2007-2008 U Rating

My second Unsatisfactory Annual Performance Review came at the end of the 2007-2008 school year. As you will see, there was an escalation of disciplinary letters, and a drastic deterioration of student behavior.


1. Accusation: Incompetence
Date of Incident: Thursday, September 6, 2007
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher:
September 8, 2007
“Unceasing Fire”

2. Accusation: Absence from Work;
Date of Incident: Wednesday, September 25, 2007; Thursday, September 27, 2007
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher:
October 8, 2007
“Accounting Minutes”

3. Accusation: Incompetence; Failure to Produce a Lesson Plan on Demand
Date of Incident: Friday, October 5, 2007
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher:
October 19, 2007
“Meet Me Afterschool”


4. Accusation: Verbal Abuse
Date of Incident: Friday, November 16, 2007
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher:
December 4, 2007
“Kids First”

5. Accusation: Poor Judgement; Unprofessional Statements and Conduct
Date of Incident: Friday,December 14, 2007
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher:
December 20, 2007
“Randy Dandy”
“Harass This”
January 18, 2008
“Que Sera Sera”

6. Accusation: Poor Judgement; Unprofessional Statements and Conduct
Date of Incident: Friday, December 21, 2007
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher: None Published

7. Accusation: Incompetence. Failure to Provide a Written Lesson Plan
Date of Incident: Monday, January 14, 2008 and Thursday, January 17, 2008
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher: None Published

8. Accusation: Incompetence—Unsatisfactory Observation
Date of Incident: Friday, February 1, 2008
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher: None Published

9. Accusation: Verbal Abuse and Unprofessional Conduct
Date of Incident: Friday, February 29, 2008
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher: None Published

10. Accusation: Unprofessional Conduct
Date of Incident: Monday, March 3, 2008
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher: None Published

11. Accusation: Unprofessional Conduct
Date of Incident: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher: None Published

12. Accusation: Incompetence—Unsatisfactory Observation
Date of Incident: Friday, March 14, 2008
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher: None Published

13. Accusation: Verbal Abuse and Misconduct
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 20, 2008
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher: None Published

14. Accusation: Verbal Abuse
Date of Incident: May 8, 2008
Reply to Charges Published on Untamed Teacher:
June 18, 2008
“Cockroaches and Ancestors”


Unfortunately, I stopped giving detailed replies to allegations in January of 2008. I wasn’t trying to hide anything. It just got harder and harder to write the replies. In hindsight, I think I was getting very depressed. I was tired all the time, and just didn’t want to deal with writing about school on nights and weekends. What is more, the second semester is very busy for 8th grade science teachers because we are preparing kids for the 8th grade science exam and helping them do their Science Exit Projects.

I did reply to the allegations by writing on the letter itself. I had a bad experience in my hearing because none of my well-written, detailed replies were allowed into evidence. I didn’t want them to have the alternative of hiding my replies, so I wrote them in every empty space I could find on the letter of accusation.

I will slowly start posting my replies to these allegations on an alternative blog that I will link to this one.