Heartbroken about DS's teacher

I thought this.

Who's more bothered about the new teacher? You or DS?

Sounds like they've purposely moved your child because you are obsessed with Mr T.

I am also a control freak who likes to have final say on my child’s education and believes that their childhood experiences will go on to shape their adult life. I wouldn’t be happy with sub-standard teaching for an entire year.

Which is why my children are home educated 😂

I understand your disappointment but there is up to a decade of your DS's education left to go and this won't be the first time something like this happens. If you are too vocal your DS will start the school year with a negative mindset. I'd say your job now is to be as positive as possible about the new teacher and the new possibilities they could bring.

That’s not generally how primary school works. Mostly children have a new teacher each year. It can be a bit of a lottery but that’s life. You have no particularly good reason. Let the school do its work.

Dear lord, let’s hope so.

I’ve rarely read such a sense of entitlement. Your child is clever, sporty and does well. Be grateful for that. He is not at a disadvantage in any way, shape or form.

Be glad he’s had a positive year, be glad that he’s a child who makes progress, be glad that he’s in a school where they consider their staffing and placements carefully. There are plenty of people on here who would give their right arm to be able to say 5hrir child had an excellent educational experience this year.

By the way, not being able to spell doesn’t mean that someone is a poor teacher, although it would be beneficial for someone who finds it difficult to check.

I’m afraid you can’t have what you want just because you want it. The children are all entitled to the best the school can offer and that’s what they are trying to do.

How about you draw a line under this hand wringing and see if you can think of a way to keep a connection between your child & Mr T, even if on a more limited basis?
Our school runs lunchtime clubs for like minded children, maybe the shared hobby might become the basis for Mr T assisting in the running of such a club (he'd need to be asked if he's amenable obviously). And as an added bonus other like minded children will hopefully come, widening your son's connections to his peers.
And if hobby doesn't lend itself to that, then maybe something else... Or a once a term hobby afternoon after school. Mr T might be happy to do something like this.

Me too, or that he or she had been in a serious road traffic accident or been diagnosed with cancer or something.

Also a possibility Mr T. asked for this separation

likely he felt the weird vibe 😉

Exactly.

@Fannyfiggs 😂😂😂

That won’t wash, and nor should it. If the child's confidence has improved so much with Mr T, he’ll be able to cope fine with a new teacher.

OP, such is life. It's an important life lesson.

@Bluetie I know how important getting the right teacher is for a child. DS was struggling with arithmetic/maths in year 5 and was in the bottom section and put in with the year 4 pupils. His teacher didn’t like him and was always saying he couldn’t keep quiet. He couldn’t keep quiet because he was bored and was finishing his work before the other pupils.

He then had a fantastic teacher in year 6, who he really bonded with. He went from being in the bottom section in maths to the top section (in with year 7s) during that year. His behaviour and attitude completely changed with this teacher, because the teacher gave him work that challenged him and treated him with respect and DS returned that respect.

He, very luckily, had the same teacher in year 7 and was actually chosen as 1 of 4 pupils to represent the school at an inter-school competition, which they won. Without this teacher, he definitely wouldn’t have thrived the way he did in all subjects, not just in maths.

I thought the teacher was dying or something …..

The headteacher likely came to join the conversation to support Mr T with a demanding parent.
Write Mr T a nice card and move on.

This seems like a big deal now but I promise it won’t in future.
be positive about the change infront of your child,
don’t make their already difficult jobs more difficult!

Putting him at a disadvantage? By getting a new teacher in year FOUR?! What kind of disadvantage? How? Most kids have to deal with this most year, and if anything he sounds pretty advantaged already IMHO. He will be just fine. Give your head a wobble.

I attended the funeral of a teacher friend yesterday. I thought the OP's son's teacher had died too.

OP I'm sure your son is well equipped to use the foundations this teacher gave him and hopefully he'll continue to thrive with his new teacher.

Its not a disadvantage. Its normal for kids in most schools where they change teacher each year.

I’m pretty disgusted by OP, the entitlement and superiority. And I have huge sympathy for any teacher who has to deal with this level of batshittery.

DD has had the same teacher for the final 3 years of her primary school. I wasn’t happy about this. But I also realised that this was a fucking ludicrous reason to whinge at the school about.

I really hope this post is sarcasm. But I have my doubts...

@UtilitarianNameChange

Are you seriously recommending the OP organises an after school club that MrT can run so as to continue a " relationship" that she has magnified in her own mind! I would expect him to run a mile, it's tantamount to stalking!

Disappointing if you thought he'd have the teacher again. In a normal sized school you wouldn't have the expectation of having the teacher twice. It's good your ds got to experience the teacher. It sounds like your ds is thriving so maybe they thought your ds would be fine anywhere but other kids needed the Mr T touch more.