Morning Rant
On a daily basis I receive a written update from Mekhi's caregivers. It is a summary of his daily activities and also provides guidance for reinforcing the lessons learned during the week. Although I love the information, I think it is a waste of paper. A weekly sheet for daily updates would be a better choice. But that is another issue.
Yesterday I picked up the paper in the morning because my husband forgot to the day before. I quickly read it and then placed it in the recycling bin. The same assistant teacher that I vented about in March says "you don't do the activities with Mekhi." My initial thoughts were "have you lost your mind? You have got to be kidding me!" Of course I did not say that and simply said - we read everyday and do reinforcement activities on a daily basis.
Again, I am defending what I do in my house with my son. For no good reason because I know it is obvious in his classroom behavior. I have had conversations with his main teacher and afternoon teacher and they are nothing but impressed with him. My son has been advanced for awhile and I am sure the fact that I have been reading with him since he was born has something to do with it.
Now, I am aware that many of the parents at the school are perhaps are not as involved in teaching their child at home. However, it is important for this teacher to know the parents - if she did I don't think she would have said something so ignorant. Generally I deal with the main teacher and the afternoon assistant because in the morning the children are eating breakfast and there is alot going on. But this woman's assumption that I don't work with my child based on the fact that I decided not to take home a form that I can read in 10 seconds and don't need to take with me just burned my hide (sorry for the run on). I work with an early childhood literacy program, how could I not be interested in teaching my child and leave it to daycare?
There are other things I could say about this woman but it would not be productive or very nice. Has anything like this ever happened to you? How have you dealt with it?
Yesterday I picked up the paper in the morning because my husband forgot to the day before. I quickly read it and then placed it in the recycling bin. The same assistant teacher that I vented about in March says "you don't do the activities with Mekhi." My initial thoughts were "have you lost your mind? You have got to be kidding me!" Of course I did not say that and simply said - we read everyday and do reinforcement activities on a daily basis.
Again, I am defending what I do in my house with my son. For no good reason because I know it is obvious in his classroom behavior. I have had conversations with his main teacher and afternoon teacher and they are nothing but impressed with him. My son has been advanced for awhile and I am sure the fact that I have been reading with him since he was born has something to do with it.
Now, I am aware that many of the parents at the school are perhaps are not as involved in teaching their child at home. However, it is important for this teacher to know the parents - if she did I don't think she would have said something so ignorant. Generally I deal with the main teacher and the afternoon assistant because in the morning the children are eating breakfast and there is alot going on. But this woman's assumption that I don't work with my child based on the fact that I decided not to take home a form that I can read in 10 seconds and don't need to take with me just burned my hide (sorry for the run on). I work with an early childhood literacy program, how could I not be interested in teaching my child and leave it to daycare?
There are other things I could say about this woman but it would not be productive or very nice. Has anything like this ever happened to you? How have you dealt with it?
Comments
Maybe reaching out to his teacher would help? Good luck getting this resolved as it appears to be ongoing!
There is no way I would not confront her and tell her exactly how it is. If her impression of you is what's bothering you, I'd make darn sure she understood who she was talking to.
Oh... it makes my blood boil. She has NO IDEA what she's talking about.
I went back and read the post you linked to in March. WHOA! That woman sounds to be a little unprofessional. I would take these concerns to the director of the facility.
But in the post above, I see a plausible explanation for a misunderstanding. Is it possible that the teacher felt slighted when you threw away the paper and she was asking "You don't do the exercises?" In this scenario, it might not be any reflection on your child's abilities, etc., but just that she feels like she's wasting her time since you didn't "prize" her piece of paper. She could've been reacting to something that hurt her feelings. (Even if it isn't rational to think that you need to study the paper for any length of time.)
If you don't have anything nice to say about someone, then come sit by me.
So vent away about the beyotch of a teacher. I am here to listen!!!
I don't like people to make assumptions because their feelings are hurt. She could have simply phrased it respectfully and in a question. I read the last post about this woman and I am wondering if she has something against you personally. It seems unlikely that this stems from something she sees with your son because of the positive feedback you get from the others who work with him.
It's very unfortunate and extremely disrespectful. Good luck with dealing with her. And... I got your back if you need me to roll with you one day! LOL :) I am just a call away.
You know you're rockin it with your sweet boy, just keep on!