‘I don’t have to hear my kid whine’; well, your kid’s chaperone does

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are sweet to buy rain ponchos. Did they have sweatshirts for sale there? Kids should have brought enough money but maybe not.

The sweatshirts are really expensive. OP, thank you for looking after these kids. The parent who posted this didn't think their comment through. But honestly, yesterday, I didn't expect it to be so cold! And I checked the weather! It's only because I walk the dog in the morning that I actually felt the temp and told DD to change into long pants and long shirts before going to school. It's not surprising to me that multiple parents did not realize how cold it was going to get.

They still had to drop their kids off at the middle school early in the morning, right? You walk out to your car and see that it is cold and rainy, you send them back in for at the very least a rain jacket or a sweatshirt to bring with them.

The kids also walked out in the same conditions and could have made a different choice

Yes, but as parents of middle school kids, we have a duty to override the “I’m fine” and “it’s fine” and “whatevers” and prepare them for the day. Chaperones, teachers, coaches, directors, all these people have likely taken off work and are making an effort in order for your kids to have a special opportunity. The literal least you can do as a parent to make the day a success is…parent.

Letting them deal with the consequences of bad decisions is parenting.

This. I tell my kids the weather and let them decide what to wear.

That’s great but you don’t have to hear their whining all day. The volunteer chaperones and teachers do. Do better.

Such fragile flowers don’t do well as middle school chaperones. Try and do better .

I’m the teacher. If you want to teach your kids life lessons, do it on the weekend so you can hear how effective it is.

No, I'm going to raise my kids every day of the week and if you're too fragile to hear a child complain get another job. You won't be missed.

Most great middle school teachers are tough and resilient and tell kids to get their stuff together. I can’t imagine them being unable to deal with whining.

Come in and sub for a few days. Then we will talk. My colleague of 18 yrs up and walked out in February. Everyone has their limits. Her class is being “taught” by a woman who nobody can understand. Her accent is so thick and she spends most of her classes having kids copy stuff out of books she brought in. The girls tell me that she doesn’t believe girls should go to school past age 13. This is what you get when your kids’ behavior is too much. Enjoy.

Your former colleague doesn’t sound like a teacher who is good or cares if she walked out mid school year. Just as the quality of parents vary, the quality of teachers vary. Crazy you think parents don’t notice this.

I don't understand this. People leave my company all the time mid-project, and no one says "well, they're not a very good [job title]." Anyone can leave a job any time they want, unless it's somehow illegal for them to leave, like an Air Traffic Controller walking out in the middle of the day.