To ask teachers what your pet peeves are?

[Collettegirl]

Personally mine are wet playtimes, and children who don't have a pen/pencil.

‘Do you think it’s his behaviour or maybe just a personality clash?’

‘Yes, maybe it is. My personality is one that makes me want to impart knowledge. Your son’s personality is that of a nasty little shit who actively seeks to knacker the learning experience of all those in his class...’

Parents who maintain their kids 'don't lie'

This is the most amazing thing in the world. ALL KIDS LIE and all kids are shits on social media

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Tell them to swap books and put their hand up if their partner hasn’t written or underlined a date or title. They adore finding fault in others.'
I do this with older kids. THEY LOVE IT

@Collettegirl

Easy to solve that, don't let them go to the loo.

Oh OP, now we know why you started this thread...

Sorry, everyone - we've been checking behind the scenes and can now see that the OP is a previously banned poster, back once again to talk about toilets.

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@Binky - ‘personality clash’

Never having adequate resources and having impossible responsibilities.
Toxic combination.

For fuck's sake. Grim. Surely that should be some kind of criminal offence.

Very true, Melon. My NQT mentor told me at the start of my career that it’s a universal fact that kids never ever tell the truth. Given the chance they will lie their heads off. Even angelic little Tarquin. Even my kids. Especially angelic little Tarquin.

George, I keep back the lids of any used-up Pritt sticks (and whiteboard pens) to use on those where the lids have been lost. Doesn't stop me making the class look for them, but saves the anguish of watching a brand new one dry up.
Our kids call us Mrs/Miss Name and it pisses me off when past pupils visit from the senior school and Holler out "Hello Miss!" Especially when male colleagues get called 'Sir.'
We have a system whereby if a child wants the loo during teaching time (discouraged, but if it's an absolute emergency), they raise two hands, so you don't confuse them with someone who's actually attempting to answer your question.

Secondary: setting a task - instructions are clear on the board and talked through, only for someone to put up their hand only to ask a question which I have LITERALLY just pre-emptively addressed, and the information needed to answer the question is in the written instructions.

Shame this is an ok thread imo

Binkytheslug Oh yes I had an A level student who claimed that we had a "personality clash" - which meant that I objected when she turned up to class 20 minutes late, half-dressed without her books or anything to write with and not having done the preparation for today's class

Tile floors. The kids can't sit still, so chairs are constantly scraping over me when I talk! Also, colour-coded marking policies. Who cares if my highlighters are green and pink? The kids don't look at the feedback anyway, since they can't take their books home and are using them in class for current work! As a side note, Year 1s can barely read, and so comments in marking is beyond pointless!

Parents who are late for pickup every day and don't seem to think it applies to them. I usually just send their kids straight to aftercare, they usually learn when the bill hits them.

Parents who think their child is the brightest of the bright and demand endless differentiation. Child is generally perfectly average. I take great joy in making this clear on their report.

Parents who refuse to believe their child can ever be in the wrong. Usually you just have to ignore these people, sanction as needed and again make it very clear on reports.

Yes wewentoutonsunday also if they have their hand up all the time you are talking & giving the instructions! I always say - how can you have a question yet? If you listen you might find your question is unnecessary because what I am saying right now will contain the answer!

Oh God, this isn't the OP who kept starting threads asking ridiculously trivial questions about how established teachers run their classes?
Such an odd thing to troll about.

mumsnet can you not just delete the OPs posts and leave the rest?

@Collettegirl - re kids in loos

They end up there after coming in from break. Many don't ask permission, they just go there.

Yes, to the parents who turn up at the school demanding to know why, a Head of Year, you haven’t sorted out the issue their child has just complained to them about in a text.

Well, probably because I haven’t yet been informed of the incident and the circumstances and it happened literally five minutes ago. If you allow me to investigate and find out what happened, we might have some clarity and a resolution.

It's not a goady thread at all, no need to delete surely?

Bottle. Bloody. Flipping. Gives me the blind rage. Then, of course, they're all dying of dehydration after you confiscate the bottles.

Children just referring to me as 'Miss'. Sorry lads, I've had to learn 240+ names this year so it's 'Miss Synecdoche' to you.

Please nobody relay any stories about your own kids doing ANYTHING

DawnMumsnet (MNHQ) Sun 04-Mar-18 12:45:51
Collettegirl

Easy to solve that, don't let them go to the loo.

Oh OP, now we know why you started this thread...

Sorry, everyone - we've been checking behind the scenes and can now see that the OP is a previously banned poster, back once again to talk about toilets.

We're going to take this thread down shortly.

OMG I am currently halfway though marking a set of Y9 English books and I was despairing about the amount of students who haven't dated/underlined.
From next week - they swap books to check their partners before I take them in. They will love this becasue they are so bloody competitive. Genius.

I have it easy really , because I teach in a nice private school, not in the UK, with 23 being my largest class - KS3 ESL.

BUT I still have peeves.

As soon as I start a discussion, someone eagerly puts hand up and wants to go to toilet. Second student puts hand up, wants to refill water bottle. Third student realises book still in locker.....arghhhhh

Very able, but needy, student coming to show me every sentence he's written. Seriously, sit down and just get on with it, you're totally on the right track (as I have told you several times very patiently and I have 20 other students in the room)

When you're off sick for a day and return to find the supply teacher has written all over the whiteboard in permanent marker.