Is this rude from a child? Age 6, furious reaction from teacher

So are all the rest of the class though and parents would be raging if the teacher failed to follow the curriculum or change the reading books because the day was spent with children chatting to each other and asking the teacher inane questions.
There has to be an element of crowd control when the teacher has 30 6 year olds in a class.

I’m a teacher. If there is no SEN and this isn’t him being unable to control being “literal,” then he was very cheeky and deserved a telling off. Also, no, in pain and injured are not the same thing . You can be in pain from a headache or stomachache but not be injured. You can have a bleeding knee injury and need a plaster but not be in significant pain. So he’s corrected the teacher while being incorrect himself, trying to look like a smart arse. And as with so many other parents of this current school age generation, your concern is that someone told him off. Not the fact that he was rude in the first place. The teachers original wording I’m assuming was a variant on “don’t disturb me unless it’s an emergency,” which I use several times a day in order to deliver small group support to children who need it while the others are supposed to be quietly on task.

Massive generalisation. I was in primary then and had fantastic non-roaring teachers.

Best response here.

Sounds like a throw-back to the "children should be seen and not heard" days, and the teacher's angry response sounds deranged.

Altogether disturbing and I'd be looking at whether this is a suitable environment for young children.

A teacher did this to my son in year 4, the teacher was known for being a twat and had an awful reputation.
he turned my son into a wreck, a kid who loved school for 4 years to a kids who was crying and literally being dragged into school. Some teachers are just twats

Even if your ds was being cheeky, it seems excessive to continue shouting at a child who's sobbing.

It also seems an excessive way to tell the class to be quiet.

The teacher doesn't sound very experienced if they can't handle a child making a comment like that..

My ds who's autistic would (and still does) say things like that because be wanted to make sure he understood or wanted to be clear on something. It can come across as rude but it's his way of understanding and categorising information.

You don't have to "ask for a meeting" ffs. Just a 5 minute chat at the school gate.

I don’t think a teacher requesting their class to be quiet and only ask for attention in an emergency equates to them being sarcastic 🤷🏻‍♀️

I wonder how many times the teacher had already asked them to be quiet and stop interrupting...

Is it better if we say he was cheeky? He was still perceived as being rude and disrespectful.

He is 6 years old. I’m shocked that some posters think the teacher’s attitude is acceptable.

This is true.

Yes exactly. I don't think children should be shouted at, especially for innocuous comments. I also don't think the vast majority of teachers want to upset children. I also think children can sometimes get the wrong end of the stick.

You just need to talk to the school and find out what actually happened and how you can work together to help him enjoy school.

In the 70s and 80s we were routinely roared at in primary school. No one was bothered, because it was the norm. Teachers are more gentle nowadays, but they’re only human.

He is 6 ....

Most kids say they were yelled at when they were told off.

If he's struggling more broadly with the teachers' approach and it's making him anxious about school, that's definitely worth asking for a chat. You need more information about his general behaviour in school, and they need to know how he's feeling. Nobody wants a six year old anxious about going to school.

About this incident, at best he didn't follow a clear instruction. Even if he thinks pain and injury are the same, it doesn't make the instruction unclear, just repetitive. Given his level of upset, I might ask the teacher what happened, but it's very likely – not guaranteed, but very likely – it's become exaggerated in his mind. You can help him reframe it whilst still acknowledging that it felt very loud and very long because he was upset and embarrassed.

Maybe she’ll only ask for a meeting when he’s yelled at vs told off.

Yes, even if he was 100% being cheeky, I’d expect a teacher of that age group to simply respond “Don’t be cheeky, get on with your work.” It’s calling out the behaviour without shouting or being over the top.

I wasn’t there, obviously, but sadly some teachers are just bullies.

Yes - 100% guaranteed. Save the questions for home time.

I couldn’t agree more.

My son has just turned 7. I’m on every school run and regularly volunteer in his school. I see many 6 year olds at the park, at birthday parties, at local sports clubs, etc. I’m also a teacher.

I regularly witness 6 year olds lying, exaggerating, blaming other children on purpose, pinning other children down and punching them, describing women in misogynistic terms, swearing, mocking other children and adults. They know exactly what they are doing and that their parents will believe their lies and never have them in the wrong.

Parents need to wise up! My son’s school thankfully is zero tolerance and swiftly sends them out of the classroom. If they cry, good- they have a conscience and are finally learning right from wrong.

Children often now interpret a basic no, a cross/raised/assertive voice and tone as ‘shouting’ because some unfortunately have never been told no at home. That’s their parent’s fault if they arrive at school with no idea how to behave and little resilience. They’ve done them a huge disservice.

Putting aside whether it was a reasonable request, it was mildly cheeky of him to say that, but extremely inappropriate of a teacher to shout at him about it. One of those people is a six year old child and one of them is an adult in charge of children. So, not ok.

sounds like a disproportionate response from a teacher to rant at 6-7 year olds at a comment which I don’t think is that bad. He wasn’t rude but just pointing out that he didn’t see the difference between a pain and injury so maybe he takes everything literally and thought she might explain. If he isn’t enjoying school I would have a chat with the teacher. I think teachers are under massive pressure but surely our children should be enjoying school and learning? Some comments on here are unbelievable. Maybe the teacher thought he was being cheeky even if he didn’t mean It to come across that way. I expect he will be frightened to say anything in the future so the teacher has cowered him into submission. Not conducive to a good education environment.