I realize that a lot of my posts begin and end with something that has embarrassed/exasperated/tested my patience to the max. I unabashedly do not apologize for this. These events in my life make me grateful to have kids with...spunk?! Right?! And it's for your amusement, so you, the reader, can say, "I am glad that's not my kid."
Well, last night was one for the record books. E gets home from school and I ask him how his day was. His answer as of late has been, "...mostly bad." Today was no different. Lately his teacher has been punishing the students by making them lay their heads on their desks when they don't stop talking. I don't have a problem with this. I have a problem though when the whole class has to be punished for one kid that's talking. The other day they had their heads on their desks for almost 20 minutes while they missed P.E. Where is the logic in that?
So Ethan says, "I got so frustrated today that I started writing notes."
"Well, what did the notes say?"
"I wrote that I hope you are nicer to your class next year." Meaning his teacher of course.
"Oh, what did you do with the notes you were writing?"
Now, I knew the worst was coming and had that crap feeling in the pit of my stomach when I heard his response.
"On Mrs. _____ desk."
Uggggggggh. Crap.
"Well, Ethan that was a very mean thing to write. And tomorrow you'll have to apologize to your teacher for writing that."
"Why is that rude? I thought I was helping her to know she wasn't being a very good teacher."
Ugggggggh. Then I had to explain why that was a bad way to behave and that I would talk to his teacher and try and get it sorted out after he apologized. He started crying and saying that his teacher was going to hate him and he didn't want to go to school today. But we said a little prayer this morning to help him to be brave. I REALLY hope he is. But seriously, what the freak?! It's so awkward. Luckily there's only one more week of school after this, right?
6 comments:
I"m totally with Ethan on this one. Even though I'm going to be a teacher and I already know that it totally sucks when students won't just shut up. At the same time though teachers need to be reminded that they shouldn't be totalitarians. Way to go Ethan. If she's any good at her job she'll realize that there is wisdom in his little notes.
Oh - I know that mortified feeling, but I've learned that sometimes the kid is right - and the teacher needs to be reminded that although she is in charge of the class - sometimes there is a better way to deal with things (like little talking mouths).
Well I'm a teacher too, and I will feel sad if one of my students wrote me something like that, because I will know for sure that I'm doing something wrong with my job, but at the same time I will be thanksfull for the one that one my eyes or alert me that I'm wrong and that I need to change my actitud. and it's really difficult that a child says something that its not true.Well in that kind of things you know what I mean.So I think you did good to let Ethan to know that it was rude the way he wrote the note, but also you should talk to him and see why he thinks she need to be a better teacher and in that way you will be if he is rigth or not.and maybe go and tell the teacher that she really need to change her actitute.
love you guys
by the way how are you feeling lately?
Way to go Ethan. His little note didn't sound so bad to me. Just a little innocent honesty.
Children have such a (somewhat admirable?) way of putting the truth right out there! Oh little E!
That is a sticky one, but really he was just being honest.
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