http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/06/living/teachers-want-to-tell-parents/index.html

i fucking hate people.

good story tho.

9/6/2011 10:42:24 PM

I learned a long time ago to stop hating people. Give it a shot, it's a surprisingly refreshing perspective to adopt

9/6/2011 10:43:37 PM

but thats just naive

9/6/2011 10:44:29 PM

At least I'm not a priest, because I also touch little girls.

9/6/2011 10:46:05 PM

It's not naive. I didn't say anything about not being disappointed in people. I said I'm not going to fucking hate them for it

[Edited on September 6, 2011 at 10:47 PM. Reason : see the difference?]

9/6/2011 10:47:27 PM

well i dont know what else to call the dark thoughts i carry in my heart.

they burn

they inspire

they arent a boner

9/6/2011 10:55:08 PM

I don't hate people. Haters hate people.

9/6/2011 10:57:50 PM

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"Word is spreading, and the more negativity teachers receive from parents, the harder it becomes to recruit the best and the brightest out of colleges."

the teaching profession has never recruited the best and brightest out of colleges, so far as i know.

9/6/2011 11:05:22 PM

Parents are the worst thing about anything type of work that has to do with children.

"Mrs. Jones your son, Jimmy, kicked Martha in the shin, then cut Blake's hair"

"Jimmy? My precious Jimmy? He would never do that, how dare you accuse my child of doing that. I need to speak with the director of this camp."

Fucking parents. Shit if I got in trouble at school and I came home all upset with my punishment my parents would call and thank my teachers...and sometimes say I deserved more than what I got...I only had one teaching all throughout my school life that my parents had a problem with...Mrs Parsons.

She already had the reputation of being a hardass, so my parents figured they were going to like her. Until the day I came home and told them that she told me that if I knew what was good for me I would not ask questions because no question I could possibly ask in class is important enough for her. The next day she told my friend if she jumped out the window it would be a lot better if she just landed on her head so she wouldn't have to see her anymore.

Needless to say, this was her last year teaching.

9/6/2011 11:17:34 PM

qntmfred never worked customer service.

9/6/2011 11:21:03 PM

While I agree with most of the article:

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"And if you really want to help your children be successful, stop making excuses for them. I was talking with a parent and her son about his summer reading assignments. He told me he hadn't started, and I let him know I was extremely disappointed because school starts in two weeks. His mother chimed in and told me that it had been a horrible summer for them because of family issues they'd been through in July. I said I was so sorry, but I couldn't help but point out that the assignments were given in May. She quickly added that she was allowing her child some "fun time" during the summer before getting back to work in July and that it wasn't his fault the work wasn't complete. Can you feel my pain?"

PSHHH, I never did a summer assignment in my damn life.

Summer is not school time, it's summer. I'll read your shit when I get back. Maybe.

9/6/2011 11:25:31 PM

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" PSHHH, I never did a summer assignment in my damn life. Summer is not school time, it's summer. I'll read your shit when I get back. Maybe. "

I agree.

Teachers that give summer assignments are dicks.

9/6/2011 11:28:28 PM

I've only read two (recreational) books from beginning to end in my life...

Animal Farm was one

Rolling Thunder Hear My Cry was the other. RTHMC ruined my life for reading forever. It was so unenjoyable I never wanted to read another "recreational" book ever again.

9/6/2011 11:31:22 PM

Quote :

"she told me that if I knew what was good for me I would not ask questions because no question I could possibly ask in class is important enough for her. The next day she told my friend if she jumped out the window it would be a lot better if she just landed on her head so she wouldn't have to see her anymore."

Quote :

"If we give you advice, don't fight it. Take it, and digest it in the same way you would consider advice from a doctor or lawyer."

9/6/2011 11:51:35 PM

^^ you're the idiot who chose to read a book called "rolling thunder hear my cry"

sounds terrible just based on the title.

9/6/2011 11:53:08 PM

It was a book we had to read in class. I didn't get to choose that shit.

9/7/2011 12:00:09 AM

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"I've only read two (recreational) books from beginning to end in my life..."

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"It was a book we had to read in class. I didn't get to choose that shit. "

9/7/2011 6:30:45 AM

You really haven't dealt with 'parents' unless you have dealth with Arab (and Mediterranean) parents, especially of the rich variety.

9/7/2011 7:05:53 AM

boo hoo... damn overpaid teachers that only have to work half the year (while getting off work at 2pm daily) complaining about having to talk to other adults (like EVERY OTHER professional has to do all the time.)

9/7/2011 7:10:51 AM

The book is Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, and I remember loving it and its sequel when I was in the fifth grade. There is no way that one book ruined you on reading forever. You ever see a movie or hear a song that ruined the whole of film and music for you?

9/7/2011 7:11:06 AM

^^ you really want to start that argument?

9/7/2011 7:13:26 AM

Pretty sure Smath is being ironic. If memory serves, he teaches math.

Also, hooray for me beating the 4.5 year average. I'm starting year six.

