Poor teaching skills

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had three kids go thru two different FCPS ESes and never got weekly updates and certainly not slideshows.

+1 my guess is that would be a fairly new teacher putting that amount of work in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had three kids go thru two different FCPS ESes and never got weekly updates and certainly not slideshows.

+1 my guess is that would be a fairly new teacher putting that amount of work in.

All 3 of my kids had the same 1st grade teacher. She didn't have a slide show, but she did have regular photos in every newsletter, which was always cute and themed. She had been teaching for well over 20 years. She also managed to be an excellent classroom manager and academic instructor.

Then we've had teachers who could barely get actually needed information into an email on an several-times-during-the-year basis who were new to the profession.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had three kids go thru two different FCPS ESes and never got weekly updates and certainly not slideshows.

+1 my guess is that would be a fairly new teacher putting that amount of work in.

The teacher had 30 years. Friends say he had done the same for their classes in previous years.

[Anonymous]

The teachers I know who send newsletters are either new teachers who are single with no kids. They have plenty of time for that. The other ones are teachers who’ve been in the same grade level for years so no need to rewrite lessons plans, etc. They have the time to do it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had three kids go thru two different FCPS ESes and never got weekly updates and certainly not slideshows.

+1 my guess is that would be a fairly new teacher putting that amount of work in.

The teacher had 30 years. Friends say he had done the same for their classes in previous years.

30 years ago they had Google slideshows??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The teachers I know who send newsletters are either new teachers who are single with no kids. They have plenty of time for that. The other ones are teachers who’ve been in the same grade level for years so no need to rewrite lessons plans, etc. They have the time to do it.

If you do it your first year when you are usually shooting a family and have more time, it’s super easy to make minor changes each year. But you know this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The teachers I know who send newsletters are either new teachers who are single with no kids. They have plenty of time for that. The other ones are teachers who’ve been in the same grade level for years so no need to rewrite lessons plans, etc. They have the time to do it.

If you do it your first year when you are usually shooting a family and have more time, it’s super easy to make minor changes each year. But you know this.

Don’t know what autocorrect did. It should read without a family (meaning kids)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As always, since Momforum trolls know best, you’re all welcome to become teachers and show everyone how to do it properly, since teaching “the right way” is so easy.

I was a teacher for FCPS for many years and know the right way of doing things and I can tell you, about 90% of teachers today aren’t doing it right.

You do realize that it’s not exactly the same now as then, correct?

Of course, but there are many practices that should still hold Ie. Replying to emails in a timely manner, sending newsletters, having an effective behavior management system, treating parents with kindness, actually following 504s…

If it’s been a while since you’ve been in the classroom, then you really don’t know what current teachers are facing. It’s not the same job you did. I’ve been at this 20 years and it’s harder now than ever.

We have far less time to complete considerably more tasks. We have restrictions placed on us that you didn’t. We have a lot more students per class with 504s and IEPs and little support when trying to accommodate them all.

You’re welcome to come back. There’s an opening for you. Just don’t return thinking it’ll be anything like what you remember.

None of the things I listed should be affected. Following a 504? Standard. Replying to emails in a timely manner? Standard. Not replying at all isn’t acceptable (I’ve had that happen). Treating people with kindness - common sense. Having an effective behavior management system? Teaching 101. Newsletters? You can reuse old ones with a few tweaks. Stop making excuses for horrible teachers.

You’ve clearly been out a while.

You may be used to 3 emails that need responding and an half hour to do it. Try 15 emails now, and you have 10 minutes to get to the class you are covering during your planning.

You may be used to 3 kids with 504s in a classroom. Try 14, and you have more students overall.

You may be used to having an effective management system, and perhaps you were even backed up by admin. That’s gone. (And add phones to the mix.)

I recommend you visit the school at which you used to teach and talk to current teachers. You won’t even recognize the job.

And this isn’t making excuses. This is educating you on what current conditions are like.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had three kids go thru two different FCPS ESes and never got weekly updates and certainly not slideshows.

+1 my guess is that would be a fairly new teacher putting that amount of work in.

The teacher had 30 years. Friends say he had done the same for their classes in previous years.

30 years ago they had Google slideshows??

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Nowhere did I say they were sent 30 years ago. I said the teacher had 30 years [experience] and that they were sent in previous years (at least the last few).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had three kids go thru two different FCPS ESes and never got weekly updates and certainly not slideshows.

