My 4th grader has no teacher.

[Anonymous]

She will have a different teacher for each subject until they can find someone. She is having to move from classroom to classroom- one for homeroom with 1 teacher, 1 for language arts in a different classroom, followed by lunch and recess and specials, then math with a 3rd teacher in a third classroom, followed by returning to their officially assigned classroom (for the first time) where a para-educator will teach science and social studies.

We got told that the school also does not have their part time additional art/PE teachers and they haven’t figured out how they are handling that yet, but promise that this class won’t be impacted.

Oh, and this joy of a class is 29 kids- the largest in the school.

I know that the school is trying their best and all of the teachers are friendly and they are trying hard to get a substitute, but I am still not okay with this plan. I feel like I am in a tricky spot because it doesn’t seem like it’s the schools fault and the teachers are clearly going above and beyond. But it’s not fair to the kids!

What would you do in this situation? Any advice or suggestions?

[Anonymous]

It's middle school before middle school.

Get used to it.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure there is anything that can be sone except pulling her from the school if this is a no-go for you.

It also affects the kids with set teachers as they will have random kids throughout the day coming into their room so no one wins here.

[Anonymous]

I don't think you have any options. Unless you want to pull her out and put her in private where you may or may not have the same situation. There's nothing to do but deal with it.

[Anonymous]

OK, maybe you can volunteer and help.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you'll get lucky and they'll track the language arts and math. My kids each had a long-term sub in MS every year.

[Anonymous]

It's okay.

I have 3 kids--youngest is now in 10th grade. Over 37 years of schooling (so far) we have had teachers who quit a month in, quit 5 months in and quit 8 months in. We had a teacher die. None were replaced with anything but subs. In one case a long term sub. In the other 2 situations the kids were taught by a rotation of subs.

It all worked out in the end--kids went on to elite high schools and great colleges. I think most kids have a less than ideally staffed situation in one of their 13 years of school and still come out okay.

[Anonymous]

My DD had 3rd, 4th and 5th grades in a trailer outside the main school building. Everyone's got something.

So your kid will learn to be very organized and not lose her stuff. She'll be ahead of the other kids in that regard come middle school.

[Anonymous]

All the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at our school switch teachers for each subject.

[Anonymous]

OK, what's the school?

[Anonymous]

You want your child to have a teacher? God you people are sooo entitled

[Anonymous]

The Great Resignation is very real. Please be patient with the remaining school staff who are desperately trying to make this work and not quit themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD had 3rd, 4th and 5th grades in a trailer outside the main school building. Everyone's got something.

So your kid will learn to be very organized and not lose her stuff. She'll be ahead of the other kids in that regard come middle school.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD had 3rd, 4th and 5th grades in a trailer outside the main school building. Everyone's got something.

So your kid will learn to be very organized and not lose her stuff. She'll be ahead of the other kids in that regard come middle school.

I honestly do'nt see anything wrong with a trailer. Instead of going to a classroom in a building, you go to a classroom in a trailer. What is the big deal? Not having a teacher? That is chaotic for a fifth grader.

I'm sorry, OP. That sucks. It will be challenging for everyone, at least in the beginning. But kids are resilient and I'm sure you are providing lots of support so it'll be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She will have a different teacher for each subject until they can find someone. She is having to move from classroom to classroom- one for homeroom with 1 teacher, 1 for language arts in a different classroom, followed by lunch and recess and specials, then math with a 3rd teacher in a third classroom, followed by returning to their officially assigned classroom (for the first time) where a para-educator will teach science and social studies.

We got told that the school also does not have their part time additional art/PE teachers and they haven’t figured out how they are handling that yet, but promise that this class won’t be impacted.

Oh, and this joy of a class is 29 kids- the largest in the school.

I know that the school is trying their best and all of the teachers are friendly and they are trying hard to get a substitute, but I am still not okay with this plan. I feel like I am in a tricky spot because it doesn’t seem like it’s the schools fault and the teachers are clearly going above and beyond. But it’s not fair to the kids!

What would you do in this situation? Any advice or suggestions?

My kids both had multiple teachers from 3 grade on up. They did exceptionally well. It is the norm in many school systems to departmentalize starting in third.