So now teachers are bullying?

mommared53

Wow, that made me want to cry. How heartbreaking for a child to go through that. Way to destroy that poor kid's self esteem! The teacher should get fired too!

brittanyjeanxo

It's sad, really. I wouldn't have been able to handle it the way the dad does, I would have gladly punched her in the teeth. Fortunately, the only case of bullying by a teacher I've ever seen wasn't even directed at me, but made me despise the teacher nonetheless. It was actually only about a month ago. A friend of mine, Lauren, works really hard, studies a lot, etc, but tends to blank out on tests. She had probably a C in the class, so passing, but she wanted to do better. She asked out loud in the class if there was anything we could do for extra credit or to build up our grades a little. She replied, "Well you could try getting it right in the first place." Totally uncalled for, and I'm very glad I don't have her as a teacher anymore. She also used to brag out loud about my grades when everyone else didn't do as well, and tell everyone what I got, which is ridiculous and embarrassing, not to mention makes everyone hate me -.-

brittanyjeanxo

Oopsie, double post

Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused

That doesn't sound like bullying to me. That sounds like verbal child abuse.

Exactly!

macpatti

I have an 11 year old with autism. At Open House this year I asked his teacher how he was doing socially and he replied, "He sits in the back with the other weird kids, so he's fine".

kennethmgreen

I thought the presenter was a bit patronising to the girl though

I saw that. It's a reaction many people have when interacting with a kid with special needs. I've seen it so much, I don't cringe any more. But I do see it. Best we can do it model different behavior. Most kids - or their parents/support staff - will let you know if there are any communication issues to be aware of. Unless explicitly told different, on first contact, assume the kid can hear and understand you as well everyone else in the room.

It annoys me, I think people should still have the benefit of being spoken to like theyre not imbeciles, even if they do have learning difficulties/special needs

I agree. But I don't let it bother me any more. It's this weird innate thing that I suspect most people don't even realize they are doing - similar to baby talk around babies or animals. I think the behavior is condescending, but I don't think it's as intentional as is looks.

CaptainGordo

I have an 11 year old with autism. At Open House this year I asked his teacher how he was doing socially and he replied, "He sits in the back with the other weird kids, so he's fine".

That's when I would have wanted to beat down said teacher, but instead reported it to his superiors.

WarriorMom2012

Teachers are not always so perfect. In 7th grade, I wrote a story for assignment. It was really just a couple of paragraphs. The teacher asked if anyone wanted her to read theirs aloud. Of course I wanted this. She read it with a puzzled look on her face the whole time, stumbling over words, not pausing at periods before starting the next sentence. She basically read it like it was one long run-on sentence. She completely ridiculed it when she was done. I tried really hard not to cry. She saw my eyes, and asked out loud, "aww, are you gonna cry?"

That may sound tame to you, but the whole class turned and laughed at me. It was awful. No...teachers are not always perfect.

What is her name and what school was this? I seriously want to beat tail right now for doing that to a child. My son is 13, in 8th grade and very sensitive. If something like that happened, he would probably start cutting school just to avoid it.

If you don't like your job, quit. I just don't get it!!

ChristineMarie89

teahers have and always been bullys there was a principal(ELEMEMTARY) here that would throw kids up against the wall n pin thm there etc. needless to say he did finally get cought and fired. . . also there was a hs teacher who if u messed up on accident in band he would get mad and throw books, drum sticks, etc at u and yell. . . i also had a tech ed teacher(or two) that thought because i was a girl i was an idiot but yea people need to find a new profession if they cant treat people like humans

macpatti

I have an 11 year old with autism. At Open House this year I asked his teacher how he was doing socially and he replied, "He sits in the back with the other weird kids, so he's fine".

That's when I would have wanted to beat down said teacher, but instead reported it to his superiors.

Exactly how I felt, and exactly what I did.

lloydrt

wow, reading some of these stories brought back memories.....one of the worst had to be when the Catholic nuns would come in and pull you by the ear while you were standing in the boys bathroom urinating.....

.no kidding, if they thought you were talking in the bathroom, theyd walk right in ,didnt care , they would pull you by the ear while you were standing in front of the urinal and pull you out in the hall, We were only allowed on bathroom break besides recess.....


and yeah , many guys had pea on their pants when they were abruptly yanked out of the bath room...........They did mess with the wrong kid though, a kid named Larry Mueller, his family was extremely rich, so the father threatened to stop his generous support for our school if they continued to act like minature Nazis..........they did stop that practice, but the verbal abuse was just as bad.........

the things Catholic Schools and nuns did to us kids was horriffic......cant say I miss those days............Llloyd

catwrangler

That blonde cow needs a treadmill more than the kid. :explode:

In the early 60's my brother was practically mute as a child, still doesn't talk much. His teacher used to pull his hair to get him to talk. Stupid bytch.

magichatter06

wow, reading some of these stories brought back memories.....one of the worst had to be when the Catholic nuns would come in and pull you by the ear while you were standing in the boys bathroom urinating.....

.no kidding, if they thought you were talking in the bathroom, theyd walk right in ,didnt care , they would pull you by the ear while you were standing in front of the urinal and pull you out in the hall, We were only allowed on bathroom break besides recess.....


and yeah , many guys had pea on their pants when they were abruptly yanked out of the bath room...........They did mess with the wrong kid though, a kid named Larry Mueller, his family was extremely rich, so the father threatened to stop his generous support for our school if they continued to act like minature Nazis..........they did stop that practice, but the verbal abuse was just as bad.........

the things Catholic Schools and nuns did to us kids was horriffic......cant say I miss those days............Llloyd

My mother went to Catholic High School and said that the teachers (Nuns) would throw erasers at them!

