Slightly Sarcastic

I Dreamt I Was A Good Mom (then my kids teacher let me know the truth)

Posted on14 Mar 2010

I want to be a good mom – really I do – but every other day I want to kill one of my kids.

My middle son, the crazy child tells me today, “mom, my teacher says if you don’t get me glasses right now she is going to call social services.”

SILENCE **SILENCE**(Staring at the kid trying to figure out where the hell he came from-I know he didn’t get it from my side of the family).

Of course my son failed to tell her that I bought him a pair of glasses – a freakin $250 pair of glasses – and you know what that little moron did? He got mad at school one day and broke them and threw them in the trash. I guess he doesn’t need glasses does he?

Ms Z., a screaming redhead with huge boobs and the most negative attitude I’ve seen in a teacher since, well since last year, but that doesn’t matter, she is a cranky old hag. I don’t think she knows how to speak to kids, she screams and I don’t mean she talks loudly so she can be heard over the smelly obnoxious 5th graders, I mean this woman shrieks – like a hooker who hasn’t been paid. She doesn’t care if a parent is standing outside the door – I guess she thinks we understand (I don’t) – IF YOU CAN’T STAND KIDS DON’T TEACH!!!!!!!!! If you got a problem with a kid – TALK TO THEIR PARENT!!!!! And, PLEASE, PLEASE quit being such a bitch to my kid – he comes home in a foul mood every single day. I think I am going to keep him up all night and send him to you and see how you like it.

What a difference in 5 years. My daughter, in pre-k can’t wait to get to school. She runs in smiling, hugs the teacher, hugs her friends and her friends parents and gets right to work. The 5th grader who used to be excited and never wanted to miss a day – has to be forced to go to school – he absolutely HATES it. What a big difference a teacher can make in a childs life. I wonder if they forget this. Maybe dealing with the kids, the parents and the system has soured them on their initial desire to help kids learn. I don’t think many go into this field just to make money (obviously), so at some point they had to enjoy being around kids, right? I never even considered teaching, I don’t like kids. What do teachers do if they realize they don’t like kids? Are they stuck in the field and they take it out on the kids?

I hate that I have to tell my son that, “This is life, sometimes you get a teacher that sucks – but, hopefully next year you’ll get a teacher who isn’t quite so crappy”. I wonder how much learning is taken away from a kid who has a teacher that is hard to be around. There probably aren’t many options. The pay is so low for this field it’s hard to get scholars to pursue it and beggars can’t be choosers.

(This post is not meant to bash all teachers – if you’re one of those teachers the kids and parents work well with and love you know who you are but, if you’re one of those teachers who doesn’t like kids and never speaks to the parents maybe you should consider a new field?)

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http://annssnapeditscrap.blogspot.com ann

Maybe it has something to do with teaching 5th grade. My daughter had the meanest teacher when she was in 5th grade. I was afraid of her when I went for a parent teacher conference. Lucky for my daughter the woman went on sabbatical right after the first grading period, otherwise I don’t think she would have passed that year.
http://alterityart.blogspot.com Lisa – Alterity

I’ll tell you what…you don’t know how many times I want to get back to school to finish my secondary education degree (I have one in biological psychology that didn’t do me any good). I am so tired of the teachers that are teaching in the schools today. They are young little biotches. Well, most of them. My kids are in high school and dealing with these little twenty-something snotty teachers drives me nuts. I hated these girls in high school and still am not fond of them. They don’t realize that they would get to the kids better if they were only nice to them….
sheila

Ann- 5th graders can be a pain, but some teachers don’t seem to even try. You’re lucky she left.

Lisa – It seems like the only teachers that are left in the public school system are either the really mean ones or the brand new ones – a whole lot of great teachers have left to go to private schools and I’m trying really hard not to go that route.
http://www.shoot-me-now.com Katherine

I was going to make a joke about Jen (redhead ranting – big boobs and red hair?) being your child’s teacher, until I read she was EVIL. LOL! This post touched a MAJOR nerve… Miss Chalmers. Evil, screaming and ugly on the inside Miss Chalmers. Teachers can not only ruin your year, they can completely mess you up inside.. cause depression, fear… even make you give up on school because no one will HELP – they would rather yell. OK, I better get off this subject or I will start to lose it Great post!
http://slightlysarcastic.net Sheila

Katherine – Thanks – It is hard to stop once you get going. I’m a redhead to, so I was thinking of Jen and ME when I said screaming redhead – because I am one – but, I’m the only one allowed to scream at my kids.
http://cuteasabuggy.blogspot.com Buggys

