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Post by tchrmom on Mar 3, 2005 18:07:08 GMT -5
Well now I can't say that I haven't been guilty myself of joining in. I'm not wanting to seem high and mighty. I don't expect people to be cheery all the time. It is important to vent. I think you need to be careful not to be hurtful in the process. I just wish that if there are issues with me they would leave my son out of it.
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Post by Linda on Mar 3, 2005 19:22:57 GMT -5
I guess what upsets me when teachers gossip about our kids...is that the gossip gets passed on to the teacher that will have your child as a student the next year.  That really isn't fair. |
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Post by kurs10b on Mar 3, 2005 19:56:28 GMT -5
So what about parent confidentiality? Are we allowed to talk about that one parent who has to complain about something every time a fundraiser comes up? Its not like she actually will come to the school and help out with it or anything.
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Post by Linda on Mar 3, 2005 19:58:57 GMT -5
That is sorta like the person who complains about the President but didn't go out and vote  |
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Post by kurs10b on Mar 3, 2005 20:14:05 GMT -5
I've flat out told a few parents that if they dont come to meetings and cant be bothered to volunteer to help out with things they have no right to complain. Usually shuts them up pretty quick.
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Post by Kaiti on Mar 3, 2005 20:54:32 GMT -5
:DGood for you on that note,about the parents.
Concerning the confidentiality, I just thought it was a small town thing for kids to be talked about in the teachers room.
Athough I have to say most of the time no names are mentioned if there is a serious situation...but being so small, you can always guess who it is they are talking about and be correct.
I don't know I think the gossip between room moms and such is worse than that of the teachers. :-*Oh I could tell a story or two
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Post by camismom on Mar 4, 2005 8:12:50 GMT -5
I guess what upsets me when teachers gossip about our kids...is that the gossip gets passed on to the teacher that will have your child as a student the next year. That really isn't fair. I guess that's the thing that gets me too. Mainly because it gives the next's years teacher a preconceived opinion of your child before they are able to form one of their own. But I'm not naive enough to know that not all teachers that way. |
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Post by Linda on Mar 4, 2005 9:40:50 GMT -5
Exactly Christy.....The good teachers deserve our praise and we have had a lot of good ones....BUT we have also had horrible ones that need to get OUT of the teaching profession.  |
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Post by camismom on Mar 4, 2005 10:53:47 GMT -5
yep! and in reality Cami has had more good than bad. It's just the bad ones they remember more.
I'll never forget this one special ed teacher I worked with that was constantly yammering on about how much she hates kids. One day after having heard it enough, I smarted off to her that she needed to change professions then!
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Post by tracid on Mar 4, 2005 17:15:57 GMT -5
I guess when it comes to certain things, you do remember the bad a lot more than the good. I haven't really worried about that *yet, as most of Alex's teachers so far seemed professional. I'm a tad worried about next year. One of the 4th grade teachers was in a meeting with us at the first of this year and she just kinda struck a bad vibe with me. Hopefully I'm very wrong about that! Venting I can understand, but not gossip.
Traci
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