MCPS teachers - what would you tell parents in your class(es) if you could?

[Anonymous]

I would tell parents to be more respectful of everyone’s time and space in the car loop and at arrival/ dismissal. People are so rude

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Anonymous wrote:Depends - if they have an iep? I’d tell them that most of the services are delivered by the general Ed teacher because inclusion spec Ed teachers are stretched too thin and we spend so much time on paperwork and not with kids. I’d also tell them no matter what they “advocate for” in the iep, it doesn’t actually happen during the school day due to limited resources and time so half the time we just agree to make you go away

We know. Thanks for being a failure in your life's work.

Likewise for being a failure at actual life. (Lack of empathy is the first sign of being a psychopath)

"I decided to use an anonymous forum to taunt distraught parents of special needs kids in a blasé manner about how we fail their children. But you're the psychopath! Poor me!"
PP

The thread is what we would tell parents if we could. I appreciated that teachers transparency and didn't read it as a taunt. You're clearly dissatisfied with your child's service, but you're lashing out to someone who is telling you there is literally nothing they can do to solve your problem.

I’m the one who posted about spec Ed. Not a taunt just the hard truth. And I’m not a failure at my job, I’m actually a really good spec Ed teacher and I advocate hard for the kids on my caseload. But these are the truths of the conditions in mcps and that’s what the thread asked about. Sometimes I wish parents knew so they didn’t believe the BS . That being said, parents should not be angry at the teachers - it’s the system and lack of appropriate resources

If you really wanted parents to know, why not tell them instead of lying to them to get them to “go away”? I don’t get it. That’s something that is absolutely in your power to do, and doesn’t even take a lot of effort.

And get fired ? Or written up by my boss/ supervisor for telling you that? No way

People outside teaching have no idea what pressures teachers face. No idea at all. I wish it were as simple as the PPs suggest re: just talking to parents.

[Anonymous]

Your kid needs a lot of sleep in order to learn. Please put your kids to bed earlier and cut back the screen time at home!!

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Anonymous wrote:Depends - if they have an iep? I’d tell them that most of the services are delivered by the general Ed teacher because inclusion spec Ed teachers are stretched too thin and we spend so much time on paperwork and not with kids. I’d also tell them no matter what they “advocate for” in the iep, it doesn’t actually happen during the school day due to limited resources and time so half the time we just agree to make you go away

We know. Thanks for being a failure in your life's work.

Likewise for being a failure at actual life. (Lack of empathy is the first sign of being a psychopath)

"I decided to use an anonymous forum to taunt distraught parents of special needs kids in a blasé manner about how we fail their children. But you're the psychopath! Poor me!"
PP

The thread is what we would tell parents if we could. I appreciated that teachers transparency and didn't read it as a taunt. You're clearly dissatisfied with your child's service, but you're lashing out to someone who is telling you there is literally nothing they can do to solve your problem.

I’m the one who posted about spec Ed. Not a taunt just the hard truth. And I’m not a failure at my job, I’m actually a really good spec Ed teacher and I advocate hard for the kids on my caseload. But these are the truths of the conditions in mcps and that’s what the thread asked about. Sometimes I wish parents knew so they didn’t believe the BS . That being said, parents should not be angry at the teachers - it’s the system and lack of appropriate resources

If you really wanted parents to know, why not tell them instead of lying to them to get them to “go away”? I don’t get it. That’s something that is absolutely in your power to do, and doesn’t even take a lot of effort.

And get fired ? Or written up by my boss/ supervisor for telling you that? No way

People outside teaching have no idea what pressures teachers face. No idea at all. I wish it were as simple as the PPs suggest re: just talking to parents.

