Aloof teacher is heavy on app use and doesn't communicate well - would you take it to the principal?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The same teacher took it pretty far this week. My kid had a medical appointment the took up the entire day. We didn’t get home until late snd no, I wasn’t going to have DD stay up all night to catch up. That’s stupid. The doc office provided an absence note on letterhead and I even called the principal in advance to let her know DD had this appointment and she would be behind on a few things.

Well, the teacher gave her a zero on the assignment anyway, and the online system states the assignment was due two days later. She still gave her a zero, and DD’s average fell. I emailed the teacher who wrote, “Assignments are due on the due date stated.” That’s it. I reached out to the principal to let her know what’s going on. You don’t screw with a kid’s grades because they had a doc appointment. What kind of person is this.

Something about your story doesn’t add up. She gave her a zero even though the assignment wasn’t due until two days later?

Also, I don’t believe that you’re calling the principal in advance about a simple absence. Seriously. That’s just not done. There’s an attendance secretary for a reason. That isn’t the principal’s job. Why would you call the principal for something so routine?

And I doubt the teacher said “assignments are due on the due date stated” after a medical absence unless the assignment was a long-term one with a well-advertised due date. In that case, I agree with the teacher.

The story just doesn’t add up.

The principal knows about these absences because they occur once a month and the school needed to be notified about the condition which impacted participation in sports. And yes, sad to say that’s how the teacher responds. She’s a robot. She wants all
dialogue to be one way. Sue has a lot of say to us in her missives but doesn’t want responses.

I went through my kid’s assignment list for the week and yes, the due date want honored. The teacher relied on apps and doesn’t want to lift a finger to correct anything. She’s not an educator, she’s a facilitator.

Was the assignment posted several days prior, in which case the student should have completed it by the due date regardless of a planned absence? That’s a standard policy.

Her “policy” for this particular classroom assignment was that it’s not available for completing until after the lesson. What kind of a teacher expects a kid to be up late completing an assignment like that? One on power trips? But perhaps if she really is only a facilitator, not an educator, my kid should try to teach herself the math, too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The same teacher took it pretty far this week. My kid had a medical appointment the took up the entire day. We didn’t get home until late snd no, I wasn’t going to have DD stay up all night to catch up. That’s stupid. The doc office provided an absence note on letterhead and I even called the principal in advance to let her know DD had this appointment and she would be behind on a few things.

Well, the teacher gave her a zero on the assignment anyway, and the online system states the assignment was due two days later. She still gave her a zero, and DD’s average fell. I emailed the teacher who wrote, “Assignments are due on the due date stated.” That’s it. I reached out to the principal to let her know what’s going on. You don’t screw with a kid’s grades because they had a doc appointment. What kind of person is this.

Something about your story doesn’t add up. She gave her a zero even though the assignment wasn’t due until two days later?

Also, I don’t believe that you’re calling the principal in advance about a simple absence. Seriously. That’s just not done. There’s an attendance secretary for a reason. That isn’t the principal’s job. Why would you call the principal for something so routine?

And I doubt the teacher said “assignments are due on the due date stated” after a medical absence unless the assignment was a long-term one with a well-advertised due date. In that case, I agree with the teacher.

The story just doesn’t add up.

The principal knows about these absences because they occur once a month and the school needed to be notified about the condition which impacted participation in sports. And yes, sad to say that’s how the teacher responds. She’s a robot. She wants all
dialogue to be one way. Sue has a lot of say to us in her missives but doesn’t want responses.

I went through my kid’s assignment list for the week and yes, the due date want honored. The teacher relied on apps and doesn’t want to lift a finger to correct anything. She’s not an educator, she’s a facilitator.

Was the assignment posted several days prior, in which case the student should have completed it by the due date regardless of a planned absence? That’s a standard policy.

Her “policy” for this particular classroom assignment was that it’s not available for completing until after the lesson. What kind of a teacher expects a kid to be up late completing an assignment like that? One on power trips? But perhaps if she really is only a facilitator, not an educator, my kid should try to teach herself the math, too.

You didn’t answer my question. Did your child have several days to complete this assignment?

I don’t see any power tripping here. It makes sense that a student should complete work after a lesson. And I’m sure the teacher doesn’t expect students to stay up late. Just get it done after school. This isn’t that hard and, so far, seems pretty reasonable.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The same teacher took it pretty far this week. My kid had a medical appointment the took up the entire day. We didn’t get home until late snd no, I wasn’t going to have DD stay up all night to catch up. That’s stupid. The doc office provided an absence note on letterhead and I even called the principal in advance to let her know DD had this appointment and she would be behind on a few things.

Well, the teacher gave her a zero on the assignment anyway, and the online system states the assignment was due two days later. She still gave her a zero, and DD’s average fell. I emailed the teacher who wrote, “Assignments are due on the due date stated.” That’s it. I reached out to the principal to let her know what’s going on. You don’t screw with a kid’s grades because they had a doc appointment. What kind of person is this.

Something about your story doesn’t add up. She gave her a zero even though the assignment wasn’t due until two days later?

