Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you'd be surprised who actually gossips and who doesn't. They may not be gossiping about academics, but I see it all the time with parents gossiping about behavior in the classroom and typically it's from the teacher's pet mom.

Who cares if they gossip though? I am very grateful to the room moms. I work full time and don't have the time to volunteer. Even if I have all the time in the world, I know I won't have the patience to deal with the kids, the parents, and the teachers.

I gossip at work about clients and bosses too. Who cares?

Because they work eachother up and sometimes try to start little revolutions.

Reading crap like this makes me glad I work and my world is bigger than only my kids. I volunteer once a month. I go in, do what the teacher tells me to and then I leave. Normally I have to work a station and help the kids with some sort of activity. I do not gossip or talk with other mothers who seem to be groupies at the school. I just have no time. My kid is simply happy to see me there and gets really excited. That is why I do it.

Gosh. The spelling above was butchered on my IPad. Sorry.

I teach in an elementary school and as I mentioned earlier I don't really know what I would gave a paren't do within the classroom. I would never ave a arent grade papers or record grades. I've seen parents in the lower grades help with the leveled bags of books the kids take home.parents help a lot in the library and art room.

I'd be fascinated to hear what the teachers think. Do we have any elementary level teachers on here? I got the impression last year that my DC's teacher really didn't find the parents to be very helpful. She really discouraged volunteers for anything other than weekly folders, field trips and parties.

Also, we all want smaller teacher-student ratios. Sure parent volunteers are not teachers, but they can teach our kids something or at least check over work.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Leave it to the professionals. I want my children taught by professionals.

How limiting. I know my kids can learn from people from all walks of life, not just the 'professionals'. In fact, the school janitor is one of the people I most admire at our school. He's so very kind and engaging. Many kids have learned a lot from him. Too bad you don't think non-professionals can be amazing teachers.

OK, then I guess we don't need educated, certified teachers. We'll just have the custodial staff teach. It will be much cheaper.

Seriously, of course you can learn all kids of things from all kinds of people, but teaching is a profession. Teachers learn how to teach in college. It's not as easy as it looks.

You think the only education that goes on in school is done by the teachers? You think the only person qualified to 'teach' are those who do it as a profession? Of course the 'professional' should direct instruction but that doesn't mean the kids can't learn from the non-professional.

BTW - teachers don't learn to teach in college, they learn how to teach in the classroom. I don't have a degree in education but I'm well qualified to teach. I don't care if you want me to teach your child or not. If you don't like someone like me teaching your kids, go private. I'm sure it would be a much better fit for you.

They don't want you to see what really goes on in the class. It's easier for them to say your kid is bad, you are a bad parent when in reality the teacher is unfit.

This is the parent I wouldn't want.