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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Proceed very carefully. FCPS teachers are known for mobbing.  Complain about one teacher and you'll see your child's grades and relationships begin to slip in all of her classes. Tarnish the name of one teacher and several others teachers will begin to belittle your child. If and when you complain in the future to the administrators they will tell you that your child is having problems with several teachers whom they trust completely. Then the logical conclusion is that your child is having problems.  If you persist they will then suggest that you over protective and perhaps slightly crazy.

The practice is called "Mobbing".  If different teachers do it on different days the pressure and abuse the child receives is constant so it become unbearable, but no single teacher can be identified as being abusive.

"Teacher Mobbing of Students" is a serious problem in FCPS. [/quote]

If this exists, it is far from universal.  We have several kids and one kid eventually got a stinker of a teacher at one of the "better" FCPS high schools.  We asked for, and then demanded, a change, and the administration eventually accommodated the request.  It was beneficial for everyone, and there were no adverse consequences.  We later learned that this particular teacher's problems are well known throughout the school, and that people are just waiting for her to retire or die.  [/quote]

It's far from universal [i] for you [/i]. I've seen it go on. When I've complained about a particular teacher (rightfully), the teacher has pulled my DC out in front of some of the other students and told her 'your mother embarrassed me'. Seriously? That's so inappropriate I don't know where to begin.

You do realize that waiting for a bad teacher to die or retire is ridiculous right? I'm not insulting you, just frustrated that this might be seen as ok?[/quote]

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