To think DD’s teacher shouldn’t have said this?

[Rainallnight]

DD and I bumped into her Year 1 teacher outside school this afternoon.

DD said to her, ‘are you going home?’ And teacher said, ‘yes, it’s the best part of the day’.

AIBU to think it’s a slightly shitty thing to say to a little kid who’s in your care all day?

Genuinely interested to know if I’m being over-sensitive.

Imagine, @amillionmenonmars, welcoming alternative views. On the internet. What a shocker.

Is that not the best part of 99.9% of workers days even if they like the job

I LOVE teaching the kids I have, but omg, home time is amazing! Privately, we count down to each half term. (Yes, I know we have far too many holidays and no, nobody told you not to be a teacher, so don’t keep telling us this!)

@Maireas

Poor teacher, she can't even make a joke. It's like walking on eggshells with some parents.

She meant it. I know how hard a teacher works and they can't wait for the end of the day. I don't blame them !!!!

When I was a class teacher, I once had a mother storm in and complain that her child had told her holidays were boring and she couldn’t wait to go back. She was truly furious with me and said I was undermining her parenting and her family.
I made vague, comforting noises until she pushed off.
Child continued to enjoy KS2.

Get a grip

Surely going home in the best part of anyone's working day??

Over sensitive, every person working would say best time of day is home time!

I remember accusing my 5yo of loving her teacher more than she loved me.
She said “Mummy, I love you both the same!”

Oh, goodness. I'm betting that it's the best part of 98% of the students day, as well, and that it is taken in the spirit given. I doubt any of those students gives it a second thought. Neither should you.

Some parents are bonkers.

@Matilda82

Some parents are bonkers.

All parents are bonkers!

I'm not I'll have you know

If the teacher had been doing their job, they would have been exhausted from giving everything to groups of over thirty kids demanding their attention all day. If a teacher is not exhausted, they are not being involved properly with a a demanding and critical group of children.

I work with school parents , but I'm not a teacher. I had a mother complain to me once that her child's speech and language therapist was taking to long for bereavement leave. I pointed out that perhaps the speech and language therapist was best placed to decide on that.

One of the last things I said to my Year 9 yesterday afternoon was ‘let’s pack up 5 mins early so we’re ready to go - I want to be in my car going home as soon as possible!’
Funnily enough they laughed and agreed that they couldn’t wait either. They then started telling me about camping trips, weekends spent sleeping, birthday celebrations, weekends chilling on theXBox (!)
Everyone feels the same whether you’re a pupil or a teacher! Work is work! We all want a break at the end of the day or at the weekend.

@CheeseTiger

Teachers aren’t allowed to joke, make conversation or have feelings.

This, 100%.

What an absolutely ridiculous comment for an OP.

Perhaps you'd like to submit a formal complaint to the Board of Governors? .

Actually I do think it's quite a rude thing to say to a parent and a child in your class. Obviously a joke and no offence meant, but I would have looked a bit askance if it had been me.

I doubt DD even noticed

🤣🤣🤣

@Mothership4two

I doubt DD even noticed

I’m better you’re right! I doubt they would notice at all unless the parent made a big deal of saying what an awful person the teacher was for saying something like that to a child!

Fuck looking after 30 kids a day, one is enough😂home time would be my favourite just like bedtime is some days now.

Funniest thread I’ve read for a long time. 🤣🤣🤣
I doubt the child even noticed unless, as someone said, the OP made a big to-do about it and it sounds as if she may have done.
DD might even have just said the same thing to the teacher before they came out of school.
Even if you love your job, home-time is welcome. Shall I call parents in to complain that, when asked what they enjoy most at school, it’s not my enthralling English lessons or my magical maths sessions. It’s not even my amazing art, great geography or even my phenomenal PE lessons. They love those, and mention them when asked about their favourite lesson, but still, disappointingly say, “dinner time”. “Playtime” or “home time” when asked “What’s your favourite time of day?”.

KaptainKaveman
“Perhaps you’d like to submit a formal complaint to the Board of Governors.”
Now there’s an idea OP.

Didn’t OP say she knew she was being unreasonable about 10 posts in, 2 days ago?