Teachers are NOT the enemy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To my child's teacher,

Yes, you had our email address WRONG for the first five months of school. I had to send you about 4,000 email in late January to finally get you to realize it. You fought me tooth and nail. You also kept telling me, "I wish you had brought this to my attention sooner." WEll, guess what, I couldn't, b/c I didn't know I wasn't even getting ANY EMAILS, b/c you sent them to the wrong EMAIL ADDRESS!! Did you not get a "message not sent" reply or something like that? If so, did you DO something about it? So yeah, I am TICKED that it took me, wondering if I was going crazy, to do a LOT of research, to figure out what the heck was going on, to finally ascertain that, lo and behold, it was you, stupid you, who had had our email address WRONG for the first five months of school.

And oh yeah, you have not once apologized.

and, if anyone on here is wondering if my tone was the same when I dealt with the teacher, no, it wasn't, it was sickly sweet and not accusatory, very sycophantic, b/c I did not want her to retaliate against my DD in any way.

Even though she is the one who made the mistake in the first place!

So yeah, DD's K teacher, you ARE my enemy.

And did I mention that this is the same email list that parents use to send out bday party invites, volunteer optys, etc.?? And when I told her this, the teacher said, "That is not my problem. They are not supposed to. I will remind them again."

Ok, thanks for NOTHING, you mean witch.

We are dealing with a 6yo girl here, who got no bday party invites from her friends, and you don't even apologize.

You, teacher, ARE my blood-sworn enemy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The last line of your post is very revealing. You say you don't have kids of your own. Teachers don't have to have kids to be good teachers. But, it sure helps. You may know more about education than your student's parents, but isn't it a bit presumptuous of you to assume that you know more about their kids than they do?

Nah. I was a teacher. (Not a good one.) I'm a parent. (A good one, I like to think.) They're two different things.

Would you say that parents don't have to be teachers to be good parents -- but it sure helps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To my child's teacher,

Yes, you had our email address WRONG for the first five months of school. I had to send you about 4,000 email in late January to finally get you to realize it. You fought me tooth and nail. You also kept telling me, "I wish you had brought this to my attention sooner." WEll, guess what, I couldn't, b/c I didn't know I wasn't even getting ANY EMAILS, b/c you sent them to the wrong EMAIL ADDRESS!! Did you not get a "message not sent" reply or something like that? If so, did you DO something about it? So yeah, I am TICKED that it took me, wondering if I was going crazy, to do a LOT of research, to figure out what the heck was going on, to finally ascertain that, lo and behold, it was you, stupid you, who had had our email address WRONG for the first five months of school.

And oh yeah, you have not once apologized.

and, if anyone on here is wondering if my tone was the same when I dealt with the teacher, no, it wasn't, it was sickly sweet and not accusatory, very sycophantic, b/c I did not want her to retaliate against my DD in any way.

Even though she is the one who made the mistake in the first place!

So yeah, DD's K teacher, you ARE my enemy.

And did I mention that this is the same email list that parents use to send out bday party invites, volunteer optys, etc.?? And when I told her this, the teacher said, "That is not my problem. They are not supposed to. I will remind them again."

Ok, thanks for NOTHING, you mean witch.

We are dealing with a 6yo girl here, who got no bday party invites from her friends, and you don't even apologize.

You, teacher, ARE my blood-sworn enemy.

Momma you sound crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To my child's teacher,

Yes, you had our email address WRONG for the first five months of school. I had to send you about 4,000 email in late January to finally get you to realize it. You fought me tooth and nail. You also kept telling me, "I wish you had brought this to my attention sooner." WEll, guess what, I couldn't, b/c I didn't know I wasn't even getting ANY EMAILS, b/c you sent them to the wrong EMAIL ADDRESS!! Did you not get a "message not sent" reply or something like that? If so, did you DO something about it? So yeah, I am TICKED that it took me, wondering if I was going crazy, to do a LOT of research, to figure out what the heck was going on, to finally ascertain that, lo and behold, it was you, stupid you, who had had our email address WRONG for the first five months of school.

And oh yeah, you have not once apologized.

and, if anyone on here is wondering if my tone was the same when I dealt with the teacher, no, it wasn't, it was sickly sweet and not accusatory, very sycophantic, b/c I did not want her to retaliate against my DD in any way.

Even though she is the one who made the mistake in the first place!

So yeah, DD's K teacher, you ARE my enemy.

And did I mention that this is the same email list that parents use to send out bday party invites, volunteer optys, etc.?? And when I told her this, the teacher said, "That is not my problem. They are not supposed to. I will remind them again."

Ok, thanks for NOTHING, you mean witch.

We are dealing with a 6yo girl here, who got no bday party invites from her friends, and you don't even apologize.

You, teacher, ARE my blood-sworn enemy.

Momma you sound crazy.

Yes, I am sure I do, b/c I had to be normal to the teacher, and, inside, dealing with this lady has made me go cocoa for cocoa puffs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last line of your post is very revealing. You say you don't have kids of your own. Teachers don't have to have kids to be good teachers. But, it sure helps. You may know more about education than your student's parents, but isn't it a bit presumptuous of you to assume that you know more about their kids than they do?

Nah. I was a teacher. (Not a good one.) I'm a parent. (A good one, I like to think.) They're two different things.

Would you say that parents don't have to be teachers to be good parents -- but it sure helps?

As a parent you are an expert ON YOUR KID AND YOUR KID ALONE. A teacher may not be an expert on your kid, but over the course of a career will darn sure have taught and seen WAYYYYY MORE kids than you will ever parent.
And I am not a teacher, just a parent with some common damn sense.

