TEACHERS Unite!!!

[KaraKW]

I can't stand it anymore. So I'm starting a forum for teachers. I'm getting tired of the "teacher-bashing" on the DIS. Here's a forum for teachers to share there "parent-bashing" stories.

There are always TWO sides to every story!

Teachers, unite!!!!!

 

[mom2taylorandemily]

Ok, can the sub teachers join in too?

 

[Kitty 34]

Ok, can the sub teachers join in too?

Gosh! I was just going to post the same thing!

 

[mom2taylorandemily]

Gosh! I was just going to post the same thing!

Great minds think alike.

 

[Daxx]

I'm a teacher and I have a question ... how is it MY fault that your kid got sick in school, threw up all over me and I have no other choice but to call you in to pick him up!?

Yes ... I was blamed for a child getting sick in my classroom. I just don't understand how it's my fault?! I suppose I had a lot to do w/his looking like death warmed over when he stepped into my classroom? I had a parent screaming at me that it was my fault that their kid threw up in my class. This was first thing in the morning ... before lunch and snack time. I still do not get how it's my fault. I'm sorry that I had to call you at work and have you miss a day ... but I can't keep a sick child in my classroom and we don't have a school nurse. Even if we had a nurse, she'd have called you in anyway!

If anyone can explain how I was at fault for the kid getting sick, then please tell me so I can prevent it next time!

 

[Kitty 34]

Great minds think alike.

ITA, Mary!!


Hey Daxx....you got to be one cool teacher to have Captain Jack in your signature!!

 

[Daxx]

ITA, Mary!!


Hey Daxx....you got to be one cool teacher to have Captain Jack in your signature!!

I like to think that I'm a cool teacher ... and my students constantly tell me that they love me! Anyway, I love Captain Jack and have had a thing for pirate boys for a long time now! And, my students know it! When I taught upper level, I used to tell my students that I came thiiiiis close to being Mrs. Depp and they always believed me! You should've seen the look on the girls' faces when I'd tell them that - complete awe!!!!! I loved duping them but always told them I was teasing.

 

[Melissa R]

I had a parent one year who was dead set to make my life miserable. She and I spent many hours in the principal's office, trying to resolve her many issues. I bent over backwards trying to please that mother. Sometimes I look back on that year and wish I could have just told her exactly what I thought of her.

I think my favorite issue that we had to sit and discuss was when she said that my teeth were frightening the children. Now, I do have sort of large-sized teeth. But they are not black or rotten, and they do not stick out of my mouth or anything. My two front teeth are a little bit longer than the rest, but they're not horribly different in size. She insisted that they were horrifying to my students (kindergarteners). So we went round and round about how I couldn't control the size of my teeth, that I wasn't attempting to scare any children with my teeth, etc while she insisted that I was using them to scare the kids. The mother told me that I should look into getting my two front teeth filed down. I told her that I knew it was something that could be done, but that I wasn't really interested in doing it, and besides, I heard that it is very painful. Her response was, "Well, it can't be THAT painful!" Like to her, no amount of pain on my part was bad enough to stop me from "fixing" my appearance in order to stop frightening the kids.

This is only one thing out of MANY that she did to make my life hell that year. (I kept a file to document all of our disagreements and disputes, just in case she ever decided to sue me.)

I am not teaching right now (took time off to raise my kids) but I must say that while I do miss the kids, I don't miss the parents! (aaaaah! Watch out for my big teeth there in the smilie!)

 

[Wishing on a star]

Not to step on your thread, but

Since when is a parent posting very specific valid problems with their childs teacher 'bashing'.

You know, this is a public forum, not the teachers lounge. I would say that the majority of people here on the CB are parents. It is sad that parents can not post their concerns without being called 'teacher bashers'.

If teachers want to parent bash, I am sure that there are a lot of education/teachers boards online where purposeful parent bashing might be a bit more appropriate.

