Anonymous wrote:We pulled our child mid year due to a teacher that was horrible (yelling and crazy).

This is exactly what happened with our child at a public school.

Anonymous wrote:We are dealing with the same situation. The teacher is horrible to my child, and was horrible to my husband and I when we went in to discuss our child's issues. Our child seems to be well liked by the rest of the teachers at the school and yet it is this one teacher that has completely ruined his experience. My husband and I are wondering why we are paying so much money for such an awful experience (kid is literally marking off days on his calendar, and refuses to participate in any extracurricular activities). The administration seems to know that there is a problem and as far as we can see does nothing. Thankfully, next year is a transition year and our child is changing schools.

I just have to share my experience because I feel for you posters. My child was in a high priced private years ago and had a teacher that was so mean to her she would come home and say she wished she was dead. Teacher ended up leaving mid year and the school wouldn't tell us why. We found out later that she had had a nervous breakdown. The school never said a word to is, even though we had been in to see lower school head many times to talk about our concern with the way our daughter was treated. It happens. I have also had kids in public and parents have some recourse if your child has a LD diagnosis. They are legally bound to not discriminate. Not true in private.

But you should always be your child's advocate. Always. To the posters who think your child is just a disruptive brat, there is such a thing as karma. Their child will inevitably have problems in school, and get in trouble. Middle school and high will be a shock to your system. If you aren't an empathetic person then don't expect empathy when your kid is texting nude photos and drinking at parties because you are a naive parent and think your kid can do no wrong.

Date someone else then. Sigh. No biggie.

I'm one of the posters that pulled a child mid-year. We moved to a new school and have been there for many years -- we have ZERO complaints about the teachers at the new school -- we think they walk on water and DC is thankful to be with such fabulous teachers. DC has never ever been in trouble for behavior. Some schools just allow problem teachers to stay. That is what it boils down to.

Anonymous wrote:I think in any school, there are good teachers and not so good teachers. It's up to you to say something to the principal, and it can be done in a not so horrible way. I realize at privates we expect amazing teachers at every grade. I don't think I've ever seen a school that actually has that.

And we definitely ought to expect amazing teachers considering the amount we pay!!! At the end of the day. it is not about prestige but really the education your DC gets - or does not. While the appreciation of "good teachers" could be very personal, it is really unacceptable that some teachers are maintained while parents have been complaining about them for years (cf. siblings). If several clients complain about a service, it should definitely improve. Oops! So true that those private schools make us feel they granted us a favor by accepting our DC - we are not customers and should not complain at all, regardless the fact we paid $$$.

is this lowell? sounds familiar

I think in any school, there are good teachers and not so good teachers. It's up to you to say something to the principal, and it can be done in a not so horrible way. I realize at privates we expect amazing teachers at every grade. I don't think I've ever seen a school that actually has that.

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Anonymous wrote:To balance this out: we have a fabulous teacher this year and couldn't be happier. I think the people with "terrible teachers" just have problem kids.

Wow. It's agonizing having this issue. I hope for your child's sake you never have to deal with a really horrible teacher.

Excellent teachers make all kids want to excel, to love the subject and want to learn, not just the "good" kids.

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No need to be lectured here. We had fabulous teachers as well so far AND our DC is one of the favorite children at school. We have horrible teachers this year and it just ruins our DC's experience from the previous years. Even so called "excellent teachers" are human beings and may just not get along with/ pay enough attention to your DC - which definitely affects the outcome.

Anonymous wrote:To balance this out: we have a fabulous teacher this year and couldn't be happier. I think the people with "terrible teachers" just have problem kids.

Wow. It's agonizing having this issue. I hope for your child's sake you never have to deal with a really horrible teacher.

Excellent teachers make all kids want to excel, to love the subject and want to learn, not just the "good" kids.

To balance this out: we have a fabulous teacher this year and couldn't be happier. I think the people with "terrible teachers" just have problem kids.

PP, we were in the same boat and pulled out child mid-year because it was so bad. Fortunately, you made it until the end of the school year. Some people just should not be working with kids. Nothing was done to our teacher, despite complaints from the majority of the parents -- the teacher is still at the school.

We are dealing with the same situation. The teacher is horrible to my child, and was horrible to my husband and I when we went in to discuss our child's issues. Our child seems to be well liked by the rest of the teachers at the school and yet it is this one teacher that has completely ruined his experience. My husband and I are wondering why we are paying so much money for such an awful experience (kid is literally marking off days on his calendar, and refuses to participate in any extracurricular activities). The administration seems to know that there is a problem and as far as we can see does nothing. Thankfully, next year is a transition year and our child is changing schools.

Not sure who you are responding to PP. My DC has never been in trouble and is quite shy actually. I thought this was a thread about psycho or cranky teachers -- or at the very least, getting stuck with a real dud - maybe lazy.

All of you are crazy . You don't know what teachers and other parents deal with. Let me guess--your son is an angel who just has adhd? So your son isn't the kid in my daughters class who is constantly hitting or screaming at kids or shoving or throwing things? Your son isn't being rude to his class mates and other adults? And us parents haven't tried to tell you that your kid is a pain and your sins teacher hadn't told you that she's during the best She can inspite of your kid bring in the room?