You are right, those things shouldn't have happened. However, I'm neither in charge of hiring or firing. I'm not a DOS, not a "boss", not even a manager. I'm an assistant to a director of the department where I do certain specific tasks along with my own full load of teaching responsibilities. All I can do is observe, offer feedback, and voice my opinion. After that, it is out of my hands. I suspect the school was giving this teacher the benefit of the doubt in hoping that he would improve. The simple fact of the matter was, he didn't. Once he whined and yelled during his second week of employment that he was being "observed too much" . . . well, I had better things to do with my time. The school leaders were well aware of his teaching deficincies as well. Why they chose not to act on them, you'd have to ask them personally. See, the REAL Stefanie who left last November was the same way. She didn't like to be observed either (also new to the job). My feeling is that teachers who don't like to be observed from time to time (not 4-5 times a week as has been alleged) probaby know their teaching style is not really up to par. Speaking of looking in a mirror, these are the kinds of "teachers" that really need to take a long, hard look at themselves and ask "how can I improve? what can I do differently? what teaching styles can I learn and try in order to keep my charges growing academically?" And finally, "am I really cut out to be a teacher?"

Now, if they are only in China (or wherever) to party and meet girls (or boys) and disco dance till dawn and the "teaching" paycheck is just an end to a means (getting money to support the party lifestyle), well that's for another thread, isn't it?