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[happygirl]

To each their own. Personally, I'd consider pulling my kid from a teacher's class if I saw his teacher posting that way.

In Pre-School?? You have never made a simple spelling error. It must be nice to be you.

 

[Nie0214]

In Pre-School?? You have never made a simple spelling error. It must be nice to be you.

We're not talking about a simple spelling error. I'd hope that she doesn't want to stay in preschool forever and is actively trying to move up, like she has posted.

 

[luvsJack]

Honestly, if I were you I WOULD concern myself with these issues if you are in the education field. Now if you are content to simply be a babysitter at a daycare-then carry on with all the energy you are devoting to the T Shirt issue.

How about not speaking down to those who choose to be professional's in the child care field?? They do not "baby sit", that I can assure you.

After 12 years in the field, I can assure you that many times the best person for the job was NOT someone with a degree. It takes a special person to work with children and a degree does not necessarily make them that type of person.

I don't know the OP but felt the need to defend those in child care. Whether she is the "right" person for the job, I don't know; but you should not judge someone by the way they write on a message board.

 

[flying_babyb]

Quite frankly Im happy being a preschool teacher and may stay being a preschool teacher forever. I am taking classes in another area but I dont feel like talking about that. Rest assured Im happy.

 

[luvsJack]

We're not talking about a simple spelling error. I'd hope that she doesn't want to stay in preschool forever and is actively trying to move up, like she has posted.

Why shouldn't she stay in preschool forever?

Do you really feel that a child care professional/preschool teacher is that low? Are our preschool age children that unimportant that you think their caregivers and teachers should be bottom of the barrel and everyone should be trying to move up and out of that position??

This is maddening!! A person working in child care, whether they are choosing to work with infants or teach pre-k are important to children and parents alike. They have one of the most important jobs in the world. If not for them 99% of you would not be able to go to work!

Anyone who works in child care that does the training and education that is required and continually strives to make their area/classroom better, do more developmentally correct activities with their children and be more active and professional with the parents of the children in their care is a professional and should be respected for that.

It is so much more that "baby sitting". It is a hard job that can be extremely stressful and extremely satisfying.

All of our caregivers (0-4 years) spent more time planning, doing paperwork and preparing for their days than most elementary teachers plus they spent more time each day with the children in their class and every minute was productive and added to that they got less pay and less time off. Just a little respect for the profession would be nice.

 

[luvsJack]

Quite frankly Im happy being a preschool teacher and may stay being a preschool teacher forever. I am taking classes in another area but I dont feel like talking about that. Rest assured Im happy.

Good! I am so glad to hear that. You sound like someone who puts the children in your care above all else and that is the #1 thing a preschool teacher should do.

Please, don't let what some people say on a message board sway you away from doing something you love.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

That's very sad. I'd hate to know that someone spent a good bit of the day with my child and didn't like the job

Give the OP a break. It is very common for teachers to be somewhat unhappy at a certain school and it does not affect their teaching. Before I had DS I taught at a school for 4 years that I couldn't stand. However, I cared about my students and their families very much and I did a great job. Not liking administrators or some other teachers is not a big deal.

 

[RobinFabulous]

Give the OP a break. It is very common for teachers to be somewhat unhappy at a certain school and it does not affect their teaching. Before I had DS I taught at a school for 4 years that I couldn't stand. However, I cared about my students and their families very much and I did a great job. Not liking administrators or some other teachers is not a big deal.

So you really think that hating the situation you work in doesn't show in your classroom? You're kidding, right? Children can feel things. We choose the school that we choose because the teacher was so happy and really loved her job, the other choice had a realtively new teacher that seemed unsure if teaching was the right choice for her (these are all special needs teachers) Two months into the school year the teacher that we weren't sure about quit. I was SO glad we dodged that bullet.

Children feel things, they are very perceptive and know the unspoken aspects of the situation they are in

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Ok, I finished reading all the posts and I can't believe how much the OP is being attacked.

First of all I want to say that being a pre-school teacher is such a thankless profession. It's such hard work, with demanding parents and for relatively low pay. Whether or not someone is a perfect speller has very little to do with how good a pre-school teacher they are. My mother is a former teacher who has worked her way up in the school district and now is in a powerful supervisory position. She is a terrible speller. When she was in grad school I was probably in middle school and she used to ask me how to spell things all the time when she was writing her papers. I believe being a good speller is one of those things that's just innate. Some people just are good spellers and some people will always struggle with it. It is not indicative of overall intelligence.

My son is in pre-school and his teacher is an awful speller (I have noticed this on notes she has written me) but she is great with those kids. Whenever I walk in she has a room full of 2 year olds on task and in control. To me that is a skill that not a lot of people have. I could care less than she doesn't have perfect grammar.

