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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are so many people misunderstanding and projecting on this thread. Looking through, exactly zero posters have identified themselves as MCPS teachers. Please don’t throw around unfounded accusations that MCPS teachers are vindictive or anti-student.[/quote]

Here are three responses that pretty much sound like they are from a teacher's perspective:

[quote]There are reasons they want to talk to their current teachers. Why not go parent your child about how it isn’t the teacher’s job to get along with children but it is absolutely the child’s responsibility to be a top shelf student who earns their respect. You sound like you empowered her to give some attitude and now are just a tiny bit bitter it will come back to haunt her. This is called pissing in the wind and it is an important lesson for your kid the learn and it reflects poorly on you that it will be learned the hardway.

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It isn’t a teachers job to get along with your daughter, it is her job to get along with the teacher. She didn’t and will suffer a tad for it. As other have said judging by you and the “mad women” tone of your email, I doubt she was the magnet type anyway so it doesn’t change much.

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Perhaps you should have taught DD social graces of not burning bridges. As the saying goes, “One never knows when you’ll need to cross a bridge again later in life, so don’t burn it down.” Now your rooster has come to crow. I will never understand the entitlement of suburban kids and how they treat educators and other adults that they don’t deem “worthy & successful”.   Op, let us know what you decided and how your daughter fared after notification letters go out and your DD receives hers.[/quote]

I can't imagine any parent writing those responses.  Sorry.

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That poster was told to STFU and get lost. All from the same person.[/quote]

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