homework

[hmb]

I have just finised marking a class set of homework for a second set (very able) of kids in Y9. These are nice kids who I enjoy teaching. There were 25 in the class, one was away on the day the work was set. Do you want to guess how many were done?

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I expect £5,000 for not looking where i was drinking. Thank you.

plus special damages which would include the cost of dry cleaning all your clothes and replacement carpet - £2,500

Oh ok then, you forced me.

(sorry for hijack...)

AT least you only get slagged off for your profession, hmb. I get slagged off all the time just for being me.

WHY ZEBRA

hulababy, phew - as a non teacher I can continue posting then

But what's all this about? "but maybe to just try and keep it to not a mud slinging match each time."

I personally have never had a mud slinging match with any teacher on here (don't think so anywa - correct me if I am wrong) but yes, I have got into slightly heated discussions with other parents of education threads - absolutlely nothing to do with individual teachers though. I am thinking of the private v state school threads and the church school threads. Parents versus parents. Just out of interest, do teachers see these discussions as knocking their profession, too?

I am thinking of a particularly nasty thread last year - it got VERY personal at times and indicudal MN teachers WERE directly abused and offended by that. The MN team did get involved as complaints were made about it. There was 2 or 3 such threads like that around that time,and, sorry , but YES some people were nasty and personal; I know the majority aren't.

I suppose when you are working hard all day (like in any job) you don't always want to come home and have to start defending what you're doing all the time. I guess that is why some of the MN teachers feel they need a break from it at the moment.

Of course I know there have been some personal comments made on a few threads (but think how many education threads there are - name me a busy discussion topic where no personal comments have ever been made). Some threads have upset people in the past, I know - both parents and teachers.

But IMO this is not the case for the vast majority of education threads. In lots of the threads I read, parents and teachers have discussed things without upsetting each other, advice has been given and gratefully received, and sympathy has been shown to parents or teachers who are having a hard time. They far outweigh any personal attacks IMO. Also, bear in mind some criticism may not be levied to teachers in their role of teacher anyway - I once criticised a teacher (was it you?) for criticising mumsnet, for instance!

Your orginal 'no more personal mudslinging' comments imply to me that the majority of threads end up this way. Also that the form the discussions are taking at the moment is generally wrong.

Sorry - I have to disagree. I think you, hmb and all the other teachers who post here do a wonderful job. I'm sad that you feel you have to take it on yourselves to defend teaching here. I don't think when people post about a nasty teacher incident they are doing it to get a reaction from you all, honestly I don't. Do you really think that's the main motivation for posting? I am sorry you feel you have to take on all this responsiblity for the teaching profession. It is IMO the last thing you should be doing. Perhaps indeed it's time for you to have a break.

tigermoth - I think you are probably right about most most, most of the time. I guess though when there are a lot of negative threads all at once it gets to people. That's all. I didn't start either of the threads regarding these but I can understand where they are coming from.

I'll definitly try harder to post more positive things about my sons' schooling, I promise! point taken hula.

We are looking at secondary schools this week and next and I saw a cracker of a school yesterday. A state comp in our borough, not particulary good scores or repuation, so ds and I were not expecting the earth, but everything we saw from the people to the school buildings made us really happy. My son said he'd love to go there. I felt really positive about the school too. It's one of the top 300 schools in the country with its value added score.

School sounds good tigermoth Good luck!

That's great news about the school visit TM. I hope that takes some of the stress out of 11+ preparations for you and ds2.

Summer born darling - After a huge build up in preparing our darling to begin reception (full time) at an independent school, we were advised this week to place her in nursery. Her teacher (mum to a summer born herself) thought our darling may not be ready, the other girls had grouped off and our darling had her own agenda. During the 2 weeks in reception our darling displayed total happiness when running to meet me. We did her homework together and l thought all was well. Our darling is bossy, chatty and plays with amazing imagination.

Our first re action was 'we must do what is right for her'

The very next day she was placed in nursery - our darling was very confused as to why she was going to a different class (of course l had to sale the idea to her) and later when l picked her up she told me about the other things that were different i.e taking a nap!

Me - after dropping her off at nursery that day l ran to my car crying like a baby, had l failed her?

Today - l feel so angry - l am waiting for a call from Head of Prep to pen in a meeting.

Should l be happy for our darling, knowing she will be the oldest in reception next year? l am so confused.

Our darling wants to return to reception, can anyone advise? need advisefeel