Another great argument against tenure.
http://allsportsontheweb.com Walt Webb

Well I am in Canada and up here teachers make a pretty good wage. They also have a very good pension plan. Sometimes you run across the odd teacher who is there for the money amd holidays but all in all many are very good at what they do and your right, it is a very big influence on the kids. I have to look no further than my sister and a couple of cousins to see the positive affects that a good teacher brings to the table. I have seen first hand the extra effort she puts into helping her kids learn but more importantly have some fun while doing so.
To be honest I could never figure out the US teaching system, if you pay crap then you will get crap. Children are our future so don’t take a teachers job lightly. If you cheap out chances are you will pay or it in the long run. A good teacher is worth their weight in gold.
Walt AKA All Sports on the Web
http://securityforidiots.blogspot.com/ David Tamayo

First off I agree with Sheila. I as their parent am the only one allowed to scream at my children. Second, I have experienced this kind of teacher myself. In fact, I credit the fact that I hate math to a teacher like you describe. Not because I am not any good at it but because I hated the teacher that taught it. This guy was the male version of what you described. (Just not maybe having the biggest set of….you know.) (Oh, and yes you can fill in the…”you know” part more than one way. Anyway, you are right when you tell your son that this will pass. ;o)
sheila

Walt Webb – You’re lucky to live somewhere they take education seriously. Of course the US will pay for it in the long run. What happens to kids whose only hope at any kind of life is an education? I get really angry thinking about this.

David Tamayo – I’ll never understand why these teachers can’t see what their attitudes do to kids – or maybe they just don’t care.

Buggys – Amen!!!
http://www.stirfryawesomeness.blogspot.com Tracie

I feel for you. My son had a similar witch when he was in the 3rd grade. She screamed, bitched, moaned and sat on her fat ass the entire year. She took one of the kids’ classroom computers and hooked it up at her desk so she could do her graduate school homework – leaving them with one computer for 26 kids. My son and I were both mad that entire year. Some people do not belong around children.
http://pricillaspeak.blogspot.com Pricilla

The publicist’s sister in law has this problem with her son’s teacher and it is a shame.
You have to wonder why the teacher continues to do something she obviously hates so much.
http://www.ezgreatlife.com John@Family, Fitness and Finances

Unfortunately, getting stuck with a mean, bad teacher can have negative repercussions for years to come. I know, I had one and never looked at school the same. I could write a post [book], but will try to keep it brief.

I was one of those kids, like your daughter, that loved school. I got up early every morning so I would have plenty of time to get ready. I couldn’t wait to get to my classroom. All that changed in 4th grade. I was unlucky enough to be placed in Hitlers granddaughters classroom. Mrs. Snow. Yeah, I’m calling you out dear.

As best I could tell, Mrs. Snow hated kids. I mean HATED. She verbally abused us. Called us stupid. Threw chalk board erasers at us. Made us stand in the corner, nose touching the wall, for talking out of turn and refused to let us go outside for recess [everyday], because she said we were “bad”. All the while, smiling from ear to frozen ear, telling our parents how great we were, at parents night. I got home and told my mom “that’s not the same woman!”

I HATED school for many years after that experience. I never looked at it the same again. It’s okay though, it’s all good. There is a special place in HELL for people like her…

Wow, that took me back…

My advice to other parents, if your child tells you that they DO NOT like their teacher, I mean REALLY do not like their teacher…listen, there might be something to it…
sheila

Tracie – I hope someone reported her or at least complained about her doing HER classwork when she was being paid to teach.

John – I see my son when I read your story – He went from just loving school and straight A’s to absolutely dreading it and C’s and D’s. I had a Mrs. Snow at St. Pius here in Norfolk – she was a cranky old lady – but not as bad as the nuns.
http://www.injaynesworld.blogspot.com/ injaynesworld

Have you talked to the parents of the other kids in the class to see how their kids are reacting to her. Because if you’ve got some other moms who are experiencing the same thing, it might make sense to schedule an appointment with the principal and this teacher and rip them both a new one. Seriously. I’d take this bitch down.
sheila

Jayne – I have talked to other parents, school counselor and principal – it’s hard to do this in a diplomatic way so your kids doesn’t feel the backlash. I know how psycho redheads can be.
sheila

Priscilla – Maybe you can help the publicist out – how you ever heard of a site called poopsenders.com?
http://drinksbeforedinner.com barry knister

Buggys says, “Another great argument against tenure.” Didn’t you read the posting, Buggys? Go back and take another look: even in her frustration, Sheila sees clearly. If a society’s only serious way of demonstrating respect for a profession is through money (that would be our society), then what, exactly, do you think will be the odds of drawing “the best and the brightest” into teaching young children? My guess, Buggys, is that you have tea bags swinging from your hat.
http://harrietandfriends.com Harriet

I’ve seen a few loser teachers with my kids-especially the burnt out teachers. The problem is sometimes they get these great contracts and you can’t get rid of them.

Teenage years are even more fun!