Temper tatrums and tears now at home instead of school

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teachers need to get paid

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Anonymous wrote:This is such a good point. I noticed this back in April and May -- friends who weren't used to being home with their toddlers all day talking about how their 3-year-old was having trouble adjusting and seemed "off". But then when they'd describe the problems, I would quietly think to myself "That's just what my kid is like all the time..."

The people who have done one or two days of DL and are like "This is terrible, my kid hates it, this will never work" concern me. I'm very not excited about DL (my kids are 5 and 3, it's the pits) but give it, like, a minute.

It takes me at least six months to really settle in at a new job. Kids are actually so much more adaptable than adults and they will figure it out. All the pearl clutching is ridiculous.

Its the parents that are more frustrated for a pointless reason than the kids imo. They're used to not having to deal with kids and their emotional development, instead they foist that off on teachers.

There's a reason its called the 'Terrible Twos' - because the kids are still AT HOME at that point. Its also the Terrible Threes and Fours but by that point the kid is in pre-k or kindergarten and someone else's problem.

Amen to this.

Right. I know, I dropped my kid off at the kid kennels on the way home from the hospital. I stop by twice a year and check him out for a photo op. Never deal with anything at all. The line is pretty long for Christmas pickup and drop off, though

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is such a good point. I noticed this back in April and May -- friends who weren't used to being home with their toddlers all day talking about how their 3-year-old was having trouble adjusting and seemed "off". But then when they'd describe the problems, I would quietly think to myself "That's just what my kid is like all the time..."

The people who have done one or two days of DL and are like "This is terrible, my kid hates it, this will never work" concern me. I'm very not excited about DL (my kids are 5 and 3, it's the pits) but give it, like, a minute.

It takes me at least six months to really settle in at a new job. Kids are actually so much more adaptable than adults and they will figure it out. All the pearl clutching is ridiculous.

Its the parents that are more frustrated for a pointless reason than the kids imo. They're used to not having to deal with kids and their emotional development, instead they foist that off on teachers.

There's a reason its called the 'Terrible Twos' - because the kids are still AT HOME at that point. Its also the Terrible Threes and Fours but by that point the kid is in pre-k or kindergarten and someone else's problem.

Maybe I'm the luckiest parent in the world, but, I think you're full of shit. Most of us actually like spending time with our kids and most kids are not throwing a lot of tantrums after 2 or 3. However, you can't drop a 5 year old in front of a computer and say 'learn kid'. The parent is going to be doing all of the teaching anyway, so why bother with 'virtual class' if the kids doesn't like it? The old fashioned way is fine.

+1. Seriously, its bullsh*t to pretend that everything is hunkydory except that kids are at home and those spoiled pampered parents just don't know how to deal with their kids. I've been home with my kids plenty and sent them to school and no, they weren't throwing tantrums a lot at school. When they had problems, I heard about it. I would seriously question a K class where many kids are having tantrums regularly.

Stop pretending that remote K is just the same as K and that it's somehow developmentally appropriate for a child to sit in front of a screen all day and have "school" that way. It's not.

Oh really? Recent Topics is full of posts of parents complaining of kids biting, 3-year-olds screaming for hours, kids hitting them, and lots of lying + acting out.

All of this was stuff kindergarten+elementary teachers dealt with on the regular and parents ignored because it wasn't possible that their 'special snowflake' was being bad.

Guess a lot of parents got a wake-up call during the pandemic.

Are you stupid? Or maybe developmentally delayed? Can't you understand that staying in social isolation for almost 6 months is taking a toll on children? Teachers don't have to deal with anything different than parents. If anything, teachers deal with a milder version of the typical child, but it is well know that children behave and regulate themselves better while with strangers or non-familiar people.

It depends on the kid.

I think there are definitely cases where kids are better behaved at school for the reason you described. And then there are kids who basically never hear the word no or have lots of structure and discipline so it doesn't matter where they are they will just act out.

And then there are kids who have such difficult lives at home that school becomes the safe place where they can act out because school is more structured and safe than home.

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Anonymous wrote:If my kid was crying and feeling frustrated I would not be interested in filming it to put on Twitter to make a political statement.

