Heartbroken about DS's teacher

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DS is a great kid. He's smart, funny, musical and sporty. He is also incredibly polite and has a caring nature. He is always winning awards at school, and is liked by all. DS attends a lovely small school with only 2 year-groups.

His previous teachers were OK but in year 3, he's had the most wonderful teacher, Mr T. Mr T is DS's first male teacher and they also share a hobby. Mr T has really helped DS develop his confidence, pushing him more in academics. DS has had a great year.

DS is now moving to year 4. Mr T is also moving to year 4. But they won't be together. All the classes have been mixed to mix abilities, sexes and SEN.

One morning this week, I went to ask Mr T if this class allocation was final. The head came to join our conversation, and he said he will only move DS for an exceptional reason. The head added that the new teacher has made the best progress in her year group across the whole school. I really want DS to stay with Mr T.

Can anyone think of something?

So that we are all clear, I do not fancy Mr T! he has been a great teacher to my child. I am concerned about having a new teacher, yes.

Previously, we had a teacher who could not spell, a change of 3 teachers in one academic year and a teacher whose english was not her first or second language.

🤦🏻‍♀️ Please don't encourage her, they will laugh at her.

Op, please please do not set up an after school club in order to have your child and Mr T continue to see each other! This is close to stalking ! While Mr T might like your child you have no idea what kind of relationship he has with other students. Maybe they are all "special" to him? And know this: Mr T was present when organising classes with the head and the other teachers which means that he CHOSE not to have your son in his class. Maybe he thinks that he's such a bright and special child that he'll succeed with whatever teacher he's given and other students need him more. You need to respect his decision and not start to pester him with extra work in after school club with your DS. It's about boundaries and respect OP.

I’m not setting up a club. I don’t like other people’s children.

That’s fine, they probably don’t like yours either!

😂😂😂

Has one of your children gotten ahold of your phone?

Lots of teachers cannot spell. Even in secondary school. It’s a sign of the times.

Mr T could be planning to hand his notice in right now. He might leave any time. Nobody is indispensable. Best not to get too attached to one teacher as so much can change.

OP: so just to clarify, you’re not keen on your son having a woman because of the risk she’ll have a baby, and you've not been keen on a teacher who doesn’t have English as their first language? But a British man is to be praised at all costs? Are you sure your heartbreak about Mr T is not, in fact, a carefully crafted allegory about the boo hoo hoo demise of the Tories?

Honestly with the current teacher shortage you will need to manage your expectations on this. Dd chose her 6th form on the basis that each of her 3 a level subjects had an excellent teacher she got on well with teaching it. By the end of the first term of year 12 all 3 had left. She’s not usually dramatic but on hearing of the third departure she came home and cried. This is now the norm.

Are you fucking joking? Are you seriously suggesting that the OP contacts Keir Starmer if the local MP doesn't jump to the OPs tune??? Fucking batshit, if this is what teachers have to put up with on a daily basis then I feel really really sorry for them, the world has gone insane.

I’m glad someone has a sense of humour…

@Wintersgirl the post you quoted is massively sarcastic!

I’m barely joking tbh. Why on Earth would it be a problem for your child to have a teacher whose first language wasn’t English?!

This comment is absolutely batshit.

Presumably because they're not a patch on your DS?

Time to teach your son resilience!

YABU. My DS never had the same teacher twice. Stop being precious.

That's life I'm afraid. If your child is good and well behaved he'll be consistently overlooked as teachers will reward Little Johnny for not spitting for over ten minutes or not pinching anyone for a whole hour...

But in your situation I don't think it's intentional punishment that your child hasn't got Mr T. It's probably all to do with how they allocated the classes.

😂

it was sarcasm