2nd Grade teacher reply saying she has no resources

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is weird thw you bothered the teacher about this.
Just get a handwriting workbook from Amazon or B&N and spend time at home on it.

This.
OP you sound lazy.

+1. So there are 27 kids in her class. You want extra handwriting homework, and for the teacher to dig up extra resources and worksheets for your DC. Larlo's mom thinks he needs more work on adding 2 digit numbers (even though Larlo is keeping up with the class) and Larla's mother thinks it would be nice if the kids had an advanced spelling track for future national spelling bee stars. Pretty soon, the teacher is putting together 27 extra packets to supplement (not remediate) according to the whims of each parent. No, under these circumstances, it's not reasonable for you to ask the teacher to do something you can easily do yourself.

Also-- do you want the teacher to pay for the workbook? Out of her pocket? When she says she doesn't have the resources, she doesn't have one. So, she gets it where?

The teacher could have provided OP with suggestions. A teacher should have some thoughts on resources that might be helpful. It would have been easy to say that she didn't have anything available to send home, but xyz might be helpful if you get it and do it at home. If a second grader can't read their own writing, I think it's cause for concern. Even if it isn't a cause for concern, a good teacher would at least make a couple of suggestions. Telling OP she should just look on the internet seems lazy and disinterested.

Op said there were 20 kids in her kid's class. PP is lazy not to read the whole thread.

[Anonymous]

Op, sounds like experiences I've had with FCPS - gee, they have no idea... what? really? No Idea At All? They are educators, aren't they? Sometimes I wonder...

[Anonymous]

You will be hard pressed to get any resources for OT through the schools if the issue is just handwriting. I'm in Arlington, and even if the find poor motor skills,,they don't give OT unless there's a broader diagnosis.

Does your child do things like play with Legos or draw? Mine never did.

[Anonymous]

OP, come over to special needs and learn how to make a request for an eval. If what you're doing is not working that's the next step!

Don't let the school ignore you or let other posters belittle you.

[Anonymous]

Many teachers are not helpful. It's a shame

[Anonymous]

Face it, handwriting is not tested on SOLs. It is low on the priority scale in the schools. That is why they are not so concerned with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Face it, handwriting is not tested on SOLs. It is low on the priority scale in the schools. That is why they are not so concerned with it.

Translation - Face it - your teachers don't give a crap..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Face it, handwriting is not tested on SOLs. It is low on the priority scale in the schools. That is why they are not so concerned with it.

Translation - Face it - your teachers don't give a crap..

NP here. Handwriting is not that important. Kids will be mostly on laptops and tablets when they get older. DH has terrible spelling, grammar and handwriting. He was still able to get to a top med school and now makes a high six figure income. He aced his SAT, MCAT and medical school boards. His medical knowledge is solid even if his handwriting sucks. Thank goodness he dictates his notes and doesn't have to actually type them or he would be in real trouble.

[Anonymous]

Ok I'm a teacher and basically handwriting is not a specific skill they work on in 2nd grade so when she says she has no resources, it means since it's not something she teaches, she doesn't have any workbooks or worksheets to send home to you. In order for her to do so she would have to purchase a workbook or scour the Internet for worksheets exactly like you would have to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok I'm a teacher and basically handwriting is not a specific skill they work on in 2nd grade so when she says she has no resources, it means since it's not something she teaches, she doesn't have any workbooks or worksheets to send home to you. In order for her to do so she would have to purchase a workbook or scour the Internet for worksheets exactly like you would have to.

So replying with I can't or won't do more than you is a great response to asking for help? You can justify the response as much as you want but it just is apathetic and demonstrates not lifting a finger above what they need to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok I'm a teacher and basically handwriting is not a specific skill they work on in 2nd grade so when she says she has no resources, it means since it's not something she teaches, she doesn't have any workbooks or worksheets to send home to you. In order for her to do so she would have to purchase a workbook or scour the Internet for worksheets exactly like you would have to.

So replying with I can't or won't do more than you is a great response to asking for help? You can justify the response as much as you want but it just is apathetic and demonstrates not lifting a finger above what they need to do.

When you get a teaching credential you do not learn anything about penmanship/ handwriting - not even one hour is devoted to it. If your child has poor penmanship, you should have taught your preschooler/ kindergartener how to form letters correctly, then sat next to them with a big eraser to make sure your child writes neatly. By second grade your child's awful handwriting has been ingrained and will be almost impossible to fix. So don't get made at the second grade teacher, get mad at your kid's kinder teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok I'm a teacher and basically handwriting is not a specific skill they work on in 2nd grade so when she says she has no resources, it means since it's not something she teaches, she doesn't have any workbooks or worksheets to send home to you. In order for her to do so she would have to purchase a workbook or scour the Internet for worksheets exactly like you would have to.

It seems to me that with 20 kids in your class, you'd notice if one had chicken scratch illegible handwriting and think that merited some concern, right? Even if it wasn't a specific skill you work on in 2nd? If a child has missed picking up a skill along the way, it concerns me that teachers shrug it off if it's not "their skill" to teach. But I guess maybe this is specific to handwriting, which isn't considered as important? Or perhaps it's not unusual these days for children to have terrible handwriting?

[Anonymous]

Every summer, my son practices handwriting in a book I buy. I usually get one from Amazon. The problem is that he can write like crap and every teacher accepts it. I went to Catholic school where the teacher would warn students that if she cannot read your writing, you would write it again until she could. The teachers just accept crap and my son knows it. So he hands in crap. At home, I make him do homework assignments so that they can be read. At school, crap is accepted so that is what he produces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok I'm a teacher and basically handwriting is not a specific skill they work on in 2nd grade so when she says she has no resources, it means since it's not something she teaches, she doesn't have any workbooks or worksheets to send home to you. In order for her to do so she would have to purchase a workbook or scour the Internet for worksheets exactly like you would have to.

It seems to me that with 20 kids in your class, you'd notice if one had chicken scratch illegible handwriting and think that merited some concern, right? Even if it wasn't a specific skill you work on in 2nd? If a child has missed picking up a skill along the way, it concerns me that teachers shrug it off if it's not "their skill" to teach. But I guess maybe this is specific to handwriting, which isn't considered as important? Or perhaps it's not unusual these days for children to have terrible handwriting?

I have a 1st grader whol will be a 2nd grader in a few months. He still has poor handwriting. I plan to work on it with him for the summer. OP should do the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every summer, my son practices handwriting in a book I buy. I usually get one from Amazon. The problem is that he can write like crap and every teacher accepts it. I went to Catholic school where the teacher would warn students that if she cannot read your writing, you would write it again until she could. The teachers just accept crap and my son knows it. So he hands in crap. At home, I make him do homework assignments so that they can be read. At school, crap is accepted so that is what he produces.

Exactly. This is what is happening at public schools.