monkeyswrench
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Some parents are to blame also, and some teachers really do try.
My wife is a kindergarten teacher. Been doing it for 21 years. She's worked with kids and families from all walks, and all abilities. This year, she has met the one...
Little backround: I'll call him "Billy". Billy has some issues. Not like many of the others she has taught, this one is a bit different. Usually, kids have triggers, or things that they don't like to do. No big deal, you find a work around, and get them "on track". Well, not little Billy. He can be fine, even a sweet child...and then a switch flips, and he is angry, and even violent. 20min later though, he can be fine again. Several weeks ago, Billy threw a pencil, hitting a girl in the face. 6yo Billy was sent to the office, and suspended for the day. Not his first issue, but first suspension. Billy's father, upon receiving the call, proceeded to yell at the principal, and cuss her out...also implying threats of harm. Well, PD was called. They were there, and also went to his home to ask some questions. Well then, he and his wife have been on a terror since.
They have threatened legal action, saying their child is not receiving the services he needs. My wife has already started the testing, to see what special stuff he can get...I'm not really familiar with that stuff. She knows he needs help beyond her abilities, and had been trying. About two weeks ago, this same child she's trying to help, bit her arm. Not just a little, like CSI dental imprint. My wife let that go, as it didn't harm any other student...I would have smacked him.
Well, then there was yesterday. The parents had asked last Thursday, at a big meeting with all kinds of district folk, if the school could make sure their son drank X amount of water per hour. My wife figured that was no big deal. Of course, the parents did not send him with a water bottle. My wife keeps some of the little bottles in her class. She gets him one. He is having trouble opening it, trying to use his teeth. Well, my wife offers to help, he rufused, and tried a bit more. He strains and makes all kinds of noises, and gives up. He puts the bottle down.
Well, as my wife was walking across the row, she picked it up, and twisted the lid loose for him. Little Billy jump on his desk, punched my wife, and yanked the bottle from her hand...splashing it everywhere. This 6yo left a mark on my wife's chest, and made a mess.
Billy was sent home again.
Upon arrival, the mom told my wife, "Well, he didn't ask for help."
Parents excusing F'd up behavior is a problem, not just the students. My wife had been going out of her way, writing letters and doing more than she needed to. Even helping the parents with resources and whatever else she could. That may have ended yesterday.
This kid may become an axe murderer or something. The parents will be those that say, "He was such a good kid. We never saw anything like that from him"
My wife is a kindergarten teacher. Been doing it for 21 years. She's worked with kids and families from all walks, and all abilities. This year, she has met the one...
Little backround: I'll call him "Billy". Billy has some issues. Not like many of the others she has taught, this one is a bit different. Usually, kids have triggers, or things that they don't like to do. No big deal, you find a work around, and get them "on track". Well, not little Billy. He can be fine, even a sweet child...and then a switch flips, and he is angry, and even violent. 20min later though, he can be fine again. Several weeks ago, Billy threw a pencil, hitting a girl in the face. 6yo Billy was sent to the office, and suspended for the day. Not his first issue, but first suspension. Billy's father, upon receiving the call, proceeded to yell at the principal, and cuss her out...also implying threats of harm. Well, PD was called. They were there, and also went to his home to ask some questions. Well then, he and his wife have been on a terror since.
They have threatened legal action, saying their child is not receiving the services he needs. My wife has already started the testing, to see what special stuff he can get...I'm not really familiar with that stuff. She knows he needs help beyond her abilities, and had been trying. About two weeks ago, this same child she's trying to help, bit her arm. Not just a little, like CSI dental imprint. My wife let that go, as it didn't harm any other student...I would have smacked him.
Well, then there was yesterday. The parents had asked last Thursday, at a big meeting with all kinds of district folk, if the school could make sure their son drank X amount of water per hour. My wife figured that was no big deal. Of course, the parents did not send him with a water bottle. My wife keeps some of the little bottles in her class. She gets him one. He is having trouble opening it, trying to use his teeth. Well, my wife offers to help, he rufused, and tried a bit more. He strains and makes all kinds of noises, and gives up. He puts the bottle down.
Well, as my wife was walking across the row, she picked it up, and twisted the lid loose for him. Little Billy jump on his desk, punched my wife, and yanked the bottle from her hand...splashing it everywhere. This 6yo left a mark on my wife's chest, and made a mess.
Billy was sent home again.
Upon arrival, the mom told my wife, "Well, he didn't ask for help."
Parents excusing F'd up behavior is a problem, not just the students. My wife had been going out of her way, writing letters and doing more than she needed to. Even helping the parents with resources and whatever else she could. That may have ended yesterday.
This kid may become an axe murderer or something. The parents will be those that say, "He was such a good kid. We never saw anything like that from him"