For losing it on DDs teacher when her part in the school play was given to another child when she was off sick for two days?

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At the start of November DD was given a great part in the school play. They have been rehearsing for almost five weeks. Last fri and mon I kept her at home to recover from a cold. When DD went into school on tues she was told by the form teacher that the girl who had stood in for her had learned her words beautifully and would now be doing half the performances... They are doing the play next week. DD was distraught and came home in floods of tears. She doesn't have lots of confidence and getting the part had been a massive boost. After sending a stinky email to the school I went in and spoke to the teacher who thought it would be kind to share the part out, and said they weren't sure when DD might come back to school. DD feels very betrayed and is worried about whether she is any good at the part. She's wondering if they will decide to give the rest of the performances to someone else who fancies having a go. And to top it off, the child they gave it to is DDs arch enemy (if it is possible to have an arch enemy at 6yo...). I lost it with the teacher. They couldn't understand why I was so cross. Starting to wonder if I have over reacted. DD says she just wants her part back.

Am I reading a different thread? Just where are 'all' the teachers saying this?

Ffs Feenie. The vast majority of my posts over the last two years have been in Special Needs, Mental Health and Childbirth. On none of these have I been 'teacher bashing'. How odd that you would assume I spend my time doing this. I have also in the past made similar comments about sneering by other professionals.

I take issue with a very specific subset of teacher postings. In part because I think these sorts of posts let down the vast majority of teachers who don't use public fora in this way.

Oh dear, OP, you've made yourself look a right twat.

why and how something

I take issue with a very specific subset of teacher postings.

Yes - that's extremely clear and very noticeable, as I have pointed out.

ONE teacher made a nasty post on here, and as usual you seized upon it and did some generalised sneering about teachers.

Again.

I haven't read the whole thread as my computer is on the go slow. The first few responses shocked me.

YANBU OP. I would feel the same and I think the teacher is not being consistent and is definitely being unfair.

Hi Feenie!
It was indeed one teacher making a nasty comment about the child not being asked again, and I did challenge it.
Would you like some Christmas muffins? I'm practising the recipe before I do my creative maths-and-science-you-can-eat lesson.
Hohoho.

Oh get over yourself Feenie.

Honestly. It is an incredibly tiny percentage of what I have posted and it's a bit of a sad reflection on you that you've taken it so personally that someone would think it unacceptable for teachers to post nasty things about parents and children.

Last time I'll say it. I don't teacher bash. I have respect for the majority of teachers and professionals who don't use public fora in this sort of way.

By 'losing it' at a teacher.

And extra points for it being over something so trivial.

I don't need to 'get over' anything. Your posts are there for anyone to find.

The fact remains that you took one post and used it to talk about several teachers being immature and unprofessional. And presumably you stand by that, since you haven't attempted to retract it. It wasn't true, and it is far from the first time you've jumped in to do so.

Don't be so shocked when someone pulls you up on it.

Yes please to Christmas muffins

Thanks to mumof for posting the cinderella-gate thread link. It was a nice trip down e ory lane, I remember it well!

I think perhaps you haven't read this thread very carefully.

Okay, I'll bite. Since you would prefer to continue the ridiculous, it would seem.

Find me anywhere where any teacher, apart from maddy68, has said anything approaching your post here:

Lots of precious teachers on here being far more U than OP.

Banning a parent from school and ensuring 'spoiled' child never gets a part in anything again? The stand in deserved reward for two whole days 'work'? Ears will be burning as teachers with be sneering in staffroom?

Very mature, very professional hmm

Accepting - of course - that saying 'The stand in deserved reward for two whole days 'work'?' is immature and unprofessional is bordering on hysterical.

The stand-in is also 6, and it must have been a bit daunting to suddenly be told 'It's you' if everyone else has had 5 weeks to practise.
I had to draft an emergency camel into a space once, and there was a dance to learn too. That child deserved recognition, and he got it.

'Emergency camel'

You know that feeling Feenie?
When you've spent a month working on a production, and then the second camel tells you that she's going skiing and won't be available for the week of the production
Emergency camel.

It was a version of the sand dance, with some tricky shimmying.
He was fantastic.

It will henceforth be known as an 'Emergency camel situation' in my school. I shall make it so

This is why teachers need 2 weeks at Christmas to drink themselves into a stupor to forget in time for January term. They only get the six weeks in the summer because it takes that long to recover from the trauma of sports day parents.

And now I won't ever be able to separate the name without imagining some tricky shimmying also.

Excellent!

Cue hysterical rant re the thread being positively riddled with alcoholic teachers.

Disgusting