Attitude From Teacher | ADHD Information

I'm sorry to hear about the awful day your son had and sorry about the way this teacher treated you.

My thought is that it probably wasn't you and she was just reacting to the situation.  It sounds like she had a rough time today and let it get the better of her.  I'm not saying her attitude was appropriate but I know that when I've had a rough time with one of the kids I tend to be short-tempered with the other kids, hubby or anyone that gets in my path.  It's not right or fair but it's hard to deal with others when your already so worn down.

I hope your evening goes better.

I to am sorry your son did not have a good day today, and that you were hurt by the tone and manner his teacher used to speak with you.

Educators do their best to help children and their parents.  Calling a parent is a last resort.  Sometimes children think they will go home early if they do not listen to their teacher.

Perhaps you can meet with his teacher and establish guidelnes as to when it would be appropriate to call you and ask her if there have been any changes which may have caused your son to not be the best listener that day. Believe me, teachers and parents need each other in order to help your son be happy and the best he can be.  Communication is a key component. I hope the both of you have a good day tomorrow.

It sounds to me like she was fed up and didn't know what to do, short of picking him up, screaming and yelling, and carry him on the bus, which no teacher wants to do--although, I have seen more than one principal do it.  She did call and apologize, so she probably feels pretty bad about it.  I'd just let it go.

I hope tomorrow is better for everyone!

Yesterday afternoon at 3:15 I received a call from my son's teacher saying he was being very disrespectful & talking to her in a rude manner.  I asked her what happened & she told me, "we've been dealing with this all day with him."  If he was like this all day, why didn't they try calling me earlier & not wait until the end of the day.  He wasn't listening to directions, he refused to get his writing paper, not sitting still, etc.  She said that he wouldn't line up for the bus.  She tried giving him the phone to talk to me & he said, "shut up" to me & threw the phone down.  When she got back on the phone, I told her to tell him that he needs to go on the bus & I'm waiting at the bus stop for him.  She told me with an attitude, "well, he has a choice whether or not he wants to walk." I asked her why she was getting an attitude with me when I was trying to help them, not knowing why he was acting this way.  I asked her where his para was & she said, "right here."  Usually, the para calls when these problems occur.  I've spoken to this teacher twice during the school year.  I usually deal with his para or his ESE teacher directly.  She immediately got defensive & said she was sorry that I interepreted it as having an attitude.  A few minutes later she called back to apologize & tell me he went on the bus.  I am a very active parent, attended all IEP meetings, parent conferences, etc & have worked with his teachers since school started & don't appreciate being talked to like I'm a 7 year old.  I'm not the kind of parent who has the don't call me, just deal with it attitude.  I was so upset over this.  paraprofessional

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What is a para?  I never heard of it before.