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The PD video teachers must watch on Monday
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Anonymous
So you're upset because others aren't tolerant of your intolerance? 3 |
Anonymous
| Rosa Parks should have found a new hobby too right |
Anonymous
What would happen if the school called and said that the child would remain at school until a parent came to pick them up? |
Anonymous
PP here. The mother doesn't have voicemail set up on her phone so it just rings and rings. This has been her MO for years. Personal attacks against me aside, I'm more worried if the student were to have a medical emergency and we were unable to reach mom. |
Anonymous
I agree with PP. Call and email letting the Mom know that several attempts have been made to get in touch due to violent behavior tendencies being exhibited by the child. As it occurred again today your child will not be dismissed until you or another listed Adult guardian comes to pickup the student and have a conversation. If no named Adult arrives or contacts us by the time the last office persons leaves at 4/4:30pm we will have no choice but to believe neglect and as such will refer the case to child protective services. Like you said what if the child had an honest emergency. |
Anonymous
I get that you may want to do these things but do you have the authority to create all these rules? |
Anonymous
Absolutely. I would to document contact and to establish clear expectations. Maybe the family needs help but the school also has a legal obligation to report suspected neglect or abuse. We are mandated reporters. This teacher is trying to help BEFORE we getting authorities involved. This behavior from a parent would concern me greatly as a teacher. |
Anonymous
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Interestingly, Associate Superintendent Damon Monteleone brought up this wack-a-doodle presentation as an example of MCPS meaningfully attacking the classroom behavior issues in his testimony to the Education/Public Safety Committee at the County Council:
He mentions it starting around 1 hour and 36 minutes in. Now we know which nutjobs in MCPS are rubber stamping this crap. Damon is one of them. |
Anonymous
I'm disappointed. The way that a message is delivered is just as important as the message itself and it seems as though people have lost the ability to respectfully share viewpoints, knowing that doing so could lead to deeper understanding and more productive environments. I fully respect someone's right to voice an opinion, however it does not mean that I believe every theory or approach the county shares. In this case, I'm not convinced that what was shared in the professional development would lend itself to creating a better educational experience for students or staff. I am thoughtful, educated, and open to others' views but I also have my own. At times, they are not in alignment with another person's view(s). I strive to continue listening and learning because it is what educated people do. I give consideration[u] to others' views but that does not equate to finding every statement factual or that every approach seems sound. To answer your question, I only find it disappointing that others aren't tolerant based on their statements. I would encourage them to consider that it is difficult to build trust in these spaces when conversations turn to questioning a person's integrity or when obvious intolerance equates to assigning a broad, negative stroke to others' views. Doing so just causes one side to tune out and disengage. If someone is concerned with others accepting a view, they may want to consider their approach. I believe that we have a moral obligation to educate and enlighten ourselves in order to evolve. |
Anonymous
| Stephanie Sheron cited this craptastic PD as one of the ways MCPS was moving the needle on its antiracist action plan during their testimony to the County Council's Education & Culture committee as they reported out on restorative justice. The fact that they can say that this garbage accomplished anything with a straight face speaks to the seriously concerning levels of delusion and Kool-Aid drinking that go on within MCPS leadership. |
Anonymous
| Everyone’s needs must be met, no matter how special. Unfortunately my needs include a Lamborghini. |
Anonymous
Typical, but still frustrating. |
Anonymous
| Yep, this PD was mostly just a talking point for admins. There was a few good discussions, but it was pretty clear that there was not much to be learned from it or applied in class. Mostly a waste of the day. What was pretty clear though from the admin perspective was that they are called racist quite regularly by students and parents. Of course that doesn’t make it true. |
Anonymous
At this point, them doing nothing is probably the best thing for the students. Most anti-racism work would change the curriculum so that all races scored equally. Imagine what that would look like. |
Anonymous
DP. As for rules, principals do have the authority to require parent pickup if they believe the child is a danger to other or themselves. I’ve watched them have a child come off a school bus at 3:07 pm based on an anonymous tip of suicidal threats. Then, they have to scramble to contact a parent. There’s always a chance that the child is supposed to supervise younger siblings afterschool so sometimes one admin is trying to reach the parent, another is calling the ES to tell them to hold a first grader, and a third is supervising the suicidal middle schooler. Outside of that, we do call the police when children aren’t picked up hours after school. The police do a welfare check on the parents. Usually, they forgot or there was miscommunication between caregivers. (Twenty-five years ago, one of my own children was in the office at 5 pm because the after school activity van didn’t pick her up. For whatever reason, all the calls went to my then-H’s vm. He was playing basketball at a park less than 2 mi from the school. At 4:30, the police did a welfare check at our home and were leaving just as I arrived with a carload of groceries. It was terrifying initially thinking some terrible accident or crime brought them there, and then just sad for DD and embarrassing for us. We were also worried that we were now in a system. The police said they only care if it’s a pattern. It’s probably three incidents or something like that. I believe admin is paid to stay until 5:30. In reality, it’s rare that more than one does. I do clubs after school 2-3 days a week. The activity buses should pick up kids at 4:30. I’ve watched admin leave without a care in the world at 4:45 while 3 teachers are waiting with 170 students. |