Do you like your child(ren)'s teacher(s)?

United States
December 8, 2006 12:54pm CST
I have 2 kids, one of which is in school right now. Because the youngest's needs have been more significant than the older child's, he has started school early. And it is amazing to me how many changes he has made since starting preschool 3 months ago! I have not had the chance to sit down and really talk with all of his teachers (as there are many in his room) one on one, but there are a couple in particular that are just great. There have only been a couple of concerns (which were discussed and dealt with quickly), but over all, the teachers have been just what my son has needed. I'm almost sad to think that these particular teachers will not be with him next year. Are you other parents happy with the teachers your children have? Or do you think your children are getting the short end of the stick?
32 responses
@lcsamano (200)
• United States
8 Dec 06
I personally don't like my 7year old daughters teacher. She has been dragging her feet on getting the help that my daughter needs through the resources of the school. My daughter has a learning disability and they know this. They haven't tested herlike they said they would. She was in a reading program and they took her out cause it wasn't helping her. We have a tutor that comes twice a week but the school also has resources that can help.
@GardenGerty (157560)
• United States
9 Dec 06
I work as a paraeducator,so I work in special ed. I know sometimes the teachers request testing, and go through all the process they have to, and it is still at least half a year before the school psych. has the time in his/her schedule to test because there is such a backlog of testing to be done. Maybe this is what is happening with your daughter. As much as we hate it, sometimes we are told that because of funding we cannot do what we need to do for kids when we need to do it. I decided a long time ago that every child deserves a "special" education. Hang in there, continue to be proactive on your child's behalf.
• United States
9 Jan 07
I'm sorry you're having such issues with the school. My son is only 3, so we're not yet having issues like that. I don't we don't have any in the future, but one never knows..
• United States
10 Dec 06
My daughter is in her 2nd year of school (1st grade) and I have liked both of her main teachers (despite the thread I have going about an issue that arose this weekend). They have been loving and caring and very understanding. They have nothing but praise for her and she has learned a lot. She started Kindergarten barely knowing her ABCs and left reading at a 2nd grade level. She has almost straight As this year (only needing to work on her penmanship and punctuation). I like her preschool teacher, too. She only went twice a week for an hour and a half each day but her teacher was awesome. I don't know how she did it. She did 2 preschool classes a day (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) with about 15 kids in each class (she usually had 1 helper). She also taught other classes to 3-4 year olds in between and after school. She was going from 10am-8pm and she had a family of her own (she often brought her baby to class to show the kids). When I was visiting my dad this past summer I ran into her (my neighbor now babysits her little girl) and told her how my middle two won't be going to preschool because we can't afford it and she went home and copied each of the work sheets she uses during the year and gave me 2 sets. She is just awesome.
• United States
9 Jan 07
Wow, she sounds wonderful! :)
@Eldon2006 (160)
• Australia
8 Dec 06
well im not a parent so i wouldn't know. But i will tell you what is weird. When you meet your teachers outside of school and its kinda awqard because you dont know what to talk about.
• United States
9 Jan 07
I haven't had that experience yet, aside from meeting them at my house. LOL My son's teachers all came to my house a week before school started this year. It was a great way to meet all of them. Had I met them at the store or something, then that would be really strange. LOL
@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
9 Dec 06
My 13yo has been getting the short end of the stick the last two years. Her teacher last year had to leave in March to have surgery. My daughter hated the replacement teacher. She has the same teacher assigned to her again this year, except he is not ready to come back from surgery so she has another new-to-the-school teacher assigned to her. She absolutely hates her. These teachers have got to open their eyes. It's hard enough getting our kids not to drop out of school when they are 16, now we have them wanting to drop out at 13. I'm not too crazy about my other daughter's teacher this year either. This is the first year I have felt this way. Up until March of last year I have never had a problem with the teachers. I've actually loved every single one of them. I hope things work out for my 13yo as she goes into high school next year.
