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Teacher treating children too young

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Someonehelpmeagain · 01/12/2024 21:40

My child is in a year 3 class, the teacher now sings a song to get them to sit on the carpet and has organised a book advent for this week. The children are 7 and 8, I feel they are far too old to be sung to sit on the carpet. Aibu to talk to the headteacher?

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Delorian · 01/12/2024 22:27

My DC's reception teacher uses a call and response clapping rhythm to get her class to shut up.

I saw it and stole it. I now use it on 22+ year old postgraduate students to bring them out of group discussion (I have 200 in a room). I tell them it's for reception children. They love it!

adviceneeded1990 · 01/12/2024 22:27

Someonehelpmeagain · 01/12/2024 22:19

University Lecturer

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I’m assuming not lecturing on education, child care, child development? Your complaints are ridiculous but please message the head, my staff room loves parents like you and we’re all tired and drained with Nativity and Christmas Craft Fayre etc. I’m sure the teachers at your DCs school will appreciate the laugh.

crumblingschools · 01/12/2024 22:27

I would have thought a university lecturer would not use would of

EmpressOfTheThread · 01/12/2024 22:26

Someonehelpmeagain · 01/12/2024 22:25

I didn't say it was harming anyone, more that I expected a teacher to not be singing to 8 year old. I would of thought an experienced teacher would have more age appropriate strategies.

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Would have thought

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Someonehelpmeagain · 01/12/2024 22:25

Pandasnacks · 01/12/2024 22:22

In what way is this harming your child?

I didn't say it was harming anyone, more that I expected a teacher to not be singing to 8 year old. I would of thought an experienced teacher would have more age appropriate strategies.

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EmpressOfTheThread · 01/12/2024 22:24

YellowJoggers · 01/12/2024 22:23

The Benny Hill theme tune! Works a treat!

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Brilliant! 👍 Yakkety Yak!

2weekwait · 01/12/2024 22:24

Child in the same year group….wouldnt bother me in the slightest. But then my year 3 child still acts like a 7 year old and like to run around in soft play etc. there are a few kids who act alot older than this.

Year 5/6 I would start to think they would wind it down to prep them for secondary school and there a more drastic change in behaviour.

Littlemisscapable · 01/12/2024 22:24

Just stop.

EmpressOfTheThread · 01/12/2024 22:23

I could not be a primary school teacher. Those folk should have their salaries doubled for sure. They are just amazing.

ilovesooty · 01/12/2024 22:23

Someonehelpmeagain · 01/12/2024 22:19

University Lecturer

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So get on with your job and let the teacher get on with theirs.

YellowJoggers · 01/12/2024 22:23

EmpressOfTheThread · 01/12/2024 22:21

How lovely! What song?

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The Benny Hill theme tune! Works a treat!

Pandasnacks · 01/12/2024 22:22

In what way is this harming your child?

crumblingschools · 01/12/2024 22:22

@Someonehelpmeagain does the method work?

chicken2015 · 01/12/2024 22:22

Do u expect your students parents to criticise u on your job and how u could do do a better job in their opnion?

EmpressOfTheThread · 01/12/2024 22:21

YellowJoggers · 01/12/2024 22:11

I use a song to get my Years 9-11 to get back to their seats/rearrange classroom after group work etc 😂

How lovely! What song?

crumblingschools · 01/12/2024 22:21

Would you like it if parents went to your boss @Someonehelpmeagain over something trivial in the way you conduct your lectures

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Someonehelpmeagain · 01/12/2024 22:20

crumblingschools · 01/12/2024 22:18

Is your problem then that the teacher is a man?

Absolutely not, more that I expected a certain level of behaviour management when children move up to the next key stage.

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EmpressOfTheThread · 01/12/2024 22:20

Someonehelpmeagain · 01/12/2024 22:19

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Perhaps the teacher could give you some tips. Ask.

Thedishwasherbroke · 01/12/2024 22:19

Someonehelpmeagain · 01/12/2024 22:10

You are all very preumptious in assuming that the teacher is female! And I didn't say there was a problem with children sitting on the carpet, moreover how they are asked.

Yeah, cos the issue here is people presuming the teacher is female. That’s definitely what to focus on out of all the replies….

🙄

(My answer would be the same if the teacher was male, female, young, old, black, white or in fact Mr Blobby - it’s not for you as a parent to micromanage classroom management.)

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Someonehelpmeagain · 01/12/2024 22:19

EmpressOfTheThread · 01/12/2024 22:17

What's your job, OP?

University Lecturer

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Dearover · 01/12/2024 22:18

@Interl0per I imagine that it's a new book for the class each day until the end of term.

crumblingschools · 01/12/2024 22:18

Is your problem then that the teacher is a man?

EmpressOfTheThread · 01/12/2024 22:17

What's your job, OP?

Raindropskeepfallinonmyhead · 01/12/2024 22:17

Yep op, you absolutely know the class better than their qualified teacher.

Maybe she/he can tell you how to do your job too.

Franjipanl8r · 01/12/2024 22:17

Basically you’re saying all children should be exactly like your child in how mature they are and what they enjoy?!

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