School Reports
Just got my eldest daughter's current school report and the contents made me want to get on the phone to the school to complain, but going to talk to the wife first before deciding what to do.
Here are a few examples of what it said:
1) Too much confidence - apparently, her group tutor is of the opinion that children should not have much confidence until they turn 18.
2) Too much self esteem - the same opinion.
3) Too delusional - Annabelle is a top swimmer, despite her disability (not having any legs) and has won many trophies and medals. There is a chance she will represent Great Britain in the Paraolympics in London 2012 but only if she wants to.
4) Show-off - I'm sure they can't get away with making comments like these. 'Belle works hard to earn her grades.
5) Relies too much on wheelchair - 'Belle can't walk too far on her prosthetics, so needs to use her wheelchair.
The group teacher also voices disapproval that she talks about using sign-language at home (as some members know, my youngest daughter is deaf) and has issued punishments to her for showing her friends how it's done. We've complained about her doing that - why punish her for showing her friends something? If it was a knife, a gun or drugs, then maybe but sign language?
Stuff like this makes my blood boil. Any ideas on what to say?
Here are a few examples of what it said:
1) Too much confidence - apparently, her group tutor is of the opinion that children should not have much confidence until they turn 18.
2) Too much self esteem - the same opinion.
3) Too delusional - Annabelle is a top swimmer, despite her disability (not having any legs) and has won many trophies and medals. There is a chance she will represent Great Britain in the Paraolympics in London 2012 but only if she wants to.
4) Show-off - I'm sure they can't get away with making comments like these. 'Belle works hard to earn her grades.
5) Relies too much on wheelchair - 'Belle can't walk too far on her prosthetics, so needs to use her wheelchair.
The group teacher also voices disapproval that she talks about using sign-language at home (as some members know, my youngest daughter is deaf) and has issued punishments to her for showing her friends how it's done. We've complained about her doing that - why punish her for showing her friends something? If it was a knife, a gun or drugs, then maybe but sign language?
Stuff like this makes my blood boil. Any ideas on what to say?
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Sounds like a right dodgy place with teachers that need to go back into training for a few lifetimes?
Place sounds completely unreal! :o
We're going complain to the headmaster tomorrow and hopefully get an apology. By coincidence, the headmaster is my old headmaster from my last school who changed schools when my last one closed five years ago.
I'd write a letter saying that really they need to pay more attention to their duty to comply with equality legislation. It would be against the law if she had any hearing impairment herself or if she was communicating with a child with a hearing impairment.
I'm sorry if this is patronizing but to have so much confidence and a disability is a good thing. I wish I had too much self esteem and there is nothing delusional about aspiring to achieve her goal. The only person who knows if she relies too much on her wheelchair is herself.
You haven't mentioned if the teacher thinks this stuff is disruptive so I'll assume not and would add to my letter that "should this behaviour become disruptive don't hesitate to contact me, until then I'm happy to assume my daughter is well behaved and her time in school is as it should be."
Sounds like you've got a solid case there, especially if you've already complained about this teacher before, AND IN PARTICULAR if this is a written notice (i.e. bring it with to the headmaster).
Maybe your former headmaster might remember you, think fondly of you(if you got straight A's, which I'm sure you did, or did well at least) and side with you. This sort of behaviour from a teacher is reprehensible in my opinion, and I'm sure the teacher will be let go quietly (probably).
unusual to be teaching at that stage,or maybe kids are more curious/active now :???:
You mean Police Chief ... seeing as your name is THX1138, thereby alluding to the police dictatorship of same-named movie [/reading_too_much_into_THXs_comment]
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I call Court Jester!
That's very apt, :)
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swopsies....
I got my hand out like a mirror .. it's back at ya!
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Sorry Zeropolis! Back on-topic.
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Unfortunately there are people in the teaching profession who basically should not be in the job. With your daughters self-confidence, esteem, etc I'm assuming that she's quite a popular girl amongst her schoolmates too. I'll bet with her disability her mates will especially look out for her. The sad fact is, some people detest all of that.
I can only go with what I know, and that's the example of my nephew. He was only 10 at the time, but was a good looking lad, bright, popular and very, very, very good at football. The top clubs in the Premier League are constantly sending scouts around to his club (Walsall) trying to poach him but his dad won't let him go yet. Anyway at the time his form teacher hated every inch of him, and left him in such a state after a couple of months that he simply didn't want to go to school as he was terrified of the next embarrassing thing she would make him do, or how he would be ridiculed in front of everyone. We all thought he was being bullied but several of his friends confirmed what he was saying. In the end his parents complained and she was promptly given an extended leave of absence and never came back.
she got into hot water
Actually, I got the equivilant of C and D's! The wife was the one who got the straight A's.
My last school was one for the disabled and other problems and everyone, including the parents loved the headmaster. One summer, for charity, he did a Chippendale striptease and he was forever doing Sean Connery impressions. Over the course of one year (1994 - 1995), he read The Hobbit every assembly.
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'Belle is quite popular with her friends. A lot of people look out for her - neighbours and school friends. Our elderly neighbours treated her like the granddaughter they wished they had instead of the ones they did have. She turns 13 this year and there is also a chance of college admission next year if her very high grades keep up.
There's no mention of disrupting class but I know 'Belle wouldn't disrupt class. I can't see any harm in discussing things like this during break times.
WTF!!
What is this teacher on.....CRACK!
Just put a bullet in an envelope and leave it on her windscreen with the message "YOUR NEXT" wrote on it!
What does stuffing the teacher into an envelope accomplish? :-?
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Teachers who are thick as 2 short planks and discourage the kids they teach for having views, opinions, or ideas different to theirs make me ****ing sick! It's sad to think that in this day and age a teacher would let their ego get in the way of a smart kids development rather than attempting to nurture what is obviously a gift.
Every time I had an opinion or an idea that didn't fit the teachers facist agenda I'd get detention or some crap like that and the more I argued my point of view the worse it got, even if I knew the fat bitch was so wrong she'd turn purple with embarressment if I could've used t'internet back then.
It's the 21st century teachers are supposed to encourage all the children in their class regardless of how smart or dense they are, teachers are trained to find a childs smarts, for instance if they're shit at maths but excellent at writing encourage their writing whilst trying to improve their math.
Not make them feel small and insignificant cos' they may be able to get one up on them in a field they may not be so great in themselves. Sounds like the teacher needs a serious reality check.
I think its time you let this one go boozy, Jesus was never, has never, is never and will never be green. YOU WERE WRONG!
I'm on about secondary or highschool as it's known these days, Green Jesus happened when I was about 5 years old :lol:
oldskool Skool sucked :lol:
it was know as highschool when i was a nipper. :-P