Also, I don’t believe that you’re calling the principal in advance about a simple absence. Seriously. That’s just not done. There’s an attendance secretary for a reason. That isn’t the principal’s job. Why would you call the principal for something so routine?

And I doubt the teacher said “assignments are due on the due date stated” after a medical absence unless the assignment was a long-term one with a well-advertised due date. In that case, I agree with the teacher.

The story just doesn’t add up.

The principal knows about these absences because they occur once a month and the school needed to be notified about the condition which impacted participation in sports. And yes, sad to say that’s how the teacher responds. She’s a robot. She wants all
dialogue to be one way. Sue has a lot of say to us in her missives but doesn’t want responses.

I went through my kid’s assignment list for the week and yes, the due date want honored. The teacher relied on apps and doesn’t want to lift a finger to correct anything. She’s not an educator, she’s a facilitator.

Was the assignment posted several days prior, in which case the student should have completed it by the due date regardless of a planned absence? That’s a standard policy.

Her “policy” for this particular classroom assignment was that it’s not available for completing until after the lesson. What kind of a teacher expects a kid to be up late completing an assignment like that? One on power trips? But perhaps if she really is only a facilitator, not an educator, my kid should try to teach herself the math, too.

You didn’t answer my question. Did your child have several days to complete this assignment?

I don’t see any power tripping here. It makes sense that a student should complete work after a lesson. And I’m sure the teacher doesn’t expect students to stay up late. Just get it done after school. This isn’t that hard and, so far, seems pretty reasonable.

My kid had an extra day to complete the work but the teacher is not honoring it. Maybe she’s getting confused and candle handle all the apps herself and refuses to admit she’s wrong. One day she’s going to need some empathy and a little accommodation. She shouldn’t be surprised if she doesn’t get it. Karma sucks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The same teacher took it pretty far this week. My kid had a medical appointment the took up the entire day. We didn’t get home until late snd no, I wasn’t going to have DD stay up all night to catch up. That’s stupid. The doc office provided an absence note on letterhead and I even called the principal in advance to let her know DD had this appointment and she would be behind on a few things.

Well, the teacher gave her a zero on the assignment anyway, and the online system states the assignment was due two days later. She still gave her a zero, and DD’s average fell. I emailed the teacher who wrote, “Assignments are due on the due date stated.” That’s it. I reached out to the principal to let her know what’s going on. You don’t screw with a kid’s grades because they had a doc appointment. What kind of person is this.

Something about your story doesn’t add up. She gave her a zero even though the assignment wasn’t due until two days later?

Also, I don’t believe that you’re calling the principal in advance about a simple absence. Seriously. That’s just not done. There’s an attendance secretary for a reason. That isn’t the principal’s job. Why would you call the principal for something so routine?

And I doubt the teacher said “assignments are due on the due date stated” after a medical absence unless the assignment was a long-term one with a well-advertised due date. In that case, I agree with the teacher.

The story just doesn’t add up.

The principal knows about these absences because they occur once a month and the school needed to be notified about the condition which impacted participation in sports. And yes, sad to say that’s how the teacher responds. She’s a robot. She wants all
dialogue to be one way. Sue has a lot of say to us in her missives but doesn’t want responses.

I went through my kid’s assignment list for the week and yes, the due date want honored. The teacher relied on apps and doesn’t want to lift a finger to correct anything. She’s not an educator, she’s a facilitator.

Was the assignment posted several days prior, in which case the student should have completed it by the due date regardless of a planned absence? That’s a standard policy.

Her “policy” for this particular classroom assignment was that it’s not available for completing until after the lesson. What kind of a teacher expects a kid to be up late completing an assignment like that? One on power trips? But perhaps if she really is only a facilitator, not an educator, my kid should try to teach herself the math, too.

You didn’t answer my question. Did your child have several days to complete this assignment?

I don’t see any power tripping here. It makes sense that a student should complete work after a lesson. And I’m sure the teacher doesn’t expect students to stay up late. Just get it done after school. This isn’t that hard and, so far, seems pretty reasonable.

She had ONE day to complete an assignment she did not attend the lesson for.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, or start with the guidance counselor. Get a tutor and make sure your kid is turning in their work (micromanage them).

Not OP. Why the guidance counselor? They aren’t the teachers boss and can’t do anything. I’m curious?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The same teacher took it pretty far this week. My kid had a medical appointment the took up the entire day. We didn’t get home until late snd no, I wasn’t going to have DD stay up all night to catch up. That’s stupid. The doc office provided an absence note on letterhead and I even called the principal in advance to let her know DD had this appointment and she would be behind on a few things.

Well, the teacher gave her a zero on the assignment anyway, and the online system states the assignment was due two days later. She still gave her a zero, and DD’s average fell. I emailed the teacher who wrote, “Assignments are due on the due date stated.” That’s it. I reached out to the principal to let her know what’s going on. You don’t screw with a kid’s grades because they had a doc appointment. What kind of person is this.

Something about your story doesn’t add up. She gave her a zero even though the assignment wasn’t due until two days later?

