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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 252746" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>KJS - </p><p> </p><p>I've told this story before but I'll tell it again. When Dude was in 1st grade his teacher had just had twins, had post partum depression, was eating grits every night to suvive and had a husband that was cheating on her. She was also 23. I was 32. Big deal....right? </p><p> </p><p>This teacher was just absurd in her discipline techniques. Dude came home nearly every day with a "BAD" note. She chastised him in front of the entire class, put him down, and then in the middle of a lesson scooted his desk next to hers and turned it to the wall so he couldnt' see the class. ALL very bad and inappropriate measures. </p><p> </p><p>The day he came home crying because she had made fun of him for being short? I went to school the next morning. I' 5'8 1/2 - in biker boots nearly 6' tall. I put on my boots, my full lenth duster, didn't comb my hair and had last nights "crow" style makeup from bartending covering my eyes. I was angry, tired, and now had to deal with this. </p><p> </p><p>I walked into the school and remember kids just parting out of my way - I had that walk going on - that I'm going to give you a piece of my mind walk. I looked scary. I went into her classroom, and started out very nicely - then I kept on and on with her until she cried. I berated her with no one in the room - I had shut the door and just let her have it. Then when she finally broke down in tears - I asked her "HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE THE BIGGER PERSON COME IN HERE AND PICK ON THE SMALLER PERSON?" - she just cried. I didn't care. I told her further if she ever made my son cry again - I would have her job. I left - and didn't know if she got the message or not. </p><p> </p><p>I went back about a week later for open house and she pretended like nothing happened. I was amazed. I think it was then I knew she was mentally ill, but it would be YEARS before she would admit to me at a PTA meeting that she had post-partum depression and all the other things going on. I told her - that day I came in? I was furious. She said it scared her to pieces, but ....when I said HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE TH BIGGER PRESON COME IN AND PICK ON THE SMALLER ONE it changed how she redirected her class. Because it did NOT feel good, and she did NOT like how I made her feel. </p><p> </p><p>-she's lucky. In those days had she smarted off to me instead of cry I'd probably have gone to jail for smacking her. </p><p> </p><p>I would not hesitate to go to the principal and stand up for my kid - and yeah I get the HS thing - but that teacher COULD also have mental problems - and someone needs to make her boss aware of it. </p><p> </p><p>Either that or auntie star can come there and hang out with her nephew for a few days - I don't blame him for not wanting to go back - ugh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 252746, member: 4964"] KJS - I've told this story before but I'll tell it again. When Dude was in 1st grade his teacher had just had twins, had post partum depression, was eating grits every night to suvive and had a husband that was cheating on her. She was also 23. I was 32. Big deal....right? This teacher was just absurd in her discipline techniques. Dude came home nearly every day with a "BAD" note. She chastised him in front of the entire class, put him down, and then in the middle of a lesson scooted his desk next to hers and turned it to the wall so he couldnt' see the class. ALL very bad and inappropriate measures. The day he came home crying because she had made fun of him for being short? I went to school the next morning. I' 5'8 1/2 - in biker boots nearly 6' tall. I put on my boots, my full lenth duster, didn't comb my hair and had last nights "crow" style makeup from bartending covering my eyes. I was angry, tired, and now had to deal with this. I walked into the school and remember kids just parting out of my way - I had that walk going on - that I'm going to give you a piece of my mind walk. I looked scary. I went into her classroom, and started out very nicely - then I kept on and on with her until she cried. I berated her with no one in the room - I had shut the door and just let her have it. Then when she finally broke down in tears - I asked her "HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE THE BIGGER PERSON COME IN HERE AND PICK ON THE SMALLER PERSON?" - she just cried. I didn't care. I told her further if she ever made my son cry again - I would have her job. I left - and didn't know if she got the message or not. I went back about a week later for open house and she pretended like nothing happened. I was amazed. I think it was then I knew she was mentally ill, but it would be YEARS before she would admit to me at a PTA meeting that she had post-partum depression and all the other things going on. I told her - that day I came in? I was furious. She said it scared her to pieces, but ....when I said HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE TH BIGGER PRESON COME IN AND PICK ON THE SMALLER ONE it changed how she redirected her class. Because it did NOT feel good, and she did NOT like how I made her feel. -she's lucky. In those days had she smarted off to me instead of cry I'd probably have gone to jail for smacking her. I would not hesitate to go to the principal and stand up for my kid - and yeah I get the HS thing - but that teacher COULD also have mental problems - and someone needs to make her boss aware of it. Either that or auntie star can come there and hang out with her nephew for a few days - I don't blame him for not wanting to go back - ugh. [/QUOTE]
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