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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, is your point that if multiple parents complain about a teacher you automatically dismiss it as an unfounded coordinated attack? You completely dismiss the possibility that parents independently complained because the teacher is in fact a problem? Parents aren't allowed to discuss their kids teachers with other parents? I'm friends with other parents. If our kids have the same teacher and there is an issue, we'll ask each other to see whether our kid's account is possibly an exaggerated reaction specific to the child. As you acknowledge, sometimes kid's can be sensitive. I've never once coordinated an "attack" on a teacher. I've never agreed with others to all complain about a teacher. DC's third grade teacher was having a lot of personal issues, crying in class, yelling at students, and generally not keeping up with the other third grade classes--the third grade team as a group set the pace of what should be covered and sent out joint monthly letters about what should be covered. I was surprised by DC's account so asked my friends "how's Larla's year going?" They confirmed DC's account. The teacher yelled at DC in front of the class for asking a clarifying question, so I reached out to her. Despite that, the shortness/yelling at students continued to the point that DC was afraid to ask questions if DC didn't understand something. At that point, I reached out to the administration. I never told my friends (the other parents I knew) that I did this and never asked if they also reached out. To this day, I'll see parents from that class (other than my friends) and invariably they will comment, "DC was in your DC's third grade class, right? What a wasted year (or something to that effect)." I agree because it was a terrible year for DC. I didn't complain because DC was getting a bad grade, DC had good grades in the class. I complained because I didn't send my kid to school to be yelled at or be in an environment where other kids were being yelled at on a regular basis. I also think it's important for my kid to be able to ask a teacher for clarification so she can fully understand a topic. The administration was completely dismissive and defended the teacher, saying DC could be being sensitive. We had a couple of conversations that went the same way. The next year the teacher was no longer at the school. The administration let the kids go through an entire year of that behavior, when it was very clear early on that there was a major problem. Your clear attempt to silence parents won't work. I'm not friends with any parents who are so bored that they'll make up a baseless coordinated attack on a teacher. You are a part of what's wrong with education. Instead of looking out for what's in the best interest of the students, you've decided that your primary responsibility is to defend teachers at all cost, thereby setting up an adversarial relationship with parents. You are so entrenched in the adversarial system that you've predetermined that multiple complaints against a teacher automatically indicates that the parents should be dismissed. The fact that you feel so strongly about the adversarial role that you come here to preemptively silence parents who might have legitimate concerns is sad.[/quote] No one is trying to silence parents. The overdramaticism of it all. Just know that coordinated attacks are seen for what they are. Usually it’s the concern itself that determines the validity of the claim. If a concern is valid, it’s valid whether it’s raised by 1 parent, 50 parents or none. Sometimes people in the building see and address issues that were never raised. [/quote] You're missing the point. The fact that multiple parents complain in close proximity doesn't mean there's a "coordinated attack." If all the kids in a class go home and relay an incident that raises significant concerns, multiple people might complain at the same time. Parents can't win. If one parent complains, their kid is exaggerating, unreliable or lying. If multiple parents complain, it's an unfounded coordinated attack on a poor teacher. You are trying to silence people. Your post makes me even less confident that school administrators will do the right thing, but if I see something that has a significant negative impact on my kid, the least of my concern is that your or anyone else will think poorly of me or think that I'm somehow involved in a baseless vendetta.[/quote]
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