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> Nightmare teacher rant!
FullofWind
post May 14 2012, 02:16 PM
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post May 15 2012, 11:22 AM
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Really? I seem to recall plenty of discussions either way, but then I post in various roles - student, teacher, parent, so I don't focus on any particular category of threads! (Hoorah for the View New Posts button!)

I don't think people deliberately set out to "parent bash" or "teacher bash" but remarks that are made about a specific situation can spill over into people taking offence on behalf of a whole group and that's when it gets nasty...
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post May 15 2012, 12:54 PM
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Really? I seem to recall plenty of discussions either way, but then I post in various roles - student, teacher, parent, so I don't focus on any particular category of threads! (Hoorah for the View New Posts button!)

I don't think people deliberately set out to "parent bash" or "teacher bash" but remarks that are made about a specific situation can spill over into people taking offence on behalf of a whole group and that's when it gets nasty...



Mostly parents support teachers when they are in a difficult situation without making a judgement.
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FullofWind   Nightmare teacher rant!   May 14 2012, 02:16 PM
Minstrel   :blink: ????????????   May 14 2012, 03:22 PM
Chris H   No show? :(   May 14 2012, 03:28 PM
Listener   Large G&T. Keep breathing   May 14 2012, 04:42 PM
Louise H   Deep breaths and let it out slowly! Hope it...   May 14 2012, 04:50 PM
FullofWind   Maybe I was just spoiled by the excellent teacher ...   May 14 2012, 05:29 PM
notmusimum   Maybe I was just spoiled by the excellent teacher...   May 14 2012, 07:38 PM
Scooby Doo   C'mon then, what's happened? Your rant kin...   May 14 2012, 07:53 PM
andante   Why is it that there are any number of threads ded...   May 15 2012, 08:52 AM
Chris H   Why is it that there are any number of threads de...   May 15 2012, 09:08 AM
Crotchetymum   Why is it that there are any number of threads d...   May 15 2012, 10:17 AM
FullofWind   Eek, sorry if I've caused trouble. I didn...   May 15 2012, 09:59 AM
Ayshah   I am utterly lost! :( What is this about? ...   May 15 2012, 10:02 AM
GMc   Well, I am the opposite of lost thanks to this thr...   May 15 2012, 10:34 AM
Scooby Doo   Well, I'd like to say thanks to EdGJ for moder...   May 15 2012, 10:59 AM
notmusimum   It's always been the same on this forum that t...   May 15 2012, 11:04 AM
Scooby Doo   Really? I seem to recall plenty of discussions eit...   May 15 2012, 11:22 AM
notmusimum   Really? I seem to recall plenty of discussions ei...   May 15 2012, 12:54 PM
onemoretime   Maybe as parents when looking for teachers we shou...   May 16 2012, 01:22 PM
owainsutton   Maybe as parents when looking for teachers we sho...   May 16 2012, 09:19 PM
chraze1   Maybe as parents when looking for teachers we sho...   May 16 2012, 10:22 PM
onemoretime   Maybe as parents when looking for teachers we sh...   May 17 2012, 10:07 PM
owainsutton   Firstly I would expect a Maths teacher to have mo...   May 17 2012, 10:33 PM
recollect   My intention was not to be nasty as I am not a nas...   May 16 2012, 03:08 PM
FullofWind   !It seems like we as teachers arent allowed to...   May 16 2012, 03:33 PM
notmusimum   My intention was not to be nasty as I am not a na...   May 16 2012, 06:50 PM
Seer_Green   I've been on this forum for more than 6 years...   May 16 2012, 08:39 PM
notmusimum   [I suppose that I come back to the same thing ove...   May 16 2012, 09:43 PM
andante   recollect, things are likely to be from a parent...   May 16 2012, 03:55 PM
recollect   My post to you notmusimum WAS sarcastic and not me...   May 16 2012, 07:57 PM
Ayshah   But of course we all know teachers of any subject ...   May 16 2012, 08:37 PM
violincjj   and where there IS discord let us bring harmony ...   May 16 2012, 09:04 PM
