Danielle, I enjoyed your post. I related to it as a part-time cake decorator and as a full-time teacher. I'm only sorry that the first time you felt free and safe enough to share an incident with your "CC family" some chose to attack you on a personal level. Please don't let their personal issues keep you from sharing on this site in the future.
Someone earlier in the post said only teachers know the "REAL kid". So right! Parents are shocked when we have a conference to tell them about "their" kid. Then denial kicks in and the blame game starts. It's always someone else's fault. Because, "I know my kid and he/she wouldn't do such a thing!" R I G H T!
Some of you people need to get REAL! The "School" has changed! How many of you go to work everyday and have to walk through a metal detector, overhear foul language being spoken in conversations as you walk down the hall, have at least one student, if not more, in the classroom constantly acting out disrupting the educational process trying for Entertainer of the Year award (hence keeping your child from getting the education they deserve). How about having your car vandalized or receive personal threats because you send these kids to the principal's office. The list goes on and on. I believe this is happening because the American "family structure" is breaking down. Many students come from homes where they are raised by a single grandparent and even great grandparent. Moms and/or dads are in jail, on drugs or alcohol, shacking up with a different abuser every other month (role modelling at its best!). Etc., etc.,etc!
How do teachers know all this behind the scene stuff? Because we are teachers with hearts. A day doesn't go by that we don't have to wear more than a teacher's hat. Try counselor, social worker, nurse, free tutor not only to students but to their family members who are trying to get their GED, taxi cab driver, meals on wheels, Santa and just plain old friend. We love what we do. Lord knows we don't do it for the money! There few as rewarding professions as ours. We give far a beyond to make a difference in peoples lives. So I think we have the wear and tear on us to be able to vent and use words such as "wacky" and "idiots" because we see a lot worse!
Someone earlier in the post said only teachers know the "REAL kid". So right! Parents are shocked when we have a conference to tell them about "their" kid. Then denial kicks in and the blame game starts. It's always someone else's fault. Because, "I know my kid and he/she wouldn't do such a thing!" R I G H T!
Some of you people need to get REAL! The "School" has changed! How many of you go to work everyday and have to walk through a metal detector, overhear foul language being spoken in conversations as you walk down the hall, have at least one student, if not more, in the classroom constantly acting out disrupting the educational process trying for Entertainer of the Year award (hence keeping your child from getting the education they deserve). How about having your car vandalized or receive personal threats because you send these kids to the principal's office. The list goes on and on. I believe this is happening because the American "family structure" is breaking down. Many students come from homes where they are raised by a single grandparent and even great grandparent. Moms and/or dads are in jail, on drugs or alcohol, shacking up with a different abuser every other month (role modelling at its best!). Etc., etc.,etc!
How do teachers know all this behind the scene stuff? Because we are teachers with hearts. A day doesn't go by that we don't have to wear more than a teacher's hat. Try counselor, social worker, nurse, free tutor not only to students but to their family members who are trying to get their GED, taxi cab driver, meals on wheels, Santa and just plain old friend. We love what we do. Lord knows we don't do it for the money! There few as rewarding professions as ours. We give far a beyond to make a difference in peoples lives. So I think we have the wear and tear on us to be able to vent and use words such as "wacky" and "idiots" because we see a lot worse!
Linda
Linda
It just wouldn't have been worth it I think. Too much hassle.
My point here is that the op hasn't said anything anyone of us hasn't used to describe Someone we deal with at one time or another, being a teacher really had nothing to do with the story. Those of you who have to jump on every word need to chill out and not be so overly critical. The OP i'm sure did not say these things TO the girl, and yes once graduated she is an adult.I usually never post when things turn ugly, but it just seems a bit out of hand lately, and ridiculous.