Also, I don’t believe that you’re calling the principal in advance about a simple absence. Seriously. That’s just not done. There’s an attendance secretary for a reason. That isn’t the principal’s job. Why would you call the principal for something so routine?

And I doubt the teacher said “assignments are due on the due date stated” after a medical absence unless the assignment was a long-term one with a well-advertised due date. In that case, I agree with the teacher.

The story just doesn’t add up.

The principal knows about these absences because they occur once a month and the school needed to be notified about the condition which impacted participation in sports. And yes, sad to say that’s how the teacher responds. She’s a robot. She wants all
dialogue to be one way. Sue has a lot of say to us in her missives but doesn’t want responses.

I went through my kid’s assignment list for the week and yes, the due date want honored. The teacher relied on apps and doesn’t want to lift a finger to correct anything. She’s not an educator, she’s a facilitator.

Was the assignment posted several days prior, in which case the student should have completed it by the due date regardless of a planned absence? That’s a standard policy.

Her “policy” for this particular classroom assignment was that it’s not available for completing until after the lesson. What kind of a teacher expects a kid to be up late completing an assignment like that? One on power trips? But perhaps if she really is only a facilitator, not an educator, my kid should try to teach herself the math, too.

You didn’t answer my question. Did your child have several days to complete this assignment?

I don’t see any power tripping here. It makes sense that a student should complete work after a lesson. And I’m sure the teacher doesn’t expect students to stay up late. Just get it done after school. This isn’t that hard and, so far, seems pretty reasonable.

My kid had an extra day to complete the work but the teacher is not honoring it. Maybe she’s getting confused and candle handle all the apps herself and refuses to admit she’s wrong. One day she’s going to need some empathy and a little accommodation. She shouldn’t be surprised if she doesn’t get it. Karma sucks.

OP,
If this last post came from you, let me be the first to say it doesn’t reflect well. Insults and hoping people suffer paint you in a bad light.

As for karma, perhaps the way you are speaking about this teacher will come back on you.

[Anonymous]

OP refuses to state what her 8th grader is doing. When asked repeatedly, she keeps saying she emails the teacher after looking online.

She never says her daughter has spoken to tje teacher or emailed. She never explains if she has sat down with her child to see the time stamp where her daughter says she has turned in work that has gotten a zero (and actually clicked on what she submitted since some students submit blank work so it looks like the submitted an assignment on time).

OP just emails the principal and teacher.

OP your kid is 13 1/2 or 14 years old Im am advanced math class. That is old enough to speak to teachers.

[Anonymous]

Why does Jeff block teachers from speaking out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP refuses to state what her 8th grader is doing. When asked repeatedly, she keeps saying she emails the teacher after looking online.

She never says her daughter has spoken to tje teacher or emailed. She never explains if she has sat down with her child to see the time stamp where her daughter says she has turned in work that has gotten a zero (and actually clicked on what she submitted since some students submit blank work so it looks like the submitted an assignment on time).

OP just emails the principal and teacher.

OP your kid is 13 1/2 or 14 years old Im am advanced math class. That is old enough to speak to teachers.

Then the teacher should stop emailing parents. Or respond like a human being and use her big girl words rather than hiding behind apps. My kid told her exactly what happened. If the teacher dies not like to support kids and cut a kid slack for a long day at the doctors office, there are many other careers to choose from that do not involve dealing with annoying children with medical issues.

[Anonymous]

They want these kids to ‘self advocate’ but none of the teachers listen and tend to be dismissive when the kids speak out about their half-baked policies and mistakes. Since the student gets no affirmation from speaking up, they are reluctant to speak up again

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP refuses to state what her 8th grader is doing. When asked repeatedly, she keeps saying she emails the teacher after looking online.

She never says her daughter has spoken to tje teacher or emailed. She never explains if she has sat down with her child to see the time stamp where her daughter says she has turned in work that has gotten a zero (and actually clicked on what she submitted since some students submit blank work so it looks like the submitted an assignment on time).

OP just emails the principal and teacher.

OP your kid is 13 1/2 or 14 years old Im am advanced math class. That is old enough to speak to teachers.

Then the teacher should stop emailing parents. Or respond like a human being and use her big girl words rather than hiding behind apps. My kid told her exactly what happened. If the teacher dies not like to support kids and cut a kid slack for a long day at the doctors office, there are many other careers to choose from that do not involve dealing with annoying children with medical issues.

So it sounds like your real problem is that the teacher isn’t “cutting a kid slack.” If I’m reading between the lines properly, this isn’t about a teacher breaking rules. Instead, this is a teacher not bending to your will.

You are presenting as a challenging parent, emailing the principal (skipping chain of command) and insulting the teacher at every chance.

Perhaps you’d get more sympathy if you acted more reasonably yourself.

[Anonymous]

No more PTA, no more Karen's, no more teacher bashing. We are actually the smart, fair, professionals in the room. However, we live in a Idiocracy where idiots get rich pumping drugs to the masses for extreme profits in the pharma corridor and real honest teachers are the problem. You drugged up Karen parents are driving teachers out of the profession.