notmusimum   and where there IS discord let us bring harmony ...   May 16 2012, 09:59 PM
recollect   Wow,very powerful statements from the last few mes...   May 16 2012, 09:52 PM
recollect   You seem to me notmusimum to be the model parent w...   May 16 2012, 10:06 PM
notmusimum   You seem to me notmusimum to be the model parent ...   May 17 2012, 07:40 AM
violincjj   It's a lot easier to believe that the teacher ...   May 17 2012, 06:47 AM
notmusimum   It's a lot easier to believe that the teacher...   May 17 2012, 08:01 AM
andante   I was having a similar coversation elsewhere recen...   May 17 2012, 07:58 AM
saxophile   I was having a similar coversation elsewhere rece...   May 17 2012, 11:44 AM
flobiano   Reflecting more about choosing my own teacher but ...   May 17 2012, 12:24 PM
Claudia's Mum   It often doesn't manifest itself for a few ye...   May 17 2012, 02:03 PM
Seer_Green   All you parents must be very astute because in 1...   May 17 2012, 02:53 PM
Claudia's Mum   [quote name='Claudia's Mum' post='1148649' da...   May 17 2012, 07:30 PM
FullofWind   I probably wouldn't employ a teacher that did ...   May 17 2012, 01:42 PM
Seer_Green   I probably wouldn't employ a teacher that did...   May 17 2012, 01:45 PM
owainsutton   I probably wouldn't employ a teacher that did...   May 17 2012, 02:14 PM
ExpressYourself   Actually when I was a school teacher in secondary ...   May 17 2012, 02:19 PM
jonathanquinn   Due to having redaction by moderators I now have n...   May 17 2012, 05:08 PM
BadStrad   2. I would be very surprised if I found myself em...   May 17 2012, 07:29 PM
ExpressYourself   Wow Jonathan, what an experience you've had. ...   May 17 2012, 05:39 PM
corenfa   I started learning at age 4 with a teacher who ...   May 17 2012, 06:24 PM
Impressionist   ...But I think you'd agree that your bog stan...   May 17 2012, 07:00 PM
Seer_Green   I was thinking about this earlier as I had two new...   May 17 2012, 10:24 PM
FullofWind   I was thinking about this earlier as I had two ne...   May 18 2012, 10:49 AM
Seer_Green   I'm sure you are an excellent teacher Seer Gr...   May 18 2012, 11:31 AM
recollect   Hi Notmusimum.No I didnt know that your daughter w...   May 17 2012, 10:40 PM
jonathanquinn   Yes, correct in assuming that I am based in inner ...   May 17 2012, 10:43 PM
anacrusis   This and the other thread about nightmare parent b...   May 18 2012, 12:01 AM
flobiano   ...Ultimately - teachers have to be able to teach...   May 18 2012, 08:12 AM
anacrusis   ...Those who know enough about music to judge can...   May 18 2012, 11:14 PM
jonathanquinn   Not all gymnastics coaches have themselves been t...   May 19 2012, 12:32 AM
notmusimum   All teachers start out not having taught. Most ha...   May 19 2012, 06:57 AM
jonathanquinn   Good to be reminded that diploma is 3rd declension...   May 18 2012, 02:33 AM
ExpressYourself   Firstly I would expect a Maths teacher to have mo...   May 18 2012, 07:06 AM
Chris H   I would be horrified if the head of maths, or even...   May 18 2012, 07:46 AM
Ayshah   When I was at Grammer school in the 70s many of my...   May 18 2012, 09:03 AM
jonathanquinn   Oh three of my children went to the Centre for Y...   May 18 2012, 02:54 PM
Ayshah   Oh three of my children went to the Centre for ...   May 22 2012, 12:07 PM
Listener   LSSO had a large contingent of children who atten...   May 22 2012, 01:55 PM
notmusimum   The tendency of music centre staff to favour pupi...   May 22 2012, 05:02 PM
sbhoa   Does it matter how many of your pupils are grade...   May 18 2012, 10:35 AM
notmusimum   On clarinet I'm not grade 8 yet but once agai...   May 18 2012, 04:36 PM
all ears   A timely subject...son Viohazard has been at unive...   May 18 2012, 12:18 PM
Chris H   A timely subject...son Viohazard has been at univ...   May 18 2012, 01:29 PM
Scooby Doo   carpet-beating approach to piano :rofl: :rofl:...   May 18 2012, 08:51 PM
Listener   This is a real problem for string players, where ...   May 18 2012, 05:13 PM
katica   I've been reading this thread with interest fr...   May 19 2012, 05:50 PM

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