[Edited on September 7, 2011 at 7:16 AM. Reason : .]

9/7/2011 7:16:14 AM

waitwaitwaitwaitwait

overpaid?!?! where the fuck are all these overpaid teachers getting their money from?? HOW DID I MISS OUT ON THIS!?!?

[Edited on September 7, 2011 at 7:20 AM. Reason : ]

9/7/2011 7:20:03 AM

To be fair, my middle school art teacher was overpaid.

9/7/2011 7:28:19 AM

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"qntmfred never worked customer service"

i worked in the college bookstore industry for 6 years. i've had my share of dealing with the public

9/7/2011 7:47:24 AM

I too hate hate

I'm Krallum and I approved this message

9/7/2011 8:06:02 AM

Quote :

"the teaching profession has never recruited the best and brightest out of colleges, so far as i know."

wanna guess why

well at first it was because most teachers went to special "teachers' colleges" that recruited women, at a time when the institutes of highest learning were male-only

then by the time the teachers' colleges gave way to ed schools within ordinary universities, the pattern of lack of respect had set in, so that even when the best and the brightest had many a chance to switch to education or somehow acquire a credential later on, there were usually much better options by then (as in higher pay, better working conditions, more respect, and no bullying from parents paranoid about little billy's chances of getting into Harvard)

9/7/2011 8:36:11 AM

i don't think i could get by without at least looking down on others...i don't really "hate" anyone, but i certainly sleep well at night knowing i'm smarter than a lot of them

or maybe it's because i'm male, middle class, and white...ben folds style

9/7/2011 8:41:35 AM

Quote :

"And if you really want to help your children be successful, stop making excuses for them. I was talking with a parent and her son about his summer reading assignments. He told me he hadn't started, and I let him know I was extremely disappointed because school starts in two weeks. His mother chimed in and told me that it had been a horrible summer for them because of family issues they'd been through in July. I said I was so sorry, but I couldn't help but point out that the assignments were given in May. She quickly added that she was allowing her child some "fun time" during the summer before getting back to work in July and that it wasn't his fault the work wasn't complete. Can you feel my pain?"

No, go back to baby sitting my kids like I told you to.

9/7/2011 10:12:04 AM

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"Pretty sure Smath is being ironic. If memory serves, he teaches math. Also, hooray for me beating the 4.5 year average. I'm starting year six. "

science (I'm on year 6 too!)

9/7/2011 10:17:58 AM

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"i don't think i could get by without at least looking down on others...i don't really "hate" anyone, but i certainly sleep well at night knowing i'm smarter than a lot of them or maybe it's because i'm male, middle class, and white...ben folds style"

i swear dude ... you are one of my least favorite people ever to use this site.
this attitude of yours just baffles my mind. from the times you have screwed people over on craigslist to your endless 'im better than you" rants when you really arent is a tiresome act.

the fact that you are really a shitty person makes you no better than trash

9/7/2011 10:21:50 AM

^ what he (quagmire) said describes many users here. majority of the users here are condescending assholes and bullies, mocking others (not jokingly) and proclaiming directly and indirectly how they are better than others in several threads. so, no need to single him out.

9/7/2011 10:30:19 AM

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"One of my biggest pet peeves is when I tell a mom something her son did and she turns, looks at him and asks, "Is that true?" Well, of course it's true. I just told you."

My parents used to do this but it wasn't because they thought the teacher was lying, they were giving me an opportunity to fess up to my indiscretion. If I tried to deny it that usually got me in a lot more trouble than telling the truth did.

9/7/2011 11:21:27 AM

It's an also an opportunity for the student to tell his side of things.

9/7/2011 11:29:58 AM

I, for one, plan on taking the 1960 approach.

9/7/2011 11:30:07 AM

^ heh I love that comic. Definitely dealt with some 2010 parents while teaching.

9/7/2011 11:32:16 AM

If I did half the shit that kids get away with in school today, my Dad would have beat my ass so damn hard that my children would not be able to sit down. Accountability, it doesn't exist in schools so how can you punish a child that misbehaves. How can you teach when you cannot have discipline? Oh lets blame little Johnny's problems on the teachers. Could it be that there is no support at home? How many hours is he in front of the TV or video games? Parents are ultimately responsible for their children, not the teacher, not the principal, not the superintendent of schools. Raise your kids right and most of this crap would stop.

9/7/2011 3:36:24 PM

This isn't an epidemic within the school system. This is about personal responsibility every where.


For example, this happened yesterday:

Dad of girl, 12, sues Facebook over her suggestive photos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-14803664


Instead of putting the blame on the girl, and subsequently blame himself as a shitty dad, the parent is suing facebook for "not strictly enforcing the 13 and over policy"

This is complete buffoonery.

[Edited on September 7, 2011 at 3:47 PM. Reason : .]

9/7/2011 3:46:48 PM

^ That's going to be interesting if they win that case. I imagine that's going to have a lot on implications if it does.

9/8/2011 9:50:33 AM