06-01T19:45:54.003-04:002014-06-01T19:45:54.003-04:00Well she was fired!! There are so many schools in ...Well she was fired!! There are so many schools in NYC with corrupt principals. Many of us feel that the UFT does little if anything to protect us. We need a method by which we can make ourselves heard. Nine teachers in my Queens school are currently investigating illegal activities my principal has been committing with the purpose of making himself look good while everyone else suffers.But we have to do all of the work while fearing we will be found out. The DOE will do nothing unless forced to do so. Using the media can help, but the risk you run is giving up your identity and leaking DOE documents can be a tricky issue from a legal standpoint. The children simply don't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-6832418575592787222014-02-19T18:19:06.625-05:002014-02-19T18:19:06.625-05:00I think that the new chancellor should send repres...I think that the new chancellor should send representatives to every school to find out what is happening in the schools especially schools that are in low income area. I believe that some of these principals have the money but donot know how to spend it and because of this many students and teachers do not have the necessary tools to work with. Please helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-63005043664064200912014-01-20T18:23:44.885-05:002014-01-20T18:23:44.885-05:00Time for the teachers, both past and present to co...Time for the teachers, both past and present to come together and take some sort of united stand on this awful situation-Friday anon. at 10:45 has it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-39293688262489196052014-01-17T12:26:13.468-05:002014-01-17T12:26:13.468-05:00Ms. Baum was an excellent teacher and also very br...Ms. Baum was an excellent teacher and also very brave. She spoke up and would say what everyone was thinking. Her voice was always directed towards helping to improve the school. She personally cared for students and would mentor teachers although being constantly maligned by Ms. Sills as incompetent or ineffective. She also did not judge others on rumors or gossip. She treated me with kindness and respect when no one else cared. She was also this way with the students. So many times she cried out for help for our school and received only deaf ears. She received unwarranted "progressive discipline" and pulled out of classrooms where she truly a significant help. Everything she stated was true although no one would believe the extent of her viciousness. It was never about the students but her ruling with a iron fist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-38260163033463556222014-01-17T10:25:00.889-05:002014-01-17T10:25:00.889-05:00Fariña is losing big points as the days pass. As m...Fariña is losing big points as the days pass. As my colleagues talk each day about educational issues in NYC, principal Sills is continuously brought up due to the incomprehensible situation. The same teachers who were applauding Fariña's appointment are now shaking their heads. Everyone from teachers to administrators to parents are stunned that this principal is still at ps106. Fariña really made a big mistake here. The news on this principal will get worse by the day. When is the RALLY OUTSIDE PS 106????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-35593133313172451352014-01-17T08:41:22.567-05:002014-01-17T08:41:22.567-05:00Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was an employee of Distri...Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was an employee of District 27. Serviced P106 for many years. Had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Baum. I felt that she was a wonderful and most caring teacher. I sit here astounded at what I am sure took place at P106. I do realize that the DoE must do a thorough investigation before acting. I anxiously await the outcome, hoping that Ms. Sills gets just what she deserves!!! Hate to say that someone should feel miserable, but to all of those that Sills tore apart emotionally, I myself would be happy today knowing that she must be devastated. But then again, maybe she is not smart enough to be devastated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com