Teachers Resigning Like Crazy?

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Look what happens when kids spend time with their families. Their behavior goes to s&%t.

Right. WHAT happened?? Spending time at home with family is supposed to be GOOD for kids. Sadly, too many parents are just not doing the job. How about parents spend a little less time on their own phones and more time parenting? Kids are not going to learn how to operate successfully in this world without dedicated parents and loving homes. Duh!

Worth reading: https://raisingamericans.substack.com/p/home-sweet-home Home Sweet Home? Why Are American Kids Hurting After Spending More Time at Home During the Pandemic?

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Anonymous wrote:so those of us who have kids who still have a while to graduate but can't afford private schools? what do we do? I encourage my kids to read (they love reading), they take math enrichment...but what else? Is this also an issue with kids in honors and IB/AP classes?

Nope. My kids have been in AAP since 3rd, 1 is about to graduate with a full IB diploma, the other is in 10th taking AP classes. They are at 2 different schools. The senior pupil placed to an IB Scchool. The Board reads like fiction to me. My kids and their peers are studious and motivated and teachers love them. Teachers will reach out to me unsolicited about my kids with positive messages. I think I'm more the norm than this board would have you believe.

3 teachers my kids had in the past have since left FCPS, the rest have remained. All of the 3 that left, still keep in contact with my kids and my family. 2 of the 3 that left, along with his current English teacher, helped review my oldests's college/scholarship essays.

Which school pyramids? My kid’s counselor resigned halfway through the school year and one of his STEM teachers just resigned, too. Yeah, my kids are “studious and motivated,” too. I found that the teachers were far too overwhelmed to give my kids attention. You get emails from your kids’ teachers? They have the spare time to do that? I’ve gotten maybe sum total three emails about both of my kids over K-12

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Also, did you pay the teacher to do this extra work reviewing Common App essays? That sounds sus

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Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher who works incredibly hard. I am fortunate to have parents who value and support me. But, I can tell you this. The amount of parenting questions I have gotten over my career in mind boggling. My teammates agree. The second thing is my kids with phones have the worst attention spans. This is 6th grade.

Just wondering if you could share a few examples of mind-boggling questions parents have asked? I'm sure you've heard it all in terms of over-the-top parent requests, btw. Sit with my kid and feed lunch to her, etc.

Not the PP, but
- how do I make them go to bed at bedtime?
- how to do their homework when they get home?
- how to get them off their phones, video games, etc?
- what types of chores should I give them?
- how to I teach them manners?
- how do I get them to do something after I’ve asked 3 times?
- how to I get them to eat healthier?

This list goes on and on….

Pretty much all of my parent conferences end up as parenting conferences. "Larlo doesn't like to ____________." That's the reason for eveything-lateness, absences, no homework done, temper tantrums when it's time to leave the tablet to move to another center, etc. Because Larlo doesn't like to go to bed, , get up early, brush his teeth, do his homework, stop playing on his tablet, he is late everyday or absent altogether, can't deal with stopping tablet use as a center, etc. It is now WW3 when I ask students to stop using the tablets in class. A few can no longer use them at all because they are so upset when it's time to stop. Two of them were broken this fall because of kids having tantrums. Even months later, the kids whine constantly for them.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, did you pay the teacher to do this extra work reviewing Common App essays? That sounds sus

I'm not the PP to whom you're responding, but what's sus is you're trying to turn that post into something negative. Decent teachers who care about students do thinks like look at application essays and write letters of recommendation for college applications. Are you just totally ignorant of the fact that this happens all the time in high school and it's not something teachers would accept money for?

You just want to try to tar that PP because the PP had positive things to say about FCPS and that doesnt fit with your agenda to claim everything, everywhere is terrible.

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Anonymous wrote:^ I say this as a parent and a teacher: how your children develop and turn out is always on you as the parent. Always.

Teachers can influence behavior while at school for most. They just don’t want to be bothered often.

No, I see why you might think that, but I cannot undo your parenting. Your influence is the important one.

Neither can parents undo your teaching.

Or, lack of teaching. The teacher just throws the pre-canned Social Studies slides at the students yesterday (67 slides) and tells them to do as many as possible. No teaching, no lecture, no read aloud… That’s teaching folks?

Teachers want to teach. If that’s not happening there is a bigger problem. They can’t fix kids. They can’t fix unrealistic expectations. They can’t do it all. Other people play a role in creating the school environment and child development. Legislatures, school board, administrators, and, yes, even parents all have the more power. The people actually teaching? Unfortunately, not so much. Teachers need to be valued more and given a voice.

They will be valued when they deserve to be.

You are an idiot and a huge part of the problem.

Pot meet kettle.

No, I values teachers and do what I can to support them and their classrooms. I work with my kids at home to respectful and prepared to learn.

