would you be mad if?...?

Question

your 5 year old came home crying from school and said the teacher yelled at her (him) and made them stand in the corner for a real long time.

Answer 1

i teach pre k and i definitely think you should talk to the teacher about what happened.

chances are your child had a 5 minute time out, or maybe longer if they refused to stand quietly in time out.

did you find out why the teacher yelled at her?

i believe that you should let your child know you are sorry you are upset but that you are sorry they made poor choices in school. do not let them think that you will coming running to their rescue every time they misbehave in the classroom. the teacher and parents need to let the children know that they are a team and support each other. if they get in trouble at school, they will also have to deal with consequences at home.

i would definitely talk to the teacher, in a nonconfrontational manner in the morning.

Answer 2

I would go to the school and find out her side of the story and if she did raise her voice then I would be mad. I would tell her that she is not to yell at my child anymore or I will be back. I also wouldn't like for my child to be stuck in the corner not even for a minute. If she has a problem then she needs to contact the parents and let them punish as they see fit. I don't care how angry she is she doesn't have a right to yell at a 5 year old child.

Answer 3

You know, I find it interesting that almost every person blamed the teacher. A "really long time" can be a few minutes to a child. I think first, you need to talk to your child.... was he/she misbehaving?... was he/she distracting, being physical with someone else - getting mouthy.... you know kids are kids and need to be restrained once in a while.

I know it's old school - but when I yelled at by the teacher, I got yelled at again by my parents...... not always the teacher's fault you know. It's not out of place to ask the teacher what happened - but there was a 'reason'.... she didn't just take a well-behaved child and put him in the corner.

Answer 4

To a child, a really long time can be 2 or 3 minutes. As for the crying, the other kids could have made fun of your child.

Talk to the teacher and get her side of the story before jumping to conclusions!

Answer 5

Probably speak with the teacher.Your little one could be stretching the truth and 2 minutes can be an enternity to a 5 year old. Kids are also sensitive. It may of seemed like yelling when it wasnt. Maybe the child did something really bad. Get all the facts

Answer 6

Probably, but then I'd go to the school in the morning and ask the teacher how long he was actually standing in the corner for. I would be more concerned as to why the teacher felt it necessary to do this to my child in the first place.

Answer 7

the simple answer is two sides to every story

dont get mad just ask the teacher in a calm and rational manner what was the happened.

if you rub the teacher up the wrong way your child may suffer, educationally. (is that a real word?)

what ever you do do not blow your top no matter how lame the reason, if you do not get clarification make an appointment with the head master and ask for a resolution

Answer 8

I think before I went off hopping mad at the teacher, I would talk with her/him and find out what happened. Obviously the child done something the teacher found inappropriate. Sometimes kids tend to exaggerate things. I would have a talk with the teacher with the child present so that she/he can see how adults calmly talk things over and get things straightened out. Good luck

Answer 9

Address the issue with the teacher. Find out what happened and if what you are told is not suitable to your standards, tell the teacher and principal that you will not tolerate that sort of discipline with your child, and let them know what you consider appropriate means of times out or discipline. Good luck.

Answer 10

I would contact the teacher and ask about what happened. I know my five year old, and she tends to make huge stories out of little events. Talk to the adult in this story and figure out what really happened. Then, go from there.