ElizabethRoad

wow, reading some of these stories brought back memories.....one of the worst had to be when the Catholic nuns would come in and pull you by the ear while you were standing in the boys bathroom urinating.....

.no kidding, if they thought you were talking in the bathroom, theyd walk right in ,didnt care , they would pull you by the ear while you were standing in front of the urinal and pull you out in the hall, We were only allowed on bathroom break besides recess.....


and yeah , many guys had pea on their pants when they were abruptly yanked out of the bath room...........They did mess with the wrong kid though, a kid named Larry Mueller, his family was extremely rich, so the father threatened to stop his generous support for our school if they continued to act like minature Nazis..........they did stop that practice, but the verbal abuse was just as bad.........

the things Catholic Schools and nuns did to us kids was horriffic......cant say I miss those days............Llloyd

My mother went to Catholic High School and said that the teachers (Nuns) would throw erasers at them!

Yeah somehow throwing erasers isn't in the same league as what you were responding to.

macpatti

wow, reading some of these stories brought back memories.....one of the worst had to be when the Catholic nuns would come in and pull you by the ear while you were standing in the boys bathroom urinating.....

.no kidding, if they thought you were talking in the bathroom, theyd walk right in ,didnt care , they would pull you by the ear while you were standing in front of the urinal and pull you out in the hall, We were only allowed on bathroom break besides recess.....


and yeah , many guys had pea on their pants when they were abruptly yanked out of the bath room...........They did mess with the wrong kid though, a kid named Larry Mueller, his family was extremely rich, so the father threatened to stop his generous support for our school if they continued to act like minature Nazis..........they did stop that practice, but the verbal abuse was just as bad.........

the things Catholic Schools and nuns did to us kids was horriffic......cant say I miss those days............Llloyd

My mother went to Catholic High School and said that the teachers (Nuns) would throw erasers at them!

I went to a Catholic school "back in the day", and I also work at one now. Things have changed, thank God!

sandrinamsilva

This story just broke my heart. I have a little sister who is slower than the average 6 year old and I'd probably go to jail (happily) if anyone of her teachers ever disrespected her like that.

CaptainGordo

My mother went to Catholic High School and said that the teachers (Nuns) would throw erasers at them!

I wouldn't categorize a teacher throwing an eraser at a kid that is being a twit as abuse -- unless it was lead-lined, of course.

beccyleigh

I went to a regular primary school (not catholic) & one of our teachers used to throw wooden board erasures at us if we were talking or taking too long to answer a question. Taught me how to move very fast.

Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused

My mother went to Catholic High School and said that the teachers (Nuns) would throw erasers at them!

I wouldn't categorize a teacher throwing an eraser at a kid that is being a twit as abuse -- unless it was lead-lined, of course.

Sometimes kids just need that extra push.

nerdyandilikeit

I thought the presenter was a bit patronising to the girl though

I saw that. It's a reaction many people have when interacting with a kid with special needs. I've seen it so much, I don't cringe any more. But I do see it. Best we can do it model different behavior. Most kids - or their parents/support staff - will let you know if there are any communication issues to be aware of. Unless explicitly told different, on first contact, assume the kid can hear and understand you as well everyone else in the room.

It annoys me, I think people should still have the benefit of being spoken to like theyre not imbeciles, even if they do have learning difficulties/special needs

I think too many people act patronizing to children in general. Not every kid is as mature as my siblings and I were growing up, but a lot more would be if you just spoke to them normally. I don't mean talk about the same things you'd talk about with your peers, but even the tone would make a huge difference. My step mom never respected that we may actually know what we're talking about or be able to make our own decisions about age-appropriate things. It was infuriating. I can imagine that's what special needs kids feel like when people patronize them.

Becoming_A_Butterfly

I read the article about this too, and the tape recording was not the first attempt the parents took to stop this crap. Her parents went to the principal and the superintendent and were accused of lying and warned that they were bordering on "slander". Why on earth do either the principal or superitendent still have a job? Why pay them to defend abusive teachers instead of the children in the classroom?

JoJo_fat2fab

I read the article about this too, and the tape recording was not the first attempt the parents took to stop this crap. Her parents went to the principal and the superintendent and were accused of lying and warned that they were bordering on "slander". Why on earth do either the principal or superitendent still have a job? Why pay them to defend abusive teachers instead of the children in the classroom?

My questions exactly!

suzycreamcheese

I thought the presenter was a bit patronising to the girl though

I saw that. It's a reaction many people have when interacting with a kid with special needs. I've seen it so much, I don't cringe any more. But I do see it. Best we can do it model different behavior. Most kids - or their parents/support staff - will let you know if there are any communication issues to be aware of. Unless explicitly told different, on first contact, assume the kid can hear and understand you as well everyone else in the room.

It annoys me, I think people should still have the benefit of being spoken to like theyre not imbeciles, even if they do have learning difficulties/special needs

I think too many people act patronizing to children in general. Not every kid is as mature as my siblings and I were growing up, but a lot more would be if you just spoke to them normally. I don't mean talk about the same things you'd talk about with your peers, but even the tone would make a huge difference. My step mom never respected that we may actually know what we're talking about or be able to make our own decisions about age-appropriate things. It was infuriating. I can imagine that's what special needs kids feel like when people patronize them.

exactly. I think people think theyre being kind, but its not doing them any favours, and possibly damaging.
I have two autistic boys but i wouldnt let anyone talk to them like they were morons like that

mikey1976

it not that uncommon
i took a small engins class in grade ten and the teacher their through tool if they wheren't put back properly. i went to the principle about it what happened next in class he called me out in front of the class as a baby and a rat. i had to hide in the libary because he wreaked my life. but i had two teachers like that. that was a good enough reason for me to drop out and i did. it sucks but what a person to do kill the teacher and go straight to jail. not me they where a waist of breath