FCPS - avoiding bad 1st grade teacher

[Anonymous]

+1 = My child has a yelling teacher this year. He has turned from a fun-loving, happy kid who loved school into a bitter, grouchy kid with angry outbursts who dislikes school. These yelling teachers should be teaching older kids who they do not have such an influence on... Or better yet, find another career.

Curious. Does he get yelled at? Or, is he upset because she is yelling at others?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

So glad I'm out of Fairfax County....

Yes, all the other systems have perfect teachers and principals.

I agree.

[Anonymous]

My son got the horrible mean yelling teacher for math. She was fantastic and the best teacher so far that he has had.

The mothers who all warned us about her either had well behaved daughters.

All tht trouble boys (my son included) ended up in her class and every one of them loved her. They still talk about what a great teacher she was and how much they learned.

Some teachers are bad but some teachers are just a bad fit for certain personalities of kids.

On the note of requesting teachers, I always list areas we want to see our kids improve, what type of learner they are, and then complimemt the current teacher and say something like "Ms Z did a great job connecting wity my child and understanding how he learns. Please reach out to Ms.Z to see what type of teacher she recommends for my child."

Every one of my kids' teacher placements uave been fantastic for them and none of my kids have ended up with the same teachers.

Remember, coming out of K just about every parent will write "Larla needs a nuturing, creative teacher who is professional, organized, runs a calm, orderly and quiet classroom, and gets results by being loving amd encouraging." Especially if one teacher is known as a disorganized, disorderly yeller. You might ask for any teacher that is not like that teacher, but so is every single other parent coming out of K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son got the horrible mean yelling teacher for math. She was fantastic and the best teacher so far that he has had.

The mothers who all warned us about her either had well behaved daughters.

All tht trouble boys (my son included) ended up in her class and every one of them loved her. They still talk about what a great teacher she was and how much they learned.

Some teachers are bad but some teachers are just a bad fit for certain personalities of kids.

On the note of requesting teachers, I always list areas we want to see our kids improve, what type of learner they are, and then complimemt the current teacher and say something like "Ms Z did a great job connecting wity my child and understanding how he learns. Please reach out to Ms.Z to see what type of teacher she recommends for my child."

Every one of my kids' teacher placements uave been fantastic for them and none of my kids have ended up with the same teachers.

Remember, coming out of K just about every parent will write "Larla needs a nuturing, creative teacher who is professional, organized, runs a calm, orderly and quiet classroom, and gets results by being loving amd encouraging." Especially if one teacher is known as a disorganized, disorderly yeller. You might ask for any teacher that is not like that teacher, but so is every single other parent coming out of K.[b]

Actually the principal at our school (with heavy parental involvement) says surprisingly few people actually do the form. We've never had the "dreaded" teacher yet, and I do the forms every year.

[Anonymous]

DS's 1st grade teacher had the yelling reputation. It was a great year, he learned a lot, and was happy. DS's 5th grade teacher had a "so sweet" reputation. Let's just say it was a very trying year for us all. DS's 6th grade teacher had the yelling reputation. Turned out he absolutely loved her and thought of her as he "best teacher ever."

Doesn't matter what I think as long as he's learning, safe, and happy (and I don't even need him to be happy all the time ).

Don't listen to other people. Judge for yourself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I taught school. One year I had an impossibly perfect group of kids. Seriously. They were fun, but every one of them was respectful. If they got rowdy--I could quickly calm them down. Not only were they respectful from me--they were respectful of one another.

My dad became ill and I had to go away for a week. The sub was a neighborhood person. They were great for her and she went back and told everyone what a wonderful teacher I was. The next year over half of my class were requests--we had a principal that year who honored requests--and, guess what? It was the year from hell. There were a couple of seriously disturbed kids in the class and it was one of the worst years of my teaching career. The moral: be careful what you wish for.

Sometimes the parents who are so determined to choose the teacher have the worst kids.

The worst kids? What does that even mean, teacher?

You know exactly what it means.

#realitycheck
#stopbeingsosensitive

The numbskulls who can't keep quiet in class, disrupting the other students who are there to learn.

Happy?

No, I actually don't. But I'd love for you to elaborate... Oh, you can't?
#growup

[Anonymous]

DD was very shy in elementary school. There was one third grade teacher who was a yeller. SHe voiced that she was nervous about getting him.
I meet in May with her second grade teacher. I explained DD's concerns in a PC way. DD is scared of Mr. A. SHe has seen him yell at kids etc...
I wrote on the parent input form that DD learns best in a quiet, organized, supportive classroom. A teacher with a loud voice would not be a good fit at this time for her.

blah, blah blah....

I wrote everything I could to steer her away from Mr A.
Success and a great third grade year!

[Anonymous]

I have worked in a public elementary school for over 10 years. The only way bad teachers end up leaving is if enough parents complain. So I would suggest you not only insist your child not be in the class of the yelling, mean teacher but you should also get your friends to do the same. Then maybe that teacher will either be gone or at least will be remediated and watched.

[Anonymous]

I have worked in a public elementary school for over 10 years. The only way bad teachers end up leaving is if enough parents complain. So I would suggest you not only insist your child not be in the class of the yelling, mean teacher but you should also get your friends to do the same. Then maybe that teacher will either be gone or at least will be remediated and watched.

Just be sure you are acting on specific incidents--and not gossip. Sometimes, one parent will get mad at a teacher and bad mouth her until it becomes reality. Other than that, principals do not like to hear from parents. It is the one thing that could stimulate action on the principal's part. If every parent wants the kid out of the class, the principal will be forced to act.

[Anonymous]

I have worked in a public elementary school for over 10 years. The only way bad teachers end up leaving is if enough parents complain. So I would suggest you not only insist your child not be in the class of the yelling, mean teacher but you should also get your friends to do the same. Then maybe that teacher will either be gone or at least will be remediated and watched.


Just be sure you are acting on specific incidents--and not gossip. Sometimes, one parent will get mad at a teacher and bad mouth her until it becomes reality. Other than that, principals do not like to hear from parents. It is the one thing that could stimulate action on the principal's part. If every parent wants the kid out of the class, the principal will be forced to act.

Right, but one of my points that I may not have made clear is that other staff can complain but admin rarely pays attention to that, whereas if parents join together and complain something might actually happen.