During a choir/orchesta/bad concert attended by nearly 1000 students and families, my daugher performed a solo piece to open the concert. when she was done, she said into the Microphone, "I'd like to thank my wonderful choir teacher for all she has taught me over the past two years...Like always knowing what to say in a bad situation...like, 'G*dd@mmit! Get your @ss out into the hall! Why won't you fu(king listen? I don't care if you learn or not; I get paid either way!'"
She was only repeating language used on a daily basis used by the teacher. Now, so many parents have called the school to complain about the TEACHER, that the school district is being forsed to conduct a formal investigation.
My daughter has been suspended from school for 10 days for publicly repeating what the teacher has said, but can go back after 5 days if she apologizes.
Should she be sorry?
2007-06-12 09:01:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
We have both complained numerous times the he school administrators, but the abusive behavior continued.
2007-06-12 09:11:35 · update #1
Honestly BzzBzzWhisper - How old are you?
From the questions you've asked, I seriously doubt that you have a 14 year old daughter.
Your last question was:
>>What's the longest you've ever gone without changing your underwear?<<
Doesn't sound like a question an adult would ask, so please stop trolling.
Mikey
2007-06-12 10:41:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Although for some part your daughter was in the wrong, due to her setting for this out burst, she should not apologise. For a 14 year old she made a difficult decision to do this. she used her initiative to highlight the downfalls in today's teaching, to an audience that had no choice but to listen. As you and your daughter had already made complaints the school had brought this upon themselves.
School is hard enough for without (there is no other word for it) bullying from teachers; if this was not being dealt with it had to be brought to light somehow, before hand it seems that both you and your daughter went through the right channels to no avail and in some way there was no other choice but a public display that would force an investigation.
2007-06-12 12:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by empathy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although the teacher is very wrong for using that sort of language on a daily basis at school, your daughter was also wrong to address the issue and bring it to light at that time. It was very inappropriate of your daughter to open the choir concert with such a show. She should have privately gone to an administrator and told him or her about the teacher's foul language. Instead, your daughter chose to ruin everyone else's evening. Yes, your daughter should be sorry. She should be sorry that she chose to handle the situation in an inappropriate manner.
2007-06-12 09:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by Samantha 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
personally I have been through some what the same situation and NO!! your daughter should not have to say sorry.The teacher should have to say sorry formally to all the students. As for repeating the language your daughter is 14 and has probably heard the language used many times by other students. I understand acting out but she should have talked with you about it first if the school was not listening..
2007-06-12 09:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by christycricket78 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, your daughter should be sorry. The concert wasn't the venue for this behavior from your daughter. Granted, the teacher is wrong for talking to her students in this manner and the teacher should be disciplined for this unacceptable behavior in the classroom.
Your daughter should have respected the concert audience, you, and herself and chosen a different method for making the school administration aware of the teacher's negative way of interacting with students.
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2007-06-12 09:18:08 · answer #5 · answered by Robert L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is easy to sympathize with your daughter - and it took guts to do what she did - but the fact is, she chose the wrong forum to bring the matter to public attention.
If the school administration does nothing about the situation, the next step is to inform other parents of the members of that class, sign a petition and present it to the school board. And to the teacher's association, because they also discipline their own members when they fail to maintain ethical standards.
At this point, your daughter should apologize and return to the classroom, but you should get busy and get that petition signed so you can present it to the school board - and you can document, if possible, how often you protested that teacher's inappropriate behaviour and they may reprimand the school administrators as well.
And please do send a copy of your petition to the teacher's association as well. They need to know what one of their number is doing.
2007-06-12 09:17:50 · answer #6 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that there are better resources out there to launch a complaint .. but she 14! I think that she should apologize to the teacher and leave it be as the investigation is being performed. Even though I completely disagree with how the teacher treats her students, maybe she should apologize just to get back to school and not miss out on too much work.
And just wondering but.. would it be possible that your daughter was dared by her classmates to do this?
Best of luck, its a tough situation to deal with!
2007-06-12 09:13:59 · answer #7 · answered by flygurl_037 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Richard is right. What your daughter did was totally inappropriate. While the teacher was wrong if she talked to students in the way alleged by your daughter, there is no excuse for your daughter's behavior. If she had concerns about the teacher's style, she should have taken them to the principal privately.
Your daughter should be sorry; she should appologize; and she should learn a valuable lesson about propriety from this.
2007-06-12 09:13:14 · answer #8 · answered by Kathryn 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
At 14 this is a hard lesson to learn. To be sure if the teacher speaks this way to his/her students they should not be teaching. However, under no circumstances should this have been done at a concert. I feel sorry for the audience and other students. Using foul language is never acceptable -- she shouldn't just be sorry, she should be embarassed.
2007-06-12 09:11:08 · answer #9 · answered by Cindy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, she should be sorry! She picked the wrong place to do this. It was rude and if there was a problem with this teacher, it should have been taken to the priciple, not in front of 1000 people who came to listen to their kids play music.
It just shows what little respect she has and she should be punished by not only the school, but by her parents. If I were them, I would be hanging my head in shame.
This was awful!
2007-06-12 09:13:57 · answer #10 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Her punishment was well deserved. Be prepared for a civil suit besides. Even if your daughter can win the suit it will still cost a lot. Apologies are much cheaper, if it works. She had no business disrespecting the teacher in a public forum like that in the first place.
2007-06-12 09:20:54 · answer #11 · answered by semdot 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