• United States
9 Jan 07
I'm sorry your daughter is experiencing that. There are some people that actually love being a teacher, and it shows. Then others who - well, I don't even know why the heck they bother.
• United States
8 Dec 06
yes i have to say i do. I have a son in 6th grade and he started switching classes and now has 5 teachers which i think is great to start to prepare him for high school. My son in 5th grade is seems is always getting the teachers that his brother had and he makes sure he tells them that he's "Not Jimmy!" My youngest is more outspoken-lol.
• United States
9 Jan 07
I seem to recall we did that in 6th grade, too. It was kind of fun. :)
@Devinarun (387)
• United States
9 Dec 06
teachers are meant to be mentors to the students and you should naturally like people who are helping your child grow up.but teachers acn at times be very nasty and pick on your child only.
• United States
9 Jan 07
My nephew has had that happen to him for seemingly no reason- being picked on. He's a wonderful kid, so I have no idea why anybody would treat him like that.
@chukwudi (1098)
• Nigeria
9 Dec 06
yes, she is a hard working person ,she is always punctual ,and intillengent
@chukwudi (1098)
• Nigeria
9 Dec 06
yes, she is a hard working person ,she is always punctual ,and intillengent
@killailla (1301)
• Canada
8 Dec 06
my childs teacher treats me like crap, i think it is because i am young. well you know what my child is no better or no worse then any child in the class! He is always clean, dresses really nice, has healthy snacks, he is happy and so on!
• United States
9 Jan 07
I'm sorry. Some teachers are just crappy people themselves- well, human, anyway.
@blueman (16509)
• India
9 Dec 06
will do so, if i had a kid.
@k3tk3t (3128)
• Philippines
10 Dec 06
well i have a baby..he is just 1yr old...and i was once a teacher before...if ever my baby will go to school already he or she should be be a good model for my baby.
@cdirock (289)
• United States
10 Dec 06
I am in a very good school district and am very very happy with it. My son is in 4th grade and I have always been very happy with his teachers. This is the first year that they change for reading and math.
@rakeshdas (427)
• India
9 Dec 06
me?? he he he ... i am a guy of 20 and in INDIA the governmnt will punish the guy who marries b4 being 21
• Malaysia
9 Dec 06
yes i do... they teach my children how to appreaciate their parents, thanks
@SViswan (12051)
• India
9 Dec 06
Teacher - Teacher
I'm not very happy with my son's present teacher (he's in Grade 1)...because he doesn't really enjoy her class. All through kindergarten he had fantastic teachers and I was very happy with the progress they were making on all fronts. What I liked the most was that they encouraged the kids to be motivated by everything around them and all the kids were like sponges. But now his teacher is the kind who sits them down and teaches them her way of doing things which my son (and the rest of the kids) find boring. They are so used to exploring and being guided that her rigid way of teaching doesn't work with them and they've lost interest in a lot of things. At first I thought it was a problem that my only my child had...but after speaking to a couple of parents I realized that all of them had the same concern.
@moneylee (411)
• China
9 Dec 06
Sorry, I has not kid.
@ravibabli (1557)
• India
9 Dec 06
It is depend his/her personaily and work
• Romania
9 Dec 06
No...I don`t like the teachers becose they aren`t good...they want money, they are thiefs.
@Hamlet333 (724)
• Pakistan
9 Dec 06
its up to your thinking or your understanding as we find most of the time parents are not happy with teachers...don't be sad...new teacher will suits your child and he will adjust in few weeks.....make your child confident and don't worry about future teacher as much. good Luck
• India
9 Dec 06
i have only one child and im really happy about all his teachers.every year he has been lucky enough to get good or i should say excellent teachers. its actually important because a child spends most of his time in school and if their teachers are not good then that reflects a lot on children. it really matters because they also tend to lose interest in studies.especially good teachers at school are a blessing to working mothers so that they can rest in peace at their workspot.especially he admired his classroom teacher last year who was really loving, caring and friendly.even after a year he still keeps talking about her to others as well as people at home