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To think teacher ripping up 7 yr olds work is not appropriate?

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Buchanon08 · 20/06/2014 20:33

Just a quick one and I confess this did not happen to my dc but a friends dd came out of school in floods of tears as the teacher had ripped up her drawing. We were a bit (hmm) but friend went in and spoke to teacher and apparently yes, this happened because the work was copied from another child. Surely there are others ways to deal with this?

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2kidsintow · 20/06/2014 20:35

I am a teacher and would never do that. I might remove it and ask the child to do their own work, but I wouldn't rip it up in front of them.

Preciousbane · 20/06/2014 20:36

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Buchanon08 · 20/06/2014 20:38

Thanks for that, that's what I thought! Obviously I can't say anything as not my child but I shall be wary of this teacher from now on!

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treaclesoda · 20/06/2014 20:40

How exactly do you copy a drawing anyway? I mean, it's not like copying sentences word for word, two drawings aren't likely to be identical in the same way and the child doing the copying would still have to go to the effort of doing the drawing even if they were 'inspired' by the child next to them.

Its just a bit horrible to tear it up like that.

ApocalypseThen · 20/06/2014 20:42

Clearly this was an inappropriate way to deal with it, but is it the whole story? Teacher sounds exceptionally frustrated.

Gogogodaddy · 20/06/2014 20:43

My brother's teacher ripped his homework up in front of the class because he gave it in early. He was only 9. My mum still talks about it now.

WhoWantsToLiveForever · 20/06/2014 20:44

IMHO it doesn't matter what preceded the event, it is still really wrong to rip up a 7 year old's work.

KingJoffreysBloodshotEye · 20/06/2014 20:44

What a bitch.

KingJoffreysBloodshotEye · 20/06/2014 20:48

I had an 'issue' with a TA recently who scrawled over DS's work with bitchy comments about 'going over it' with numerous exclamation marks.

The work was correct. The teacher (for whatever reason) let DS's bully (police involvement and everything) mark his work and it was all marked as incorrect. TA didn't even run an eye over it. Just scribbled all over it with nasty comments.

I wrote her a short note and DS did get an apology from the teacher.

Defacing a child's work is sadly not uncommon.

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Buchanon08 · 20/06/2014 20:49

Obviously I wasn't there to see exactly how it came about but regardless it seems very wrong, glad I'm not alone!

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Buchanon08 · 20/06/2014 20:51

Yikes King, it's worrying isn't it?

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MonterayJack · 20/06/2014 21:59

It was an absolutely awful thing to do. And what does it teach a child? That if we're not happy with something, it's ok to destroy it? Certainly wasn't an effective or appropriate way to deal with the issue.

Wishyouwould · 20/06/2014 22:17

Disgusting. Am lost for words.

I was shocked when my DS came out of school this week and told me that his teacher had called one of his classmates homework appalling in front of the rest of the class - the child concerned has recently lost her father to cancer

Alisvolatpropiis · 20/06/2014 22:21

Bit much for a child of that age. Can see why a teacher of a teen* might do so but can't see why a teacher of such a small child would do so.

*hasn't been so long since I was one and my classmates were awful. Though my year at school is still widely accept and acknowledged as being the least pleasant any of the long standing members of staff had to deal with

PrincessBabyCat · 20/06/2014 22:27

This has happened to DH growing up, and it's a big no no. He still gets agitated thinking about it as an adult. You don't rip up another person's artwork that they worked hard on. I would have a very hard time keeping calm if that happened to DD, or any child in her class for that matter.

I say this as a person who doodles on scrap papers to help pay attention. I have to be doing something with my hands to focus on what's being said, and sometimes take a few notes to retain everything. All my homework and notes from school have doodles on them. My parents had to explain that if I was drawing I was actually paying attention. But that's a story for a different day.

It's just a huge lack of respect from the teacher. If you don't like something you don't destroy it.

ShouldHaveMarriedTimDowling · 20/06/2014 22:32

Never. A teacher did it to me in reception and I remember it to this day. The humiliation.

My mistake was to draw black cups and saucers...

ThisIsMyRealName · 20/06/2014 23:50

How do you 'copy' a drawing? What was it a drawing of? Surely it's pretty normal for children of that age to want to do the same thing as their friends? It's hardly plagarising an original thesis!

Teacher sounds VU but i'd make sure i got all the facts before I did anything

hmc · 20/06/2014 23:57

Not on!

VampyreofTimeandMemory · 20/06/2014 23:59

I'd not be happy but then I'm always surprised when DD says her teacher has shouted at someone.

I heard the headteacher giving a 6 or 7yo a right shouty bollocking once, I was quite shocked! I thought that wasn't the 'done thing' these days but I'm no teacher.

ComposHat · 21/06/2014 00:03

Oh bloody hell that was done to me loads in primary school. Right in front of the class. An awful humiliating experience and I am amazed this still happens.

mytwoblackandwhitecats · 21/06/2014 00:08

Check out the full story.

I cannot describe the number of times indignant parents call the school with a version of events that is nothing like the real version.

It is entirely possible the child copied a rude word or picture - I have ripped up similar works of 'art' in my time ...

ouryve · 21/06/2014 00:12

Not appropriate for a 7yo. They still have so many rules to learn.

CaptainTripps · 21/06/2014 05:51

Teacher friend of mine tore a page out of an exercise book (shoddy work and very poor handwriting). It was the first page in the book and first piece of writing for the year (Y5).

The mum expressed her gratitude as she had been unable to get through to her kid and felt nothing had been done about his declining work. She said it had given him a shock but the (metaphorical) boot up the backside he needed.

Londonladybird · 21/06/2014 08:25

Awful thing to do. I still remember my best friend a primary school had her work ripped up in front of everyone and got a telling off. Her crime... She was very clever kid and she had finished the task the teacher had set and then went on to do more writing about something else. We were about 6or 7 at the time.

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