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Class WhatsApp groups - again....

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Medwaymumoffour · 18/11/2019 18:43

I think I need learn how to read and never respond on these groups. They give me the rage, but only with one child’s school.

Today we was asked for feedback on something. My feedback wasn’t nasty or unreasonable, just a suggestion of how to do something differently. Anyway this gave the requester for feedback the massive hump, and multiple reply’s to my feedback. Seems that only positive feedback was required to frankly a shower of shit situation. ( I didn’t say this btw, trying to be professional despite only representing myself as a parent) but it wasn’t mentioned in the request that they only wanted positive opinions.

Why ask? I had to sit on my hands. I just want to reply with a why did you ask then, seconds of my life I can’t back typing a pointless reply? I want to read about what’s going on at school, stay out of the politics and not post. Everything seems so emotive. I don’t get it. No other schools WhatsApp group I have been on is like it.

Am I alone? It’s given me the rage today. Maybe it’s me?

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CatEyeliner · 18/11/2019 21:00

This is why I avoid them.
The school can feed me info, I don’t need opinions from other parents or needless chat

Skyejuly · 18/11/2019 21:35

I avoid them too.

QueenOfOversharing · 18/11/2019 21:57

When I found how to stop ppl adding me to WhatsApp chats, I felt more joy than I have in years.

QueenOfOversharing · 18/11/2019 21:57

chat groups

SnowsInWater · 19/11/2019 07:26

I think I would struggle not to post something along the lines of "sorry, I didn't realise that you only wanted positive comments and are not open to constructive criticism. I'll remember that for next time 😊" but my hormone therapy tablets have turned my tolerance for bullshit from 0 to -50 so I may not being the best person to advise!

Medwaymumoffour · 19/11/2019 08:30

I’m glad it’s not just me then. If you feel so passionate about positive feedback then ask for that. Plus it’s not my role to review staff performance.

It’s like there should be basic rules for class WhatsApp groups. Pushing your own agenda or canvassing opinions feels like a boundary issue of what parents are responsible for, and what the group is for.

In my case ironically it was about non communication from the school. The main source of info is via WhatsApp and it’s emotively charged depending on the posters motives.

I’m going to just silence notifications. It’s like a bun fight at best, at worse it’s a fight club

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