FINE.
Grr. Not doing well with the daily blogging.
SHORT. Maybe that'll be the new trick.
I'm gonna pump out 7 new blog posts RIGHT NOW and they will be short AND funny, because I am in a very weird mood.
Here's the example to keep you coming back:
The Mean Teacher at my Montessori school is helping with the toddlers' class now; my beloved daughter's class. They ask me to stay in the 3-6 class except when I'm needed elsewhere (minimize my damage potential, maybe). Mean Teacher and I spent a lovely morning working together two days ago. I observed. It's what they (don't) pay me to do. I observed her trying to control two year olds as though her very voice has remote control-like powers. I observed her threaten to withhold snacks if a toddler didn't put her work away and join circle time (Snacks? I want snacks, waaaaahhhhh - so effective). I observed her getting irritated by my beloved daughter's complete lack of cooperation. I observed her take a snack (the same snacks we give the children) after group snack time and eat it in front of the 2 year olds, but refuse to give them a snack. I have observed her acknowledge that a child is sleepy and then continue expecting that child to behave her every order. And I have observed her complete lack of enthusiasm for anything. Seriously.
I understand that not everyone can emulate my enthusiasm for sharpening color pencils and tying shoes, BUT COME ON. SHE GETS PAID! And I am a parent. A PARENT VOLUNTEER.
Fake it, biatch.
As I tried to tell her of my concerns, she became defensive; clearly she thinks she's doing just fine. I took my concerns to the head teacher.
"Are parents complaining?"
"I am a parent."
"Yes, you are."
If you have a child in school or day care, especially a pre-verbal child, you should go with your kid as often as you can. Don't assume the teacher has a good reason for her methods. If you don't like how he/she is treating your kid or any other kid, complain. Get people in trouble. Demand high quality care/education for your kids.
Only you can be a jerk to your kids!
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How was that? If anyone from work ever finds my blog ... hmmm ... except they can't fire me, I'm a tuition-paying, parent-volunteer,
1 Brilliant Bits of Inspiration:
I agree. You are being paid to do a job, you should do it. Not everyone can handle 2 year olds..I would go stark raving mad and scream at them after about 5 minutes..if she feels the same way, its time to move to another age level.
She can switch jobs with me..I work with teens. And almost every day I want to do them some serious harm.
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