My daughter is really having a tough time with her teacher. She really feels like she is being picked on! I feel like my daughter is in a no win situation because she continues to be seated next to "problem kids". The teachers approach is to put a quiet kid (mine) next to one that acts up. The boy that sits near my daughter keeps pulling supplies out of her desk and then refuses to give them back, when she asks for them back she is yelled at in front of the class by the teacher for talking. What has me most upset is that she told my daughter today that she was disrupting the class and keeping her from teaching her assignment.

Sorry I'm venting.... I am VERY frustrated overall with this class. The teacher is WASTING class time with nonsense. They watch a movie every day. Really every day. Last week they watched Pete's Dragon, 30 min. episodes of Little House on the Prarie 3 days and then the Page Master. None of these have anything to do with what they are supposed to be learning. I think my daughter has actually lost information this year! She is having trouble dividing beacuse they don't work on multiplication tables, she is struggling in Spelling, mainly because we keeps moving the day of the test around. I have been trying to work something out with her since the beginning of the year. My daughter went from high honor roll every quarter last year, to not 1 honor roll at all. It's nuts! And, to make matters worse, I pay $ 435.00 per month for this.

Anyway... I need to get my daughters desk moved and I need help with how I should approach the teacher. I'm afraid I'm not objective anymore and don't want to cause a bigger problem.

Thanks!!

KMC6296

We did indeed make progress!! We talked to the principal who just kinda stuck up for the teacher. We were not the first parents to complain. The principal said that next year would be better with a more disciplined teacher (blah, blah, blah). So, we pulled my daughter out, another family pulled their daughter out too and we took our girls over to another Christian school. So far, so good! The 4th grade teacher is FANTASTIC! The principal seems to be so genuinely kind and interested and understanding. And, I sat in the 5th grade class 3 times just to make sure we felt good about our decision to move. We are all very, very happy with the change. We are truly blessed to have found such an awesome group of people and such caring teachers!!

DoulaLC

So glad to hear it has been resolved....at least for a few of the children. It is unfortunate it took changing schools to do so however. I hope next year that teacher will be put on review and observed more frequently so that the principal can be truly aware firsthand of what goes on in the classroom.

I hope your daughter is enjoying the rest of her school year and looking forward to next year!!

KMC6296

Thanks for the kind words. It is sad that this is what it took, but we all feel so less stressed and my daughter is in a very nuturing environment that really encourages good study habits and trying to do your best. We really like the teacher and the schools approach. I think this ended up being a really good change for my girl!

claireiopia

I would talk to your childs teacher and ask her why she's doing this. About your child not learning anything, I would talk to your schools principal, if he/she refuses to do anything, I would take her out of that school.