[Anonymous]

I think some of the replies here are proving the OP's point.

[Anonymous]

I think some of the teachers' replies on here are proving the parents' points.

[Anonymous]

I am the one whose DD's K teacher had the wrong email address for half the year. Both my mom, who is a retired K teacher, and one of my sisters, who is an elem school teacher, helped me word my messages to my DD's K teacher as to how they would have liked to have received notice from the parent so I did not offend her in any way. However,both said, from a teacher's perspective, they were very surprised she reacted so poorly. They said of her: "She just doesn't care, and wants to retire." (She has told us she has 2 years to retirement.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am the one whose DD's K teacher had the wrong email address for half the year. Both my mom, who is a retired K teacher, and one of my sisters, who is an elem school teacher, helped me word my messages to my DD's K teacher as to how they would have liked to have received notice from the parent so I did not offend her in any way. However,both said, from a teacher's perspective, they were very surprised she reacted so poorly. They said of her: "She just doesn't care, and wants to retire." (She has told us she has 2 years to retirement.)

She was a sucky teacher, we get it.
There are bad teachers, bosses, doctors, lawyers, store clerks, cops.
Feel free to add to the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Completely agree with 8:29-

Saying you hate it when parents want their kids placed in higher level classes than what they are capable is really an arrogant statement. When you have 30 kids in your classroom, how do you really know the capabilities of each student?

I as a parent will move mountains to ensure that my kids are prepared for class. If my kid has an average IQ and works twice as hard as the other kids in the class but at the end of the day also earns an A, what's your beef?

I get it that some parents are entitled and want special treatment for their snowflakes in the advanced class. That would irk me too. If I'm not asking for special treatment, what's wrong with giving my DS a chance?

Signed-

A mom whose kids always earn straight A's but still has to fight like hell with teachers like you to keep in them in the highest levels.

Have to agree with mom NOT TEACHER. Sorry OP but you do sound like the enemy -- as much as you want parents to look at it from your situation, YOU also need to look at it from theirs. Some teachers will but many, many will not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last line of your post is very revealing. You say you don't have kids of your own. Teachers don't have to have kids to be good teachers. But, it sure helps. You may know more about education than your student's parents, but isn't it a bit presumptuous of you to assume that you know more about their kids than they do?

Nah. I was a teacher. (Not a good one.) I'm a parent. (A good one, I like to think.) They're two different things.

Would you say that parents don't have to be teachers to be good parents -- but it sure helps?

Yes. Anytime you know more than one narrow experience, it helps. You may have been a bad teacher, but I bet you know a lot about education that is helping you to be a good parent, even if you feel like you weren't successful in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last line of your post is very revealing. You say you don't have kids of your own. Teachers don't have to have kids to be good teachers. But, it sure helps. You may know more about education than your student's parents, but isn't it a bit presumptuous of you to assume that you know more about their kids than they do?

Nah. I was a teacher. (Not a good one.) I'm a parent. (A good one, I like to think.) They're two different things.

Would you say that parents don't have to be teachers to be good parents -- but it sure helps?

As a parent you are an expert ON YOUR KID AND YOUR KID ALONE. A teacher may not be an expert on your kid, but over the course of a career will darn sure have taught and seen WAYYYYY MORE kids than you will ever parent.
And I am not a teacher, just a parent with some common damn sense.

Yes, actually, that was the point I was making. Parents are experts in their kids. We spend more time with them than anyone else. When we ask for something at school, please don't treat us like we're crazy or stupid. The likelihood is that we actually know what we're talking about for OUR child. I'm not asking the teacher to do anything different for other kids -- that's out of the scope of my responsibility. But, when it comes to MY kid -- please treat me like I have at least as good a chance of knowing what I'm talking about as the teacher does.

[Anonymous]

This thread is a PERFECT example of why the new grading system sucks for teachers. MCPS loves to say that you should just ask your teacher for feedback. The OP is what happens when 30 parents continually ask for feedback on how their child is doing and want to find ways for their child to improve or demonstrate what they can do in class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:to: 8:04
Myth:

Gifted Students Don’t Need Help; They’ll Do Fine On Their Own


Truth:
Would you send a star athlete to train for the Olympics without a coach? Gifted students need guidance from well-trained teachers who challenge and support them in order to fully develop their abilities. Many gifted students may be so far ahead of their same-age peers that they know more than half of the grade-level curriculum before the school year begins. Their resulting boredom and frustration can lead to low achievement, despondency, or unhealthy work habits. The role of the teacher is crucial for spotting and nurturing talents in school.

http://www.nagc.org/commonmyths.aspx

Wow, whoever wrote that isn't very gifted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:to: 8:04
Myth:

Gifted Students Don’t Need Help; They’ll Do Fine On Their Own


Truth:
Would you send a star athlete to train for the Olympics without a coach? Gifted students need guidance from well-trained teachers who challenge and support them in order to fully develop their abilities. Many gifted students may be so far ahead of their same-age peers that they know more than half of the grade-level curriculum before the school year begins. Their resulting boredom and frustration can lead to low achievement, despondency, or unhealthy work habits. The role of the teacher is crucial for spotting and nurturing talents in school.

http://www.nagc.org/commonmyths.aspx

Wow, whoever wrote that isn't very gifted.

Let me guess, you're the "if you're bored, you're not gifted" freak? Alternate hypothesis: You are of such low intelligence that you cannot understand basic concepts.