DS's teacher shouts a lot

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Day in day out just looses it and shouts he hates it

How old is DS? I had a shouty teacher...bloody wrecked my last year of primary. Only crap teachers shout.

he is 6 in year 2

I hate this. Teachers should not shout, it indicates a lack of control and is deeply unpleasant for the children.

Have you ever heard it for yourself?

Yes I have as have others. DS first reaction onhearing he had this teacher was she shouts a lot. I must admit I shout sometimes and accept all teachers have alimit but not day after day

Speaking as a teacher and a mum, please talk to the Head teacher about this. It happened to my ds last year when he was in year 1 and it made him so anxious and stressed he was tearing his fingernails off. Not just a little bit, completely off! New teacher this year and he's like a different child.

I spoke to the head about it and from my insiders in the school I know that she has been making a point of going into her classroom and commenting on it if she hears too much shouting.

shouting occasionally as a parent is not the same thing at all.

I shout at home sometime, but didn't do it when I taught (except for a few times at the beginning when I was still crap at it).

I would talk to the head teacher. How much learning goes on in such a stressful atmosphere?

Yes...6 is FAR too young to put up with that! My own DD's teacher for year one was a shouter...but it never bothered the kids as her shouting was all part of her very pleasant prsonality...she was not scary but sort of funny and scatter brained as she was about to retire and sort of gave up a bit. She was wonderful because she was so relaed about things...ut scary shouting...no

What worries me is she is very experienced and the head is young and new. May have to ge a group together to discuss it.

I would raise your concerns with the teacher before going to the head. Making the teacher aware that her shouting is having a negative impact on the children may be a wake up call for her to look for other strategies. If things don't change then go to the head. I think it is a bit unfair of parents to go to the head without first trying to resolve the issue with the teacher.

I'd go in and check the teacher out first. Ds used to be terrified of his Yr 3 teacher for this reason, but after a quick visit to the school (on partly unrelated business) I was able to tell him that Mr X. is actually very hard of hearing, so he can't hear that he's shouting. Made all the difference to ds who went on to fall in love with this teacher.