Seriously, how can you tell if your DC's teacher is somewhat of a slacker? My 5th grade DD doesn't get too much homework, and she has told me that teacher lets things slide from... (more)
time to time.
posted March 14th, 2012 at 8:09am in Toddler
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- have you ever observed in the classroom? 3-14-2012 8:09am
- yes, but not in her classroom. not encouraged in 5th grade. 3-14-2012 8:10am
- i would go with what a 10 year old is telling me. i also wouldn't go on neighborhood gossip. 3-14-2012 8:10am
- np: maybe, but my 10 yo dd says her teacher takes their things for no reason, and she's mean. not true I know, I can't believe everything from a 10 yo. though I do have issues...(more) 3-14-2012 8:13am
- i would go with what a 10 year old is telling me. i also wouldn't go on neighborhood gossip. 3-14-2012 8:10am
- yes, but not in her classroom. not encouraged in 5th grade. 3-14-2012 8:10am
- i teach hs english and know that my dd's ms english teacher is a total slacker. whether dd earns an A, B or C on any essay, we have no idea why. There are never any comments...(more) 3-14-2012 8:10am
- what do you do, then? 3-14-2012 8:11am
- the same thing i do with my hs students. i list all the things she did well and all the things she needs improvement on. it's concrete, helpful. it's also a fine line because i...(more) 3-14-2012 8:12am
- what do you do, then? 3-14-2012 8:11am
- This is my dd's 5th grade teacher. I tell her all of the time and tell her to be ready for a major shock when she actually has to work next year, in middle school. 3-14-2012 8:12am
- one of the 5th grade teachers in the school in which i teach is like this. i spoke with him (i'm a mentor teacher) about how to frame comments on work. i know that the students...(more) 3-14-2012 8:14am in his class will be in a for a rude awakening next year in 6th, when they need to rotate between the teachers.
- I am very, very upset about the situation. She does less work than my 2nd grader, and less is expected of her, in terms of relative quality of her work. 3-14-2012 8:17am
- what are typical assignments? is 6th grade part of the junior high set-up or is it self-contained? 3-14-2012 8:18am
- Middle School. Demanding School district over all. This teacher is an anomaly. She has maybe 20 min of homework a night. As not done a single paper or project. As some...(more) 3-14-2012 8:20am
- what are typical assignments? is 6th grade part of the junior high set-up or is it self-contained? 3-14-2012 8:18am
- I am very, very upset about the situation. She does less work than my 2nd grader, and less is expected of her, in terms of relative quality of her work. 3-14-2012 8:17am
- one of the 5th grade teachers in the school in which i teach is like this. i spoke with him (i'm a mentor teacher) about how to frame comments on work. i know that the students...(more) 3-14-2012 8:14am
- it is 5th grade. it doesn't matter. 3-14-2012 8:17am
- 5th grade does matter. all schooling matters, as it builds upon the previous level 3-14-2012 8:18am
- Poster above-- it fucking DOES matter. They need to learn to write, to research, good study skills, to multitask, they need a strong math foundation so they don't struggle in...(more) 3-14-2012 8:19am
- Ihave 2 kids in high school. there have been great teachers and not so great teachers along the way. this OP is complaining that her dd isn't working hard enough, not that she...(more) 3-14-2012 8:20am
- I am having the same experience and it is all related. Last year I wouldn't have worried so much. This year, when she is required to make a transition to a much more demanding...(more) 3-14-2012 8:21am
- then you supplement if you really believe the issue is egregious. 3-14-2012 8:22am
- I am having the same experience and it is all related. Last year I wouldn't have worried so much. This year, when she is required to make a transition to a much more demanding...(more) 3-14-2012 8:21am
- Ihave 2 kids in high school. there have been great teachers and not so great teachers along the way. this OP is complaining that her dd isn't working hard enough, not that she...(more) 3-14-2012 8:20am