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To be late for parents evening

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42bunnytails · 12/01/2015 23:11

DD2 (Y9) has made an appointment with her German teacher.

She hates him, she's absolutely useless at German, gets put in detention and has made no progress in three years.

She's a straight A student at everything else

She's done it purely to see if I can keep a straight face, when she knows I think he's an idiot too.

It's not fair, she knows I had a fit of the giggles watching one of her class just wander off mid bollocking, leaving her parents to hear the end of it.

To make it worse you can see the French teacher trying not to giggle too

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NoTedInTheBed · 12/01/2015 23:13

Are you the parent or pupil? Grow up.

Scholes34 · 12/01/2015 23:15

That's a shame, because German is such a lovely, logical and straightforward language to learn.

wheretoyougonow · 12/01/2015 23:15

I think you should concentrate on the fact your daughter has had several detentions, hasn't progressed in this subject and you find the situation funny.

LadyLuck10 · 12/01/2015 23:16

You both sound awful.

bonkersLFDT20 · 12/01/2015 23:17

Why did your DD make an appointment with the teacher if she has so little respect for him?

And why does your DD think it's appropriate to set you up for a "don't laugh" competition at school parents/teacher evening?

Why are you allowing your DD to see you act so immaturely in a meeting about her education?

I think you should look in the mirror.

katrina81 · 12/01/2015 23:17

I feel sorry for the teacher poor sod.

DamnBamboo · 12/01/2015 23:17

Tell her to grow up and behave in class.
And lead by example why don't you ....

DamnBamboo · 12/01/2015 23:18

By not laughing at her teacher! Hmm

ilovesooty · 12/01/2015 23:18

Is this supposed to be funny?

echt · 12/01/2015 23:19

Sooo, your daughter has made an appointment for a subject and teacher she hates, presumably for the shits and giggles because she's dropping it at the end of Year 9?

It's a test of your composure.

You've already modelled contemptuous behaviour to your daughter.

You're thinking of being late.

Well, I can certainly see where your DD gets it from.

Oh…she's an A student in all other subjects. It's perfectly OK for her to act the twat and you back her up, then. Hmm

What arseish stupid behaviour.

formerbabe · 12/01/2015 23:20

God I feel sorry for teachers

DamnBamboo · 12/01/2015 23:20

And why is this man an idiot?
More to the point, why has she made no progress in 3 years on this one subject if she has straight As in everything else.

QTPie · 12/01/2015 23:20

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WineWineWine · 12/01/2015 23:21

If neither of you has any interest in the subject, why bother making the appointment?

sharonthewaspandthewineywall · 12/01/2015 23:21

I can see why people don't want to I into teaching with idiots parents like you to contend with

DixieNormas · 12/01/2015 23:22

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ilovesooty · 12/01/2015 23:22

The apple hasn't fallen far from the tree has it?

Has it occurred to you that teachers at parents' evenings have already been working all day and can do without twatty parents and their pain in the arse kids taking the piss?

ChocolateOranges · 12/01/2015 23:29

German is easier than French!

You do know that when schools get asked for references (to check school dates) that a lot of schools give detention details, don't you?

Why does she get put in detention?

CeliaLytton · 12/01/2015 23:31

YABU, petty, childish and rude. But I know you think you're being funny so you will carry on regardless.

BackforGood · 12/01/2015 23:32

Presumably you actually are the teenager, just pretending to be the parent ?

Otherwise I presume you would be more concerned about your dd not making any progress in 3 years, and your dd being given detentions, and would have addressed this issue much sooner and not waited until parents evening 3 years in.

Ludoole · 12/01/2015 23:32

I hope that shes not disruptive in his lesson (hence the detentions/no progress) to the extent that it impacts on kids who actually are interested....

duplodon · 12/01/2015 23:36

Try harder.

ClockwiseCat · 12/01/2015 23:41

Why didn't you just not go to the appointment?

Yes, there are some crap teachers out there, personality clashes, kids having no affinity for the subject... but making an appointment just so you can smirk and sneer makes you a twat and demonstrates twattish behaviour to your DD.

If he's really that shit make a complaint to the school - or accept that your DD is just shit at German and doesn't have the character to try and improve.

differentnameforthis · 12/01/2015 23:43

She's done it purely to see if I can keep a straight face, when she knows I think he's an idiot too.

Believe me, your daughter knowing that you think her teacher is an idiot will NOT be helping her learn.

You sound about 12.

TwinkieTwinkle · 12/01/2015 23:49

Well this is just embarrassing. I suggest you teach your daughter some damn respect by leading by example. If she is a straight A student then she is more than capable of the same level of work in German. Your lack of respect for teachers has clearly rubbed off on her. Bravo.