MY KID'S TEACHER

My Kid's Teacher | May 4, 2003 | Luis Gonzalez

[Luis Gonzalez]

Just before going to bed tonight, as I kissed my oldest boy good night, he perked up and reminded me of the note his teacher had sent home on Friday. I assured him that I would read it, and tucked him in.

I knew that the note was about the upcoming School Book Fair, he attended his first one last year, and it was a great experience for him. It was the first time he was trusted with money to spend all on his own.

He is a First grader with Third Grade reading skills, I was an avid reader as a kid, and every time I see him sitting with a book on his lap, I feel like I'm walking on air.

I went downstairs and looked for the note, I wanted to see what was expected of him, and how payment for the books would be handled.

I have copied the note word by word below, the note written, and sent home, by the person who is teaching my boy to read and write.

I have left the particulars out for obvious reasons.

I am sending the note to Tallahassee, and asking for this teacher's removal.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Read the note again, out loud this time.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

LOL!!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

You're a rocket scientist, aren't you?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Look, if you keep saying that, it takes the fun out of it for the rest of us, okay? I mean, c'mon....have a heart. We need some comic relief here.

[honeygrl]

Ooh.. I guess I missed the point lol.. I just figured things got mixed up in typing it.

[rainingred]

When my son was in 1st grade, a new student teacher (a recent graduate from the University of Washington) sent a letter home, with the kids, introducing herself to the parents. I, with the help of my mother, found about 25 errors. I corrected the letter in red ink and mailed it back to the school principal, signed:
They're going to their school over there.

Ms. Student teacher was not hired.

[vharlow]

Home school. Do it now. Before it's too late!

[lonestar]

I saw a note sent to parents from the PTA to raise money for assfault for the playground.

[Timesink]

Correction...."What IS I missing?"

POST OF THE WEEK!

[Sloth]

He says, "As long as you're in my class, you're going to write properly; however, if you wish to use Ebonics outside of the classroom, that's fine with me".

He is correct. The students' grammar outside the classroom is no concern of his.

[noutopia]

All 14 of kids be gradumucated and one still he be out of prison.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Why not homeschool your child if you feel the teacher is inadequate?"

No problem...do I get my taxes back since I will not be using the service?

No?

In that case, I want better for my buck.

I love your response. I am supposed to turn a blind eye to the absolutely atrocious grammar this teacher exhibits, and if I stand up and expect a better performance from the people being paid to do a job, I have an anger management problem.

The real problem here are people who are willing to excuse below acceptable performance, from teachers, or politicians.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Ummm.....what if the first graders vocabulary and grammar is better than the teachers? Remember, this is Florida, land of Affirmative Action (until Jeb washed it away), and this is very likely a quota employee.

What's funny is if the grammar used in this letter had been the same as a post on FR by a freeper, the grammar police on FR that defend this teacher would likely be the ones shredding a freeper for their comments. Irony.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Why didn't you ax me sooner?

[Amelia]

Luis, would you like to borrow my red pen?

My mother (a retired elementary teacher) sent a similar note back to my niece's teacher, with the mistakes corrected in red ink.

:-)

[At a Later Date]

I have 2 young girls in public schools and have received quite a few notices from teachers and the school district which contained misspellings and horrendous grammar errors. I ALWAYS send them back corrected. I have not yet received one single reply.

[honeygrl]

" He says, "As long as you're in my class, you're going to write properly; however, if you wish to use Ebonics outside of the classroom, that's fine with me"."

That's better than a teacher who thinks he/she has a right to tell your children what they can/cannot do outside of class. The kids have a right to speak the way they are comfortable outside of class unless the parent wants it differently. The important part is that they are atleast taught the correct way of writing and speaking. A teacher can't be a substitute parent.

[Cacique]

She's a native.

Ahhh, that explains it. Native Americans are educationally challenged due to the inferior education fostered upon them by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

[Luis Gonzalez]

LOL!!!

[noutopia]

Can I axe you,do you feel like your kids are being taught right?