You guys would be so proud of me. I called and left a message for Matthew’s teacher regarding the no recess issue yesterday, and I put on my nice phone voice and was extremely pleasant. She called back, and I was calm, cool, and collected. TWICE she interrupted me and started talking over my nice, calm phone voice, and I said, “Excuse me. I know you’re used to dealing with 2nd graders all day, but please don’t interrupt me.” The second time she did it, I said “Excuse me? It makes it very difficult to hear you when you speak over me.” Booyeah!
Here’s why my son didn’t get recess, even though he redid the work. She didn’t have TIME to check it. She didn’t have TIME! WTH? She pointed out there were other kids who sat out recess as well, and I pointed out that I only gave birth to one second grader, and that’s all I’m concerned with.
I told her that we made it clear at our conference with her and the assistance principal that we except communication on these things. If Matthew is punished for ANY reason, be it not doing a worksheet correctly, or talking out of turn, or standing on his head…I want to know. I want a note from her, in his planner, telling me what happened, and why it was done. Why is it so hard to do that? We have done EVERYTHING the school has suggested to get his behavior in class to improve, and this woman just can’t do a damn thing for us to keep us informed.
It’s starting to sound like his behavior in her class is starting with her… you can do all you want to help him behave better, but he is going to continue to take his cues from her. And making him sit out of recess because SHE didn’t have TIME to check it? That’s SHIT. He fixed it, if you don’t have time to check it, you let him go to recess, or make the time.
NO recess over a worksheet? Geesh, if he had smacked the kid next to him for being annoying, or thrown spitballs at the wall, or just intentionally done something defiant, then yeah take away his recess for the day. But a worksheet? And one that he redid to boot? I’d be pissed! Recess is just as important as reading or math at their age. Urgh, I hate it when they use it as punishment time.
What?? That’s no excuse to keep students in for recess just because the teacher is a lazy ass and can’t keep up with checking the kid’s work. That’s so messed up! I would be beyond furious if that ever happened to my child.
I’m a little concerned that this teacher simply doesn’t like him, so she’s starting crap with him.
I would really go to the principal over what happened. He did his work and she didn’t have the time to check it.
That’s b.s.
Wait…they dont get recess?! WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
Good for you. I know I said I’d leave it, but good for you anyway.
I’ve never heard of a more sorry excuse from a teacher. She has it out for your son, plain and simple.
Maybe you need to have another meeting with the principal? If your son is expected to be accountable, so should the teacher.