How receptive is your school to feedback?
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Anonymous
| We recently decided to speak openly with the school about a teacher who has been clearly underperforming. Many parents had been complaining privately, but no one had taken the step to tell the school directly. When we did, the response was disappointing. The administration became defensive and insisted the teacher was doing well, even though we shared detailed examples showing poor teaching and several incidents that reflected a lack of skill and care. It felt like talking to a brick wall. Is it the same in your child’s school? |
Anonymous
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A couple years ago our school had a terrible teacher in a core class. DC didn’t have the teacher but friends from their k-8 did, so we talked with those parents a lot about it. I obviously don’t have direct experience with exactly how the school responded initially or as things progressed when the parents brought up issues, but the teacher was fired, so the school did listen and act.
DC has never had a teacher we had to complain about, fortunately. |
Anonymous
| My experience is that it's worth tactfully communicating this, but don't expect quick results. It may be years in coming. |
Anonymous
| All organizations get defensive when given negative feedback. |
Anonymous
That’s my experience as well. |
Anonymous
| Some schools are just too lazy or stingy to take corrective actions in regards to underperforming teachers. |
Anonymous
Going though this with a college now. I’m expecting that my student will transfer out as this unprofessional sexist professor is on an ego tear unchecked. |
Anonymous
| We provided feedback on the artificial turf to be uses in the new athletic field of our school, and the school ignored our feedback. |
Anonymous
Were you willing to pay for fixing it? |
Anonymous
Yrs. |
Anonymous
| You have at least three threads going and they are these vague weird questions. |
Anonymous
They are kept alive by posters like you. |