She Called Out A Parent For Badmouthing A New Teacher And Sending Out An Email To 30 Parents Behind The Teacher’s Back
A former teacher turned realtor, Mary (@mountain2mountainrealtor), is taking to TikTok to call out a parent at her child’s school for starting a hateful online discussion about a new second-grade teacher.
So, this year, Mary’s child had entered the second grade and had a teacher she described as “phenomenal.” However, the teacher ended up leaving because she felt the position at that particular school wasn’t the right fit for her.
The school hired a first-year teacher in her stead. Mary noted how in awe she was of the teacher’s dedication to working with parents and making sure that her students were learning effectively.
“She came in, and she had a class that had already been established with another teacher. She was trying to restructure things that made sense for her, that worked for her, and I’ve been so impressed by how hard she’s been working,” said Mary.
When she received an email sent to all 30 parents in her kid’s class behind the teacher’s back, she was livid. In the email, a parent voiced their concerns about how their child was having a hard time adjusting to the new teacher.
The issue that Mary had with this was that instead of communicating directly with the teacher, the parent went ahead and talked about her to others. She doesn’t believe that the parent did so maliciously, but it did open the door for criticism against the teacher to occur.
Mary had been a teacher for ten years and had experienced a similar situation in which a parent had expressed their dislike toward her and her teaching style in a group email chain.
“And what happens is people start to feel comfortable just saying whatever they want to say, and it crushed me,” she said.
Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened in this particular instance. Mary immediately responded to the email, pointing out that not only was it the teacher’s first year in a classroom, but she was also in a tough position by coming in during the middle of the school year.
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Nevertheless, the teacher did all she could to ensure the transition went as smoothly as possible, even going out of her way to set up conferences with parents when she first arrived. But after her positive response, the email chain gave way to a “bashing session” about the teacher.
Mary stated that schools were already experiencing a teacher shortage, so parents need to show more respect and gratitude toward the ones who are showing up every day, ready and willing to work with their children. Teachers are often underpaid, overworked, and treated poorly by administration and parents alike, causing many of them to leave the profession altogether.
She added that there were many steps parents could take to help their children handle changes instead of sending mass emails about teachers.
“Let’s give her a little credit. And if your child is having problems adjusting, then there are a couple of things you can do. Communicate with the teacher, go to the counselor at school, but don’t email everybody,” she said.
@mountain2mountainrealtor Fuming ? ? Do better society! Have the converstaion! Teachers deserve better! #teachersoftiktok #teaching #schoolsystem
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