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AIBU?

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Original poster

To think this teacher wbu?

67 replies

Ginmakesitallok · 26/06/2018 20:53

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?

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SumerisIcumenin · 26/06/2018 21:17

I think the predictive text on my iPad is malfunctioning in the heat.
Be replaced by Perspex.

ShawshanksRedemption · 26/06/2018 21:18

@Ginmakesitallok
Post 1 "Wibu to contact school about it?"
Post 19 "I'm not intending to contact the school"

Not sure what you're after them OP? Confused

FlyingElbows · 26/06/2018 21:21

Op it's 3 days til the end of the school year and the children are bonkers at the moment (the weather is not helping). Routines are out of place and it's all very exciting. It's hard enough getting their attention sometimes even when they're "in the zone". At the moment they're like headless chickens and they need firm handling. The teacher broke the jar by accident, these things happen. Nobody lost control and nobody was harmed. There's nothing to get concerned about. Just out of interested have you considered volunteering at your child's school at all? You'd get a much better view of what controlling 30 children at a time is actually like if you did. Wink

LuluJakey1 · 26/06/2018 21:22

FFS - occasionally a teacher will get something wrong. If you taught 30 different teenagets ever hour for 6 hours a day, supervised them before school, at brak, lunchtime and as they leave then went home to mark their books and prepare 'outstanding' lessons for 3 hours, you might understand how frustrating the job can be.

There was no major incident. Nothing to report. Mind your own business.

SoftSheen · 26/06/2018 21:25

I doubt she'll make the same mistake again!

bluebellshoes · 26/06/2018 21:26

Maybe she won’t bother coming back. There is plenty of supply work.

brizzledrizzle · 26/06/2018 21:30

All teachers lose their marbles at times, especially in this heat. I'm not surprised that she was frustrated.

Original poster
Ginmakesitallok · 26/06/2018 21:31

I was wondering if I would be unreasonable to contact school. You all made me reconsider, therefore I am no longer considering contacting the school.

Re minding my own business - of course is my business!

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Anasnake · 26/06/2018 21:31

Ffs Hmm

Glumglowworm · 26/06/2018 21:34

It’s a total non event!

I’m glad you’ve realised it would be ridiculous to contact the school about it.

NotTakenUsername · 26/06/2018 21:37

What line of work are you in, Ginmakesitallok?

viques · 26/06/2018 21:40

I had a pair of pinking shears that I used to cut paper into funky shapes for projects, displays etc...... One day I banged them on the table to call for silence on a very noisy art activity afternoon

And they broke. Sad

clyde5591 · 26/06/2018 21:43

Wow and you are even thinking of contacting the school over this and have decided because its only 3 days to go until end of term - was your Dc one of the children talking?

Original poster
Ginmakesitallok · 26/06/2018 21:43

Nottakenusername - what has my job got to do with whether or not iabu?

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petrolpump28 · 26/06/2018 21:45

yea a shard of glass could have killed a child.

Lastseeninadressinggown · 26/06/2018 21:48

I can remember at about the same age our headmaster licking his fingers to extinguish the candle in assembly. He immediately realised it wasn't perhaps the wisest thing to do in front of 500 small children and spoke about it. He said he was an adult and even adults make mistakes but the important thing was to learn from it. I don't remember a lot of assemblies but I remember that one and I remember thinking how brave it was to own up to a mistake. Teachers are only human but sometimes they inadvertently teach the most human of lessons.

NotTakenUsername · 26/06/2018 21:50

Nottakenusername - what has my job got to do with whether or not iabu?

I’m interested to understand the angle you are coming at this from.

C0untDucku1a · 26/06/2018 21:54

Op have you considered contacting the daily mail? Your child is clearly
Traumatised by the broken glass.

Also where taf do i need to be working to finish in three days?

Original poster
Ginmakesitallok · 26/06/2018 21:55

And why would my job affect that?

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AssassinatedBeauty · 26/06/2018 21:56

"Also where taf do i need to be working to finish in three days?" - Scotland I think, because they go back in August.

Original poster
Ginmakesitallok · 26/06/2018 21:57

Countduckula - don't be an arse. Schools in Scotland finish for summer in 3 days. Teacher is going back to her usual school.

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NotTakenUsername · 26/06/2018 22:03

And why would my job affect that?

If you are in a high pressured job you might be expected to have a bit more empathy with the teacher. If it is less pressure it might be understandable that you don’t grasp the fact that everyone has a breaking point/there are very few saints in this world.

C0untDucku1a · 26/06/2018 22:37

Why was i being an arse? I was asking where people finish in three days! Because ive got what feels like three months to go. Forgot about scotland’s finish.

Calm down.

downinthejunglee · 27/06/2018 07:30

Wow OP you are suddenly very defensive about your job.

Moonkissedlegs · 27/06/2018 07:35

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

A glass jar? Shock 😂 Do you think that classrooms have padded walls or something?