Me either. And honestly if he wasn't getting much out of the online K program, I wouldn't push it on him. If you are there anyway, you don't need an online program to teach your kid to read, write, tell time and basic math. If the kid likes the online class, great. If not, it cannot possibly be worth fighting over.

I've done a lot with my kid prior to going into kindergarten since but there's no way we have the schedule flexibility to homeschool. My husband and I both average 4 to 7 meetings a day

[Anonymous]

As a teacher, I have been laughing at all the parents who say things like, "Distance learning just doesn't work for my child. He can't pay attention to a prerecorded video or a zoom call." Lady, he never paid attention in class either. You really think putting kids in big groups helps them focus on academic material? Think again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is such a good point. I noticed this back in April and May -- friends who weren't used to being home with their toddlers all day talking about how their 3-year-old was having trouble adjusting and seemed "off". But then when they'd describe the problems, I would quietly think to myself "That's just what my kid is like all the time..."

The people who have done one or two days of DL and are like "This is terrible, my kid hates it, this will never work" concern me. I'm very not excited about DL (my kids are 5 and 3, it's the pits) but give it, like, a minute.

It takes me at least six months to really settle in at a new job. Kids are actually so much more adaptable than adults and they will figure it out. All the pearl clutching is ridiculous.

Its the parents that are more frustrated for a pointless reason than the kids imo. They're used to not having to deal with kids and their emotional development, instead they foist that off on teachers.

There's a reason its called the 'Terrible Twos' - because the kids are still AT HOME at that point. Its also the Terrible Threes and Fours but by that point the kid is in pre-k or kindergarten and someone else's problem.

Amen to this.

Ya'll are nasty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is such a good point. I noticed this back in April and May -- friends who weren't used to being home with their toddlers all day talking about how their 3-year-old was having trouble adjusting and seemed "off". But then when they'd describe the problems, I would quietly think to myself "That's just what my kid is like all the time..."

The people who have done one or two days of DL and are like "This is terrible, my kid hates it, this will never work" concern me. I'm very not excited about DL (my kids are 5 and 3, it's the pits) but give it, like, a minute.

It takes me at least six months to really settle in at a new job. Kids are actually so much more adaptable than adults and they will figure it out. All the pearl clutching is ridiculous.

I respect your good attitude and goal to teach your kids resilience, except 5 and 3 year olds don't belong on a computer. At all. This is not pearl clutching. It is child development. I urge you to research how you can do learning activities with your young kids and turn off the DL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is such a good point. I noticed this back in April and May -- friends who weren't used to being home with their toddlers all day talking about how their 3-year-old was having trouble adjusting and seemed "off". But then when they'd describe the problems, I would quietly think to myself "That's just what my kid is like all the time..."

The people who have done one or two days of DL and are like "This is terrible, my kid hates it, this will never work" concern me. I'm very not excited about DL (my kids are 5 and 3, it's the pits) but give it, like, a minute.

It takes me at least six months to really settle in at a new job. Kids are actually so much more adaptable than adults and they will figure it out. All the pearl clutching is ridiculous.

Its the parents that are more frustrated for a pointless reason than the kids imo. They're used to not having to deal with kids and their emotional development, instead they foist that off on teachers.

There's a reason its called the 'Terrible Twos' - because the kids are still AT HOME at that point. Its also the Terrible Threes and Fours but by that point the kid is in pre-k or kindergarten and someone else's problem.

Amen to this.

Ya'll are nasty.

You mad bro?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I have been laughing at all the parents who say things like, "Distance learning just doesn't work for my child. He can't pay attention to a prerecorded video or a zoom call." Lady, he never paid attention in class either. You really think putting kids in big groups helps them focus on academic material? Think again.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I have been laughing at all the parents who say things like, "Distance learning just doesn't work for my child. He can't pay attention to a prerecorded video or a zoom call." Lady, he never paid attention in class either. You really think putting kids in big groups helps them focus on academic material? Think again.

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I really hope you’re not actually a teacher. For kids young enough to struggle with Zoom, most of school is about social-emotional learning anyway, not academics. Moreover, do you actually think the learning environment doesn’t matter at all? *shudder*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I have been laughing at all the parents who say things like, "Distance learning just doesn't work for my child. He can't pay attention to a prerecorded video or a zoom call." Lady, he never paid attention in class either. You really think putting kids in big groups helps them focus on academic material? Think again.