I would gladly pay more taxes for better staffing/pay. I support removing superfluous requirements.

Teachers should have more of a voice so we can improve education.

Coming from the righteous one who resorted to calling a poster an idiot.

Truth hurts. PP is an idiot.

It’s possible that PP is a political agitator trying to sh1t on teachers to push some Republican propaganda. But my money is on idiot.

My money is on you trying to push some anti-children liberal propaganda.

I’m a parent of MS and HS kids. Keep your politics out of our schools.

Please tell your school board.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, did you pay the teacher to do this extra work reviewing Common App essays? That sounds sus

I'm not the PP to whom you're responding, but what's sus is you're trying to turn that post into something negative. Decent teachers who care about students do thinks like look at application essays and write letters of recommendation for college applications. Are you just totally ignorant of the fact that this happens all the time in high school and it's not something teachers would accept money for?

You just want to try to tar that PP because the PP had positive things to say about FCPS and that doesnt fit with your agenda to claim everything, everywhere is terrible.

Did your kids’ teachers review their Common App essays for free? I don’t think that “this happens all the time in high school.” I’ll agree about the rec letters, that’s part of the job.

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Anonymous wrote:Why have gen x aged adults parented such brats?

Nice try, but it's Millennial parents. This all started now, most parents of ES kids are millennials.

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Anonymous wrote:Covid lockdowns have proven to have been a huge mistake.

Look what happens when kids spend time with their families. Their behavior goes to s&%t.

You know that “lockdowns” and isolation are a form of torture. Most families couldn’t afford babysitters.

Okay but they've been back in school for 2 years now. It's not Covid anymore. It's crappy parenting and too much screens.

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I agree with this too. I work in an elementary school. So many of the elementary kids I serve are lacking basic vocabulary and grammar because they’ve sat in front of a screen. I mean it’s crazy-preschoolers and kindergarteners who can’t tell you their colors or the names of common items in the house but can talk all about Rainbow friends or Mario. It’s shocking.

Also-teachers are complaining about how parents expect them to do everything now. Potty train my kid. Get my kids to eat vegetables. Teach my child how to make friends.

Lacking grammar and vocabulary because the schools aren't teaching it anymore. My 4th grader has never received any instruction on grammar and absolutely no instruction on spelling. Her teacher literally said they don't teach spelling anymore because kids only type and can use spell check. What kind of bullshit curriculum doesn't teach basic grammar and spelling?

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Anonymous wrote:Covid lockdowns have proven to have been a huge mistake.

Look what happens when kids spend time with their families. Their behavior goes to s&%t.

You know that “lockdowns” and isolation are a form of torture. Most families couldn’t afford babysitters.

Okay but they've been back in school for 2 years now. It's not Covid anymore. It's crappy parenting and too much screens.

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I agree with this too. I work in an elementary school. So many of the elementary kids I serve are lacking basic vocabulary and grammar because they’ve sat in front of a screen. I mean it’s crazy-preschoolers and kindergarteners who can’t tell you their colors or the names of common items in the house but can talk all about Rainbow friends or Mario. It’s shocking.

Also-teachers are complaining about how parents expect them to do everything now. Potty train my kid. Get my kids to eat vegetables. Teach my child how to make friends.

Lacking grammar and vocabulary because the schools aren't teaching it anymore. My 4th grader has never received any instruction on grammar and absolutely no instruction on spelling. Her teacher literally said they don't teach spelling anymore because kids only type and can use spell check. What kind of bullshit curriculum doesn't teach basic grammar and spelling?

Nor do they teach writing.

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Anonymous wrote:so those of us who have kids who still have a while to graduate but can't afford private schools? what do we do? I encourage my kids to read (they love reading), they take math enrichment...but what else? Is this also an issue with kids in honors and IB/AP classes?

Nope. My kids have been in AAP since 3rd, 1 is about to graduate with a full IB diploma, the other is in 10th taking AP classes. They are at 2 different schools. The senior pupil placed to an IB Scchool. The Board reads like fiction to me. My kids and their peers are studious and motivated and teachers love them. Teachers will reach out to me unsolicited about my kids with positive messages. I think I'm more the norm than this board would have you believe.

3 teachers my kids had in the past have since left FCPS, the rest have remained. All of the 3 that left, still keep in contact with my kids and my family. 2 of the 3 that left, along with his current English teacher, helped review my oldests's college/scholarship essays.