On to the clothing issue, my son's school sells uniform shirts that are polo style and I love it. It allows DS to look nice for school without me having to worry about his nice clothes getting ruined. All the teachers there also wear polo shirts embroidered with the school's initials. They wear these with shorts or capris and sneakers. I think they look very nice and appropriate for working with young kids. It's too bad OP's school doesn't do something like that.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

So you really think that hating the situation you work in doesn't show in your classroom? You're kidding, right? Children can feel things. We choose the school that we choose because the teacher was so happy and really loved her job, the other choice had a realtively new teacher that seemed unsure if teaching was the right choice for her (these are all special needs teachers) Two months into the school year the teacher that we weren't sure about quit. I was SO glad we dodged that bullet.

Children feel things, they are very perceptive and know the unspoken aspects of the situation they are in

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. I was also a special needs teacher myself. I really did not like the school where I worked, however I really cared about my students and I never reflected my unhappiness to my students. Now I work at a college and I have actually had a few of my former students as students here and they all assume I miss the old school and I just let them believe that. In truth I would never go back there.

Being a teacher is a very unique job. Your classroom is your domain. Overall there is very little impact from the outside. You may see other teachers in the hallways and at lunch and you are subject to what your principal wants, but your classroom is all your own. It is totally possible to love what you do and just not like the school overall.

Some teachers just have a bad attitude and that is evident, but I bet a lot of the teachers that you assume love the school really don't, but that does not mean they don't love their jobs.

I don't understand this logic. It's like saying you are bad at a job if you don't like your boss. Lots of people don't like their bosses and are great at what they do.

 

[RobinFabulous]

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. I was also a special needs teacher myself. I really did not like the school where I worked, however I really cared about my students and I never reflected my unhappiness to my students. Now I work at a college and I have actually had a few of my former students as students here and they all assume I miss the old school and I just let them believe that. In truth I would never go back there.

Being a teacher is a very unique job. Your classroom is your domain. Overall there is very little impact from the outside. You may see other teachers in the hallways and at lunch and you are subject to what your principal wants, but your classroom is all your own. It is totally possible to love what you do and just not like the school overall.

Some teachers just have a bad attitude and that is evident, but I bet a lot of the teachers that you assume love the school really don't, but that does not mean they don't love their jobs.

I don't understand this logic. It's like saying you are bad at a job if you don't like your boss. Lots of people don't like their bosses and are great at what they do.

ALL of the teachers at the special needs daycare we used were happy to be there. My dd's preschool teacher actually said to me that it was her "dream" job. Teaching is a very difficult job and I give props to those who do it and do it well. But there are crappy teachers and it does affect the job preformance. I work in healthcare and the crappy nurses have patients that don't get the best care. The patients that get the best care have the nurses that love their job and like where they're at.

Again, all MHO

 

[Nie0214]

Why shouldn't she stay in preschool forever?

Do you really feel that a child care professional/preschool teacher is that low? Are our preschool age children that unimportant that you think their caregivers and teachers should be bottom of the barrel and everyone should be trying to move up and out of that position??

This is maddening!! A person working in child care, whether they are choosing to work with infants or teach pre-k are important to children and parents alike. They have one of the most important jobs in the world. If not for them 99% of you would not be able to go to work! .....

I think you're reading way too much into what I said. All I said is that I wouldn't want my children to have a teacher who didn't care about English, and while it may be okay in daycare/preschool, I wouldn't accept it any higher than that.

All the other stuff you addressed are things you injected and assumed into my above statement.

 

[ameraumi]

I can relate to the OP. While I am not currently opened, I am a licensed home child care provider and understand what she is saying.

There is no way I would want to wear anything expensive or really "nice" (ie dressy) while providing care. I have a mixed age group, birth - school aged, and you never know what you will be faced with each day. I have had babies with severe reflux that would stain the clothes I wore. You have arts and crafts. Illnesses. I wore plain v-neck tshirts all the time strictly for work so I would not ruin my better shirts. A good friend of mine suggested I look into scrubs and I went to Goodwill and bought a few and wore those on the really messy days.

I know a "business" has the right to change a policy on a whim, but they also must think about their staff. Especially in a Center, the pay can be low and it would create a financial burden on some teachers to have to buy new items. If this is the case, then you and the other teachers should talk to the director about it. Did they make it immediate or give you a time line to be in compliance? Did they give examples of what was expected (pictures)?

 

[Gabes_mommy]

ALL of the teachers at the special needs daycare we used were happy to be there. My dd's preschool teacher actually said to me that it was her "dream" job. Teaching is a very difficult job and I give props to those who do it and do it well. But there are crappy teachers and it does affect the job preformance. I work in healthcare and the crappy nurses have patients that don't get the best care. The patients that get the best care have the nurses that love their job and like where they're at.

Again, all MHO

I totally understand where you're coming from. Some people are just miserable and it does affect their job performance. I just wanted to point out that teachers can have some issues with administration or other teachers and still absolutely love what they're doing.

 

[torinsmom]

ALL of the teachers at the special needs daycare we used were happy to be there. My dd's preschool teacher actually said to me that it was her "dream" job. Teaching is a very difficult job and I give props to those who do it and do it well. But there are crappy teachers and it does affect the job preformance. I work in healthcare and the crappy nurses have patients that don't get the best care. The patients that get the best care have the nurses that love their job and like where they're at.

