The Teachers Are Blowing Their Whistles!

When I was in Brisbane last November I met a few of the teachers who have been in contact with me through this website.

I was worried about confidentiality - teachers tell me that they are regularly warned at staff meetings that they must not speak to the media - so I arranged to meet the teachers individually.

But, as it happened, two teachers were chatting and realised that they had both 'set up' meetings with me, and they arranged to have a joint meeting. Then another teacher was also invited.

Before this group meeting I had my doubts - but actually it was amazingly good.

Two of us discovered that we had worked with the same dysfunctional principal, just a few years apart!

Others swapped ideas on how to make a living after you have been driven out of teaching.

It was a wonderful experience.

Then the next day I met a man who told me that he had had to fight off two other men who also wanted to come along to talk about workplace bullying at their school.

So I have been wondering ever since how I could set up a bigger meeting in Brisbane for teachers.

A time when they could talk safely about what is going on at their schools.

And then I saw this video -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y63xPm32v4

A group of American teachers got together and talked about their jobs - but with bags over their heads!

Now wouldn't that be amazing!

I will let you know when I will next be in Brisbane.

Maybe we can organise a "Bag Lady Teachers" meeting in Brisbane.

Do you think the press should be invited?