Really? I have always received weekly emails from our teachers.

[Anonymous]

The numerous posts stating that teachers who are single or without children should have plenty of time for extra tasks are discriminatory.

First of all, it is no one else's business whether a teacher is single, married, divorced, widowed, etc., nor is it anyone's business whether that teacher has children or not. Second, there is an abundance of teachers who work a second job, so it isn't as though those teachers have a lot of extra time on their hands. Third, it's no one's business whether a teacher goes home to take care of a family, goes to another job, works out for four hours every evening, or goes to sleep as soon as they get home.

Someone's marital or parental status should not even be discussed at all, but it also should not be considered when discussing how much a teacher can/should be able to do in their free time.

I have no idea whether my children's teachers are married or have kids because they've never volunteered that information and I would never ask. It's none of my business and it's also unrelated to them doing their job, so it's not something that should be brought up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The numerous posts stating that teachers who are single or without children should have plenty of time for extra tasks are discriminatory.

First of all, it is no one else's business whether a teacher is single, married, divorced, widowed, etc., nor is it anyone's business whether that teacher has children or not. Second, there is an abundance of teachers who work a second job, so it isn't as though those teachers have a lot of extra time on their hands. Third, it's no one's business whether a teacher goes home to take care of a family, goes to another job, works out for four hours every evening, or goes to sleep as soon as they get home.

Someone's marital or parental status should not even be discussed at all, but it also should not be considered when discussing how much a teacher can/should be able to do in their free time.

I have no idea whether my children's teachers are married or have kids because they've never volunteered that information and I would never ask. It's none of my business and it's also unrelated to them doing their job, so it's not something that should be brought up.

You are amazing. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The numerous posts stating that teachers who are single or without children should have plenty of time for extra tasks are discriminatory.

First of all, it is no one else's business whether a teacher is single, married, divorced, widowed, etc., nor is it anyone's business whether that teacher has children or not. Second, there is an abundance of teachers who work a second job, so it isn't as though those teachers have a lot of extra time on their hands. Third, it's no one's business whether a teacher goes home to take care of a family, goes to another job, works out for four hours every evening, or goes to sleep as soon as they get home.

Someone's marital or parental status should not even be discussed at all, but it also should not be considered when discussing how much a teacher can/should be able to do in their free time.

I have no idea whether my children's teachers are married or have kids because they've never volunteered that information and I would never ask. It's none of my business and it's also unrelated to them doing their job, so it's not something that should be brought up.

Actually that is 100% false. Teachers with families often have to leave right after school along with all the kids to either pick up their kids or take them to activities. They have less time after school for planning, grading, conferences. Teachers without kids often have more time after school to do things that help them better prepare for the week or what not. Teachers without kids often will stay alter after school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The numerous posts stating that teachers who are single or without children should have plenty of time for extra tasks are discriminatory.

First of all, it is no one else's business whether a teacher is single, married, divorced, widowed, etc., nor is it anyone's business whether that teacher has children or not. Second, there is an abundance of teachers who work a second job, so it isn't as though those teachers have a lot of extra time on their hands. Third, it's no one's business whether a teacher goes home to take care of a family, goes to another job, works out for four hours every evening, or goes to sleep as soon as they get home.

Someone's marital or parental status should not even be discussed at all, but it also should not be considered when discussing how much a teacher can/should be able to do in their free time.

I have no idea whether my children's teachers are married or have kids because they've never volunteered that information and I would never ask. It's none of my business and it's also unrelated to them doing their job, so it's not something that should be brought up.

Actually that is 100% false. Teachers with families often have to leave right after school along with all the kids to either pick up their kids or take them to activities. They have less time after school for planning, grading, conferences. Teachers without kids often have more time after school to do things that help them better prepare for the week or what not. Teachers without kids often will stay alter after school.

The teaching profession needs to be structured so planning, grading etc, can be done during the work day. A teacher’s ability to succeed in the classroom shouldn’t rely on how many hours they can sacrifice after work. This isn’t acceptable.

This is one of the major reasons teachers don’t stay in the profession.

[Anonymous]

You don’t have a clue what someone has going on in their lives and assuming that someone with no kids has more free time than someone without kids is ridiculous. People coach, have second jobs, could be caring for other family members. This is not a fair assumption.