 

[Mom21]

I certainly hope my thread didn't upset you. I in no way meant to teacher bash. I think teachers work very hard for the little pay and appreciation. I know I could never do it. I have often told my dd's teachers that I don't understand how they can do it all day, every day.

My post was more of a "school-bash".......... Honestly, I just am tired of everything and wanted to vent a bit. I do think my dd's teacher is a bit harsh. However I don't see it as any different than posting that my husband's boss is an a...... Doesn't mean I think ALL bosses are like that.

Hope you have a wonderful school year and don't have to deal with any nasty parents. Sorry again if i offended you.

 

[Blondy876]

About 2 years ago I got pregnant. My dh and I were so excited. I was due at the very end of the school year so the timing would have been perfect. Then 2 months into the pregnancy I was injured by a student and miscarried.

Well, God blessed us and I got pregnant again very quickly. But the timing was bad, I was due in the beginning of October. My boss and I decided that I would start out the school year and help my sub get things going (she started the first day of school so she was in the classroom from the start) and then I would take the rest of the year off. At back to school night that year I introduced my sub and explained how the year would go, telling them I would not be returning for the year after I had the baby. Well, one parent stood up furious that I would not be returning and told me I should have timed this pregnancy better and should have taken my students into consideration. I was stunned. This was in front of a room full of parents. I should have not even replied but I told him that I had taken that into consideration but I miscarried. I apologized that my baby's death had inconvenienced him. He shut up and I left the room to cry.

 

[mickeysgal]

Well, one parent stood up furious that I would not be returning and told me I should have timed this pregnancy better and should have taken my students into consideration. I was stunned. This was in front of a room full of parents. I should have not even replied but I told him that I had taken that into consideration but I miscarried. I apologized that my baby's death had inconvenienced him. He shut up and I left the room to cry.

Good for you. Believe me, those other parents were listening and now consider that parent an absolute a**. Good grief - are people really that self-centered?

 

[Blondy876]

Not to step on your thread, but

Since when is a parent posting very specific valid problems with their childs teacher 'bashing'.

You know, this is a public forum, not the teachers lounge. I would say that the majority of people here on the CB are parents. It is sad that parents can not post their concerns without being called 'teacher bashers'.

If teachers want to parent bash, I am sure that there are a lot of education/teachers boards online where purposeful parent bashing might be a bit more appropriate.

How is this thread any different than threads from doctors complaining about patients, retail folks complaining about customers, or lawyers complaining about clients? We have plenty of those and no one tries to reprimand them.

Oh ya, I forgot, we're teachers and held to completely different standards than the rest of humanity.

 

[peachgirl]

Not to step on your thread, but

Since when is a parent posting very specific valid problems with their childs teacher 'bashing'.

You know, this is a public forum, not the teachers lounge. I would say that the majority of people here on the CB are parents. It is sad that parents can not post their concerns without being called 'teacher bashers'.

If teachers want to parent bash, I am sure that there are a lot of education/teachers boards online where purposeful parent bashing might be a bit more appropriate.

I don't believe that the claim was made that every parental concern regarding teachers was a bash on teachers. However just because a parent is complaining doesn't mean the complaint is valid. I think the irregardless thread is a perfect example. There are always a number of posts going this time of year where the complaints go beyond ridiculous and where some posters use it as an excuse to bash teachers in general.


I also don't think you or I have the right to decide what topics will be posted on this forum. I don't see where it makes a bit of difference whether or not the majority of posters here are parents or not.

I would think parents would appreciate seeing things from the perspective of a teacher. If not, you know the routine...don't read the thread.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Yeah, I see lots of threads with titles like

Doctor's unite!!!
Lawyer's unite!!!

I will not respond again to derail your thread...

Carry on with your bashing!!!

 

[noodleknitter]

I can't stand it anymore. So I'm starting a forum for teachers. I'm getting tired of the "teacher-bashing" on the DIS. Here's a forum for teachers to share there "parent-bashing" stories.

There are always TWO sides to every story!

Teachers, unite!!!!!

