To think this teacher wbu?

[Ginmakesitallok]

Dd has had a stand in teacher for about a month. New to school. Today dd told us that her teacher did a silly thing. Apparently teacher got angry because some of the class were being noisy. She slammed a glass jar full of marbles on the table, which broke and sent marbles flying. Part of me (a big part) feels sorry that someone would get so frustrated that they would do that. But part of me is cross that a teacher would lose control like that. Wibu to contact school about it?

Here we go, teacher bashing again.

Bloody hell

Surely she may have slammed the jar to make a noise to get the classes attention? Shame she used a glass jar, but I have certainly slammed books to get students attention. I certainly haven't lost control.

So yes ywbu.

You try standing up in front of 30 kids who aren't listening.
Some days it is really tough. Factor in the heat, being a supply and it being close to the end of term...
I'm not saying it's right but it's understandable.

You know teachers put in hours of prep for lessons only to be behind because kids keep talking constantly?

So she slammed a jar - kids are there to learn

It’s about a billion degrees today, I expect the teacher did not intend to break the jar just make a loud noise to get attention.

Let it go.

She probably wanted to use the jar to make a noise to get their attention. Unfortunately it broke.

What is the school doing to support this teacher with a noisy class?

I think the teacher needs support.

But she slammed a glass jar on the table hard enough for it to break? YABU - that could have caused injury.

It’s hardly the end of the world, it was an accident. Maybe if parents worried more about their kids behaviour and less about reporting teachers all the time....

You're overreacting making it an issue, I bang things on the table to get a classes attention too. It's not because I've lost my temper, it's just effective at making them all look and listen. She clearly didn't mean it to break.

Ah yes, the class who are rude, noisy and all over the place, but make a loud, attention- getting noise as the teacher and 20% faint with the shock, and 30% claim emotional trauma and want a councillor.
I doubt she was consumed with rage, just that she didn’t expect the jar to break. Maybe hand clapping, tinkling bells and repeated requests hadn’t worked to get the class’ attention.
It’s why supply teachers choose the places they work in, and walk from those that don’t suit them.

Oh, and what was a glass jar doing in the room in the first place?

When you contact the school @Ginmakesitallok , what is it that you're planning on saying to them? What outcome would you be looking for?

Surely you don't mean she broke the jar on purpose? Who would do that? The marble jar is used to reward the class when they are behaving well - when the jar is full they get a treat. So she probably shook it to try to get their focus and then if that didn't work she slammed it down hard, she wouldn't have expected it to break and was probably mortified it did. Did your child say what Happe ed afterwards? Did she clean it up?

Oh, and what was a glass jar doing in the room in the first place?

Eh? Glass jars are pretty common. Why would one not be there?

Wibu to contact school about it?

Yes. Staggeringly.

*YANBU, sorry

I'm not intending to contact the school - only 3 days to go do little point. She didn't break it on purpose - probably just grabbed the first thing to hand. Anyway, dd said it worked, they all shut up after that. (p4- so age 8-9)

From your description it sounds like an accident.

You would look a bit silly contacting the school to complain about an accident that you didn't even witness.

You do know that you asked in your OP WIBU to contact the school?

What do you think she was unreasonable about? It was an accident, and probably slightly poor judgement which I'm sure won't happen again.

This afternoon was hard in schools. Really, really hard. I taught some spectacularly difficult lessons (with classes that are not usually so challenging) and finished the day with a phone call asking me to collect my son from after school club early as he ‘was not responding well in the heat’

It sounds like a genuine mistake from the teacher; it certainly won’t be part of her plan!

What have you said to dd about it? I think that is more important than calling school. Can you explain that it was wrong for the teacher to break something, but also talk to her about collective responsibility, and how on days like this it’s even more important to be calm and to understand that everyone is hot and bothered?

‘Elf an Safety donquixote. Needs a risk assessment it does. Should bectrolaced with Perspex.

Me perhaps she wasn't that angry perhaps she just grabbed it to bang on table to get attention and it broke. Your massively over reacting

The teacher was being unreasonable. She will feel stupid and regret it.

Please let it go. I’ve worked so hard today and will be working more tonight, coping today in an oven, assailed by an email from a parent demanding I remark her child’s work because my mark was ‘subjective’. Like life! I burst into tears and my son who hardly sees me on my work days came to comfort me. I’m getting out at the end of this term. Nothing is good enough for parents and we aren’t allowed to be human.