"It's a mad mission, under difficult conditions..."

[auntbijou]

Just when I think I've gotten over being furious with the Impossible Son's second grade teacher... something happens that makes me furious all over again!!

*takes slow deep breaths to calm down*

I knew he had lost a lot of instruction time last year, thanks to Oblivious Teacher and the bully incident , but I didn't realize just how much until

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[karadin]

So sorry for you, and your son, I'm glad you are being proactive, a good (or a bad teacher) can really make a difference, so if you get a good one, praise them to the skies!

[auntbijou]

He's got a good teacher this year, so far, but it just chaps my hide that a bad teacher's influence can be so far-reaching!!

[deadrana]

Oh dear Auntie, between the backpack brouhaha and the teacher troubles, maybe you should be homeschooling your kids! But it sounds like the Little Man is working things out, so that's a positive. Have you been finding support among other parents for your book bag complaints?

[auntbijou]

Well, I'm taking advantage of being out on the field with soccer parents to poll them informally, and so far, they're not real happy about the no-bags policy, mostly because their kids keep losing things, or get back and shoulder aches... *shakes head*

I'm building my case, slowly but surely!!

[brumeux77]

I can't say anything useful because I am still in shock.

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[auntbijou]

Yeah, it is pretty mind-boggling, isn't it?

*shakes head*

I'm just glad I've overcome most of my own problems with math, or I'd never be able to help him. I'm still working on learning percentages, which I am so far hopeless at, but if I could master algebra, surely I can master percentages before that the Impossible Son is set to learn them!!

[tilia_tomentosa]

Ugh! Oblivious Teacher sounds like a total idiot!

[auntbijou]

Yes, yes she is!!

[dane_wiltshire]

Oh my holy flippin' cow! I want to know how Oblivious Teacher even got a degree! (I mean, they do require teachers in Texas to get a college degree, right? Just askin'.) ;-}

Maybe you should give Oblivious Teacher a math riddle and she'll go berserk trying to solve it.

[auntbijou]

Yes, they do have to get a degree to teach. And they have to pass a lot of certification in order to teach in primary school, because primary school teachers are "generalists," because they teach all subjects. However... this particular teacher is actually a quite wonderful science teacher (and how the hell she manages that when she's so lousy at math, I'll never know!), and they may have let her slide a bit just because of that fact.

*bangs head into wall*