You know you used "there" incorrectly, don't you? Not good for someone attempting self-righteous indignation!

Why anyone has a need to bash anyone else is beyond me. Uniting doesn't have to be about putting others down.

 

[Blondy876]

Yeah, I see lots of threads with titles like

Doctor's unite!!!
Lawyer's unite!!!

I will not respond again to derail your thread...

Carry on with your bashing!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1161440&referrerid=93883&highlight=rude

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1185186&referrerid=93883&highlight=patient


Nope, never have any of those.

 

[WDWfor5]

Not to step on your thread, but

Since when is a parent posting very specific valid problems with their childs teacher 'bashing'.

You know, this is a public forum, not the teachers lounge. I would say that the majority of people here on the CB are parents. It is sad that parents can not post their concerns without being called 'teacher bashers'.

If teachers want to parent bash, I am sure that there are a lot of education/teachers boards online where purposeful parent bashing might be a bit more appropriate.

Now I am not a teacher (and never have been before you ask) but this annoys me. Why is this board appropriate for parents to complain about the things that upset them and not for teachers? This is not a board for parents or teachers, it's for anyone who loves Disney to talk about whatever the mod's allow to be talked about. If you don't like the discussion, don't click on it or don't read it.

As for me, I figure I can find out what annoys teachers, so I don't do it.

 

[Melissa R]

You know, this is a public forum.

So then why can't anyone post anything they want to post? Why do teachers have to go somewhere else to vent while anyone else is free to vent about what is bothering them?

And who cares if there is a "doctors unite" or "lawyers unite" post? Why does it matter to you? If you're not a doctor or lawyer, that thread doesn't concern you. Find something else to read if you don't want to hear them vent about their frustrations. Think of it this way - some doctors are jerks, and some patients are jerks - so sometimes, a patient likes to vent about his doctor and a doctor likes to vent about his patients. I've read both types of threads on this board over the years. I have never seen any rules on this board that said that everyone is entitled to their feelings except teachers, so I don't know why it's an issue for teachers to share their frustrations and outrageous stories.

But since you are reading this thread, let's see what the teachers have complained about. A parent telling me that my teeth were too scary. A parent yelling at another teacher for getting pregnant. Is this typical stuff? No, these are the outragious situations we have encountered. No one here is complaining (yet) about a parent who is doing little stuff...these are all big, really out-of-line things. Maybe you would have a better point if the teachers here were complaining that a parent sent three pencils in with their child instead of two or other petty things.

The truth is that teachers are seen as public servants and are treated pretty crappy sometimes. That's not to say that all teachers are treated like that or that all parents are a problem. But it does happen.

 

[mom2taylorandemily]

Not to step on your thread, but

Since when is a parent posting very specific valid problems with their childs teacher 'bashing'.

You know, this is a public forum, not the teachers lounge. I would say that the majority of people here on the CB are parents. It is sad that parents can not post their concerns without being called 'teacher bashers'.

If teachers want to parent bash, I am sure that there are a lot of education/teachers boards online where purposeful parent bashing might be a bit more appropriate.

Every parent believes that their child is perfect, as they should. But in a classroom, the teacher has 20 + perfect children. And each of those children are supposed to be approached as if they are the only ones in the classroom. The teacher only has so much time in the classroom. They have guidelines that they must comply with and in most cases a strict curiculum that must be taught. Throw in a child like mine who has attention problems and the whole room is thrown off schedule and out of whack. I have the advantage of being a teacher and a parent of a challenging child, so I see both sides of the story. But I always tend to side with the teacher since he/she has to balance a classroom of 20 + personalities of the children and then deal with those parents. It is the most difficult and challenging position in the world and they do not get paid their worth. Remember that they deal with children with psychological issues, physical abuse, mental abuse and just out and out neglect. Then they also have to deal with the princesses and princes who walk in and need to be reminded that they are not the only ones in class and that all the children need to be addressed. God Bless Teachers, because they sure need it. They deal with more on any given day than most of us deal with in a life time.