It's not fair that schools only focus on AAP/IP/AP children. My child is not AAP smart, but she's a hard worker, she doesn't ask for screen time, she doesn't watch a lot of TV, she's super well behaved but she's an average kid, she's in general education stuck with the poorly behaved kids and if you want to talk about a child who is COMPLETELY ignored and is falling behind because of inclusion/ADHD kids/ESOL kids/etc in the class, that's MY KID. We spend thousands on tutors because she's not learning anything in school. We got her tested because we thought maybe she had a learning disability or something, but no, she's just a perfectly normal, average child who isn't getting taught anything because her teachers are too busy with troubled kids and all the smart kids were sorted into AAP where they get all sorts of special treatment, special lessons, no disruption. IT'S NOT FAIR.

p.s. Not Catholic, we can't afford expensive private schools, we're just plain screwed.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher who works incredibly hard. I am fortunate to have parents who value and support me. But, I can tell you this. The amount of parenting questions I have gotten over my career in mind boggling. My teammates agree. The second thing is my kids with phones have the worst attention spans. This is 6th grade.

Would it be better to completely eliminate the phones in school?

That won’t make a difference because the parents gave them the phone. It isn’t just phones. Computers and Video Games play into that. You know how many times a parent has asked me how to get their kid off technology?

DP. My kid has been "suspended" from the tablet/laptop a couple times for inappropriate use. If he can go a week in class without a laptop, can he go all the time without a laptop? Please?

Why don't you instead teach him to behave and listen to the teacher and not inappropriately us the laptop. PARENTING FAIL.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, did you pay the teacher to do this extra work reviewing Common App essays? That sounds sus

I'm not the PP to whom you're responding, but what's sus is you're trying to turn that post into something negative. Decent teachers who care about students do thinks like look at application essays and write letters of recommendation for college applications. Are you just totally ignorant of the fact that this happens all the time in high school and it's not something teachers would accept money for?

You just want to try to tar that PP because the PP had positive things to say about FCPS and that doesnt fit with your agenda to claim everything, everywhere is terrible.

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I’m more than a “decent teacher.” I’m very good at what I do. Unfortunately, I have to prioritize my job over every other part of my life to be this good.

I’m tired of giving up my time for free. I easily work 20-25 extra hours a week in order to be an outstanding teacher. I have prioritized my students over my own children. No more.

I’m no longer staying late, arriving early, and doing extra work every single weekend. This extra work will be built into my day or it won’t get done.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher who works incredibly hard. I am fortunate to have parents who value and support me. But, I can tell you this. The amount of parenting questions I have gotten over my career in mind boggling. My teammates agree. The second thing is my kids with phones have the worst attention spans. This is 6th grade.

Would it be better to completely eliminate the phones in school?

That won’t make a difference because the parents gave them the phone. It isn’t just phones. Computers and Video Games play into that. You know how many times a parent has asked me how to get their kid off technology?

DP. My kid has been "suspended" from the tablet/laptop a couple times for inappropriate use. If he can go a week in class without a laptop, can he go all the time without a laptop? Please?

Why don't you instead teach him to behave and listen to the teacher and not inappropriately us the laptop. PARENTING FAIL.

I'm fine with the teacher disciplining him and teaching him to behave and use the technology properly.

It would be easier for everyone, I think, if kids didn't get tablets/laptops/games during class.

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Anonymous wrote:so those of us who have kids who still have a while to graduate but can't afford private schools? what do we do? I encourage my kids to read (they love reading), they take math enrichment...but what else? Is this also an issue with kids in honors and IB/AP classes?

Nope. My kids have been in AAP since 3rd, 1 is about to graduate with a full IB diploma, the other is in 10th taking AP classes. They are at 2 different schools. The senior pupil placed to an IB Scchool. The Board reads like fiction to me. My kids and their peers are studious and motivated and teachers love them. Teachers will reach out to me unsolicited about my kids with positive messages. I think I'm more the norm than this board would have you believe.

3 teachers my kids had in the past have since left FCPS, the rest have remained. All of the 3 that left, still keep in contact with my kids and my family. 2 of the 3 that left, along with his current English teacher, helped review my oldests's college/scholarship essays.

It's not fair that schools only focus on AAP/IP/AP children. My child is not AAP smart, but she's a hard worker, she doesn't ask for screen time, she doesn't watch a lot of TV, she's super well behaved but she's an average kid, she's in general education stuck with the poorly behaved kids and if you want to talk about a child who is COMPLETELY ignored and is falling behind because of inclusion/ADHD kids/ESOL kids/etc in the class, that's MY KID. We spend thousands on tutors because she's not learning anything in school. We got her tested because we thought maybe she had a learning disability or something, but no, she's just a perfectly normal, average child who isn't getting taught anything because her teachers are too busy with troubled kids and all the smart kids were sorted into AAP where they get all sorts of special treatment, special lessons, no disruption. IT'S NOT FAIR.

p.s. Not Catholic, we can't afford expensive private schools, we're just plain screwed.

I'm not sure what you want here. A class for only the super nice kids? It does stink that your kid isn't getting enough out of school, but lowering the bar for everyone is not the solution.