Should a teacher...

[iluvorlando]

I believe that she should have done this in private. Every once in a while we need a reminder on how to practice tact. I would call the principal. This needs to be addressed.

 

[Pembo]

I agree with everyone else. Very inappropriate. I'd definitely let the principal know.

 

[PRINCESS Ariel34]

I agree with the others on this one, but if I were you I would take it a step further "GO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE". The principal at my son's school was such a wuss and he knew how I felt about him. Granted I do not go along with my kids when they are wrong, but my son's 3rd grade teacher was a reall *****y woman. I don't know if she was going thru the "CHANGE"or what, but I had to get her off my son's back. Every little thing she nit picked about. She drove the other parents crazy.They were actually scared to talk to this woman , but "I WASN'T , AND I REFUSED TO TAKE HER BS" My son at the time and still is a A B+ -B sometimes C+ student. The second week of school she "ATTEMPTED" to discuss my son's daydreaming infront of other parents "LOUDLY" Before she could get a complete sentence out of her mouth, I put my hand up in a "STOP MOTION". I TOLD HER INFRONT OF ALL-- IF SHE HAS SOMETHING TO DISCUSS ABOUT MY CHILD I SUGGEST YOU CALL ME, REQUEST A CONFERENCE OR ASK TO SPEAK TO ME IN PRIVATE , AND AS LONG AS SHE LIVES SHE "BETTER" NOT EVER APPROACH ME LIKE THAT AGAIN! You better believe it never happened again. I also informed the SUPer about it also.

 

[HugsForEeyore]

I used to be a teacher in a nursery school, and we NEVER DISCUSSED a child's behavior in earshot of other students or other parents!!! NEVER!! It was grounds for being fired! If I ever did, I would have been fired instantly on the spot, and made to feel lower than scum of the Earth!

Unless you were a teacher at my school who was best pals with the director .... then it was OK.

 

[KimRaye]

Originally posted by WebmasterAlex
I don't understand why, if she couldn't get a private moment, she wouldn't have just picked up the telephone later.

Exactly! That kinda covers my points: i.e. Teacher doesn't SEE parent any other time but, could certainly call, among other suggestions as to privacy!

The only thing my DD's PreK teacher voices to parents in mixed company, is Praise!! And, it's usually a group-kinda thing. She doesn't single anyone out.

 

[tkd lisa]

I was just thinking about that one. At our open house night, I went to my DDs classroom to request a parent teacher meeting. DD has some serious issues and I always try to start out the year with a ground rules type meeting with her teachers. Basically, it works out how her accomodations are addressed, and how to wean her off those accomodations (she has real problems writing legibly, and can give oral responses or use a keyboard). Anyway, I had been waiting about 10 minutes for a break to ask the teacher for the conference, when a parent came in with his child. Apparently, this was the "shining star" of the classroom. DD's teacher immediately stopped her conversation, and said "What a great daughter you have Mr. xxx! If all my kids were just like her I'd have a really easy job!"

Now I'm a glass half full kind of person, and I know my DD has other good qualities to counteract her difficulties, but that was really hard to take. I started to cry on the way home, thinking that no one would ever say that about my child.

At our conference, I brought it up with the teacher, just to let her know that it hurt, and that I know my DD and several other students heard it too.