DD is 5, school talent show on. DD wants to audition, so we have practised a song together and I wrote her lyrics down so she can read them.
Teacher told the class auditions would happen in a few weeks last week.
DD very upset yesterday as teacher said 'who is applying for the talent show?' and about 15 children put their hands up. Teacher called out a few names (dd included) and said 'come to the front and do your audition'. So none of the kids were prepared.
Teacher then said she would be holding auditions over the rest of the week so 4 kids a day could audition a day (ish).
DD was asked to perform and she forgot her words and panicked. She asked if she could go tomorrow when she had her words. The teacher said 'no, this is your one and only chance' so DD improvised a dance (lord knows what that would have looked like).
My AIBU is that if all the children were told that the auditions were in a 'few weeks' then held a week later, of course they aren't going to be prepared. 2 girls did 'half a dance routine because thats all they practised' (dd has told me) and one boy apparently was going to do jokes but got up at the front and only remembered one.
I know this isn't massively important or outrageous, but my child cried on my knee for 20 minutes and I am sad about that, especially when she had practised a lot.
We did it verse by verse, so she had only remembered the first verse and panicked.
Even if the teacher gave one days notice - i.e 'the auditions are tomorrow' so the kids could have been prepared.
Anyway, my DD took her words in anyway so I suspect she will ask the teacher if she can try out again. I don't think she will be allowed to though.
I just dont think it sounds particularly fair on the children who are only 5 and 6.