+1

[Anonymous]

I’m also tired. I didn’t have the summer “off”. I spent half of it preparing to teach a new prep and the other half doing all the things like health care that I can’t do for myself and my family during the school year. Between yesterday and today, two specialists cancelled appointments I booked back in April. This means, I will have two absences in September. Please don’t come on DCUM complaining your child had a sub.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends - if they have an iep? I’d tell them that most of the services are delivered by the general Ed teacher because inclusion spec Ed teachers are stretched too thin and we spend so much time on paperwork and not with kids. I’d also tell them no matter what they “advocate for” in the iep, it doesn’t actually happen during the school day due to limited resources and time so half the time we just agree to make you go away

THANK YOU for your honesty. Now silencio to anyone that uses the ‘push harder’ to justify a failed system.

[Anonymous]

I handle my own sh!t so if I’m emailing you the your kid is way out of line

Step up and parent your kid: have a bed time and no cell phone. They’ll be better off in the end

Takis are not a lunch

I believe you are doing the best you can with your child, please believe that with me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I handle my own sh!t so if I’m emailing you the your kid is way out of line

Step up and parent your kid: have a bed time and no cell phone. They’ll be better off in the end

Takis are not a lunch

I believe you are doing the best you can with your child, please believe that with me.

There is no way I'd sent my kid into an MCPS school without a cell phone.

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Anonymous wrote:Depends - if they have an iep? I’d tell them that most of the services are delivered by the general Ed teacher because inclusion spec Ed teachers are stretched too thin and we spend so much time on paperwork and not with kids. I’d also tell them no matter what they “advocate for” in the iep, it doesn’t actually happen during the school day due to limited resources and time so half the time we just agree to make you go away

THANK YOU for your honesty. Now silencio to anyone that uses the ‘push harder’ to justify a failed system.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I handle my own sh!t so if I’m emailing you the your kid is way out of line

Step up and parent your kid: have a bed time and no cell phone. They’ll be better off in the end

Takis are not a lunch

I believe you are doing the best you can with your child, please believe that with me.

lol so sad this has to be said

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kid needs a lot of sleep in order to learn. Please put your kids to bed earlier and cut back the screen time at home!!

How about cutting back the screen time at school and not speculating what happens at home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your kid needs a lot of sleep in order to learn. Please put your kids to bed earlier and cut back the screen time at home!!

How about cutting back the screen time at school and not speculating what happens at home.

Children tell us a ton. When I ask if a student is feeling tired, it’s pretty common to get a response like “I was texting my friends until 2am.”

[Anonymous]

I care about your kid. I wouldn't be here if I didn't. But we need to work as a team.

They need to show up. They need to put in the effort. I understand it's hard. I understand they aren't interested in the work. I understand that they may need to have a job, care for a sick relative, distracted by peer pressure etc etc etc etc etc. I am here to help them.

Teach them to accept help, teach them to ask for help. Teach them that in order to be successful they need to start with basic needs like food and sleep. Teach them that it's important to show up and be present. Teach them to put their phone away.

I know how to teach. I know how to form relationships. But if they don't put in the effort we're not going to make it.

[Anonymous]

Not a teacher but a related service provider with kids who attend mcps schools. I don't like the low quality services that children are getting under my watch. And, I've seen mcps fail my own children - this is a double burnout for me- failing both my own kids and the kids I serve.

I would tell parents of kids with disabilities to be very vigilant about what their children are/are not learning. You absolutely must fill in the gaps at home, particularly for elementary school kids....every single day. If they don't have the basics down, they will be screwed. So focus on providing your young kids with functional academic skills to the best of your ability. If you can't do it yourself and can afford to outsource than do this. Also, my heart goes out to the many kids whose parents are not able to fill in the gaps. We are completely screwing these kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Your kid needs a lot of sleep in order to learn. Please put your kids to bed earlier and cut back the screen time at home!!

How about cutting back the screen time at school and not speculating what happens at home.

Children tell us a ton. When I ask if a student is feeling tired, it’s pretty common to get a response like “I was texting my friends until 2am.”

Sometimes kids sneak phones. It happens. We are very strict with electronics but occasionally they sneak one past us and usually they are in our bedroom at night.

Just remember kids tell us a lot too, including their online passwords and we can see the hours you put them on the so called educational games vs. teaching.