My son is in year one. His teacher is an older lady who has been at the school for donkeys years, She is very loud and eccentric.
At first I thought this was a plus - but now I am quite horrified. She shouts all of the time. She says things like "are you studpid? hurry up" and bellows at the kids. I help out in the class occasionally so have first hand experience. She had a go at a little girl for doing a "ridiculas" picture because she has done a picture of a blue dog. She made her do the picture again.
She makes me a nervous wreck so god knows how my son copes. She is not from the school of positive praise - and is very much a name and shame.
She had a go at my son the other day because his monster picture he was doing didnt have shoulders! she made him do the picture 3 times.
Anyway it was my sons christmas carol concert today. Half way through one of the song she stopped the concert and shouted at the children for singing the words wrog and told them to concerntrate and stop looking at their parents, she then made them start again!
when they got back to the class room she told the class off and shouted at them - she pointed at my son and said "especially you". now i was there and can say he behaved well throughout!
what the hell can I do? She has been there so long - what if I complain? will she make my sons life difficult? I am a bit of a softy - so am not sure what to do.
Thanks for listening!