A new part time teacher joined my son's school recently. She takes year 6 two days a week. Since she joined, I have heard nothing but criticisms about her from my son and his friends. They hate her! Ok, I am talking to boys only, but when questioned they say all the class think she is way too strict and unkind.
Now these boys have very different personalities and aren't all part of the same gang. They are relatively well behaved on the whole. Most of them like the school and their other teachers a lot.
I just find it odd that so many different children can take such a definite dislike to one particular teacher. I wonder if the teacher (or her colleagues) realise what children are saying about her out of school?
I suppose the children could be jumping on the same bandwagon and criticising her because everyone else is.
She has been known to get a bit physical with the children - taps on the collar bone, loud shouting in the ear etc. I know my son feels she has physically overstepped the limits with him. I have spoken to the head about this in relation to my son. The head then spoke to my son alone and (I think) to the teacher.
Since then I have heard criticisms about her from about 5 or 6 other children (not physical stuff, just her personality and teaching style) and wonder if I should be more concerned?
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tigermoth · 04/01/2005 18:42
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