Pardon Me, But....
Pardon me, but I am really...well I am p*ssed! Why? I will tell you why. I am so enraged because a teacher of my HONOR ROLL STUDENT daughter has lumped her in with the "loser" kids...or as he so eloquently puts it: kids who obviously don't care about their education! Oh no he di-int! But oh yes he did. You see, Kristin is in fact on the honor roll. Her GPA is 3.0 right now. However, she has two classes she really struggles with: Science and Math. Her math teacher is very good to his students. He lets them make up a test that they fail or score low on. He has her set for the right math class in high school. I have never met him, but I like him.
Her science teacher, I am ready to go JACK BAUER on his sorry a**.
I truly have a dark side. Come on teachers, help me out here. She is a good kid who works extremely hard for her grades. Science does not always come easy for her. And when it is hard she sweats and pours over it. She is failing at the moment. And while I understand it is always hard to ask for help, I also completely understand why she wouldn't ask for help from him!! I was going to be polite and start with an email. However, for some reason their website is not working and I can not access it. So maybe I need to do this in person. Of course I know I must calm down first. Perhaps that is why I am venting here. Plus it is my blog, and I reserve the right to do so. It just infuriates me to no end. And here is why: when I was in high school and struggled to the bitter ends of the earth to make a stinking C, I had a teacher say, "Once a loser, always a loser." Yeah he said that. And now someone is saying it about my child!
Am I over reacting? What would you do?
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I feel sorry for my kids' teachers. Because I have the ability to chew their heads off and I will. I'm a butt.
DO NOT send an e-mail.
Make an appt. and go in person.
You can write a letter and CC the principal requesting a meeting.
That will get their attention.
You will get more done this way.
Once you have thought it out and choose your words carefully, then can you skillfully get your point across. I guarantee they will change their ways. But be prepared for a compromise on what they want you to do. They will have a list for you to show that they want a cooperative effort.
I've been down this road in other areas but communication and PR are about the same in any situation.
Good luck! You should not feel bad for doing what's right by your daughter!
Good luck with this. I don't have any kids in school yet, so I'm not sure what I would do.
So I think as a parent you should talk to the teacher and try to decide what you can do to help your daughter. Unfortunately it isn't completely the teachers fault... but he shouldn't just lump a group of students as the losers either.
Second, I think Laura Lynn gave you some good advice.
I know Kristin is not a slacker, I know she works hard. She is not a trouble maker either and would never be mean to a teacher or anyone for that matter.
Like I said...some people should not be teachers.
I wouldn't e-mail I would set up a meeting with the teacher AND the principal and you and your daughter and get a plan of action outlined to help your daughter. By getting the principal involved the teacher is less likely to be a craphead!
By taken direct action it lets everyone know you mean business - e-mails kind of say "I'm scared of you". So go for it!
Let us know how it works out.
So...as a former elementary school teacher, I say..
KICK HIS AZZ! Seriously. He sounds like a total douche. That poor sweet girl of yours. GO GET HIM MOMMA!
Teachers should understand the power they have, and use it wisely. Go and kick his trash. Leave him in fear of the Great Lourie. Make him treat your daughter like a princess because of the fear of the wrath of her mother.