Again, all MHO

Do you really think they would tell you if they didn't like their job? As a PP said, expressing displeasure with the school, job or other employees to a parent could get you fired! I hold my tongue with parents ALWAYS, because there are always some who don't realize you are human and will run like a school girl to the principal and STRETCH what you said. I have had that happen and learned my lesson.

I LOVE being a teacher! That being said, I was put in situation school year before last(at a school I no longer work at) where I had to work with someone who was manic depressive(or acted that way) She was best friends with my immediate boss, so she didn't help, and the principal had too much on his plate and really didn't care. I still taught those kids well, and don't feel that MY actions affected the kids. You can be a good teacher even when things aren't the best in other areas, just like you can have an argument with a co-worker and still do your job.

Now for OP: You might want to be careful about posting about specific situations that happen at your daycare. Many people post/lurk here. If you really need to vent or ask for advice on a particular situation, post anonymously, so noone knows who you are. Just a suggestion.....

FWIW, day care providers make WAY too little, and that is why many seek higher education and move on. It's not that they don't love the job. Even teachers don't make as much as they should. I am on my way to get a Master's; not for the education, but for more money. Then I plan to do National Boards, again for the raise. I am struggling to make enough to put my son through college in 3 years!

Marsha

 

[RobinFabulous]

Do you really think they would tell you if they didn't like their job? As a PP said, expressing displeasure with the school, job or other employees to a parent could get you fired! I hold my tongue with parents ALWAYS, because there are always some who don't realize you are human and will run like a school girl to the principal and STRETCH what you said. I have had that happen and learned my lesson.
Marsha

While I doubt any of our teachers would have come out and said they were unhappy, they all showed up with a smile on their face everyday. Again, this was not a typical daycare, but a special needs center. The ones that didn't belong there didn't last. Jonah's teacher had been there 8 years, her second teacher 5.... They LOVED those kids, loved where they worked. I wouldn't have had my children there if it hadn't been a happy/safe place. And we had been to other daycares where the workers were obviously unhappy.... I toured several before selecting somewhere.

A DAYCARE provider spends more time with a child (during waking hours) than parents in some situations. I would not want my child in the hands of someone who didn't want to be doing it.

A PRESCHOOL (as in part day preschool) teacher only spends a few hours a day with the children.... My dd goes 9 to 12 M-F, not a heck of a lot of time, just enough to learn to sit, practice a few letters, songs, snack, potty and recess. Not a horribly hard job...

 

[happygirl]

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A PRESCHOOL (as in part day preschool) teacher only spends a few hours a day with the children.... My dd goes 9 to 12 M-F, not a heck of a lot of time, just enough to learn to sit, practice a few letters, songs, snack, potty and recess. Not a horribly hard job...

Wow, being a daycare teacher is one of the hardest job there is IMHO. There is so much more to it then practicing letters and songs and doing snacks. If you ever get the chance volunteer all day with them. See if your opinion changes any.

 

[RobinFabulous]

Wow, being a daycare teacher is one of the hardest job there is IMHO. There is so much more to it then practicing letters and songs and doing snacks. If you ever get the chance volunteer all day with them. See if your opinion changes any.

You obviously didn't read my post. My dd attends A PART DAY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM... She goes 3 hours a day, there is no ALL DAY. I have been there all day (THREE HOURS) It's not DAYCARE it is PRIVATE PART DAY PRESCHOOL. There is a BIG difference. Most of these kids have SAHM's, most of them are just there for socialization. Our state does not provide free preschool. Heck our state doesn't even require kindergarten.

 

[happygirl]

You obviously didn't read my post. My dd attends A PART DAY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM... She goes 3 hours a day, there is no ALL DAY. I have been there all day (THREE HOURS) It's not DAYCARE it is PRIVATE PART DAY PRESCHOOL. There is a BIG difference. Most of these kids have SAHM's, most of them are just there for socialization. Our state does not provide free preschool. Heck our state doesn't even require kindergarten.

Yes, I read it you said it was a not hard job. I guess I don't see the difference three hours or a full day. It still a challenging job. I have no idea where the free preschool or kindergarten has anything to do with it.

 

[RobinFabulous]

Yes, I read it you said it was a not hard job. I guess I don't see the difference.

It's 3 hours.... how awful could it possibly be? If I HATED my 3 hour job, I'd find a new one. It's preschool..... They had 10 kids, with a helper.... Seriously... It's not daycare where they have 12 to 15 with 2 teachers all day.....

FWIW... they're all potty trained, and already fed breakfast, picked up before lunch... They do 30 mins of free time "centers", 30 mins of Bible story, 30 mins of the letter/number of the day, then potty, they go outside for 30 mins, come in have snack for 30 mins, potty again, then they get the room cleaned up and get ready to come home.... Our teacher has a helper to take the kids potty when she's teaching, and help her set up snack, and be a general set of extra hands.

10 kid, 3 hours, 2 teachers.... Doesn't sound like heavy labor to me