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AIBU to be annoyed at this teacher?

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Buddha123 · 08/10/2019 17:06

My 12 year old DS is in 1st year of secondary and today came home a bit upset because of a teacher. So basically there was a boy missing in the class who was to bring in some items for a group that my DS was part of. The teacher asked my son what was this other boy to bring in, so my DS started to explain but because he was slow in explaining to her, she started to mimic him-speaking in the slow way he was talking so then he stopped talking, then she told him to 'get on with it' (as in his explanation) . My other DS his twin is in the same class and he also said that's exactly what happened. The general consensus I gather is that the class don't like her which generally I wouldn't pass any notice of as there was loads of teachers I didn't like at school. But my DS felt belittled in front of others, background to my son is that we spent the last 2 years of primary doing CBT with him as he suffered from anxiety but thankfully is going great over the last 6 months or more. He's a quiet child generally and takes everything to heart. Should I pull the teacher up on this at a parent teacher meeting or leave it for now and hope it was a one off from her. I know it's not a major thing but in my job I wouldn't mimic someone if they were talking slow so why should a teacher do it to a pupil?

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Themutts · 08/10/2019 21:42

Hello OP.
Do let the teacher know exactly what you said here.
They did something wrong and need to fix it.
I am a mum and a teacher. I often reflect my decisions on both sides. Teachers do care but it is easy to make mistakes.

Maryjane3227 · 08/10/2019 22:19

This is unacceptable. I've been teaching 20 years, still teach but also train new staff. This should be logged with the Head of the relevant department and a senior manager. It's nasty and an abuse of power; a controlled reaction designed to undermine your son in a situation where there was no need for any kind of confrontation. Not ok. Plain weird actually. Teachers need to try at least when it comes to modelling social skills.

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