+1

As a parent, you sound like a teacher who can’t do their job. If kids don’t pay attention to you, you should work on that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I have been laughing at all the parents who say things like, "Distance learning just doesn't work for my child. He can't pay attention to a prerecorded video or a zoom call." Lady, he never paid attention in class either. You really think putting kids in big groups helps them focus on academic material? Think again.

+1

As a parent, you sound like a teacher who can’t do their job. If kids don’t pay attention to you, you should work on that.

So you can’t get your child to focus 1:1 at home, but you think teachers with 30 students, professional responsibilities, and a curriculum to teach to should be like birthday clowns? Learning can’t always be entertaining. That’s the reason our country has fallen so far behind in education. We really expect everything to be fun and easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I have been laughing at all the parents who say things like, "Distance learning just doesn't work for my child. He can't pay attention to a prerecorded video or a zoom call." Lady, he never paid attention in class either. You really think putting kids in big groups helps them focus on academic material? Think again.

+1

As a parent, you sound like a teacher who can’t do their job. If kids don’t pay attention to you, you should work on that.

So you can’t get your child to focus 1:1 at home, but you think teachers with 30 students, professional responsibilities, and a curriculum to teach to should be like birthday clowns? Learning can’t always be entertaining. That’s the reason our country has fallen so far behind in education. We really expect everything to be fun and easy.

No, I can get my child, the neighbors' children and sometimes random kods at the park to focus on activities, that's not a problem. You seem to be indicating that you routinely have issues getting children to pay attention tl your class. If that is the case, it's definitely you, not the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I have been laughing at all the parents who say things like, "Distance learning just doesn't work for my child. He can't pay attention to a prerecorded video or a zoom call." Lady, he never paid attention in class either. You really think putting kids in big groups helps them focus on academic material? Think again.

+1

As a parent, you sound like a teacher who can’t do their job. If kids don’t pay attention to you, you should work on that.

So you can’t get your child to focus 1:1 at home, but you think teachers with 30 students, professional responsibilities, and a curriculum to teach to should be like birthday clowns? Learning can’t always be entertaining. That’s the reason our country has fallen so far behind in education. We really expect everything to be fun and easy.

No, I can get my child, the neighbors' children and sometimes random kods at the park to focus on activities, that's not a problem. You seem to be indicating that you routinely have issues getting children to pay attention tl your class. If that is the case, it's definitely you, not the kids.

Notice I was specifically referring to parents who say their child can’t focus on any school work at home. Thanks for your opinion! I am a highly rated special education teacher and my lessons are very engaging. It doesn’t upset me when a stranger who has never seen me teach tells me I’m too boring for their child to pay attention to. Btw, you should be teaching your child that they don’t get to pick and choose which adults and which lessons they attend to. They’re going to have a really difficult time in life if you don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I have been laughing at all the parents who say things like, "Distance learning just doesn't work for my child. He can't pay attention to a prerecorded video or a zoom call." Lady, he never paid attention in class either. You really think putting kids in big groups helps them focus on academic material? Think again.

+1

As a parent, you sound like a teacher who can’t do their job. If kids don’t pay attention to you, you should work on that.

So you can’t get your child to focus 1:1 at home, but you think teachers with 30 students, professional responsibilities, and a curriculum to teach to should be like birthday clowns? Learning can’t always be entertaining. That’s the reason our country has fallen so far behind in education. We really expect everything to be fun and easy.

No, I can get my child, the neighbors' children and sometimes random kods at the park to focus on activities, that's not a problem. You seem to be indicating that you routinely have issues getting children to pay attention tl your class. If that is the case, it's definitely you, not the kids.

Notice I was specifically referring to parents who say their child can’t focus on any school work at home. Thanks for your opinion! I am a highly rated special education teacher and my lessons are very engaging. It doesn’t upset me when a stranger who has never seen me teach tells me I’m too boring for their child to pay attention to. Btw, you should be teaching your child that they don’t get to pick and choose which adults and which lessons they attend to. They’re going to have a really difficult time in life if you don’t.

Lol. Doesn't sound like you are particularly good at your job. My kids are definitely taught that they don't by default have to do whatever some rando says. That's neither healthy nor safe.