The scenario has been played out again and again in schools. The parent shares that concern with other parents. Soon, a group of parents is worried about this change in curriculum and, perhaps, angry because they weren't aware of or involved in making the decision.
Alienated employees do damage inside and outside schools.
They are probably responsible for more defeated bond and levy voters than the most active antitax community groups,'' write Adam Kernan-Schloss and Andy Plattner in a recent article in Educational Leadership . Polls indicate that 88 percent of American parents consider their child's teacher their most credible source of information about education issues. Second in line are children, followed by other parents. School officials rank fourth and the media even farther behind. In a recent national poll, teachers were rated as the most trusted profession, coming even ahead of clergymen and substantially ahead in the media.