My elementary school just isn't the same!

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My little sister has been in the 5th grade this past year.  My little sister is somewhat younger than I am.  She has really been more like a daughter to me than a sister because of it.  We are extremely close, though.  This past school year she has been in the 5th grade.  I know that this will be the last time she has school parties & gets to go on field trips.  I have a 1 year old son & I know that he will have his own class parties & events to go to, but she is like a daughter to me.  I have attended several of her school functions this year.  She is attending the same elementary school that I attended as a child.  Every time I have went to a school function this year I have had an unpleasant experience.  The staff of her school is redicuously rude & unfriendly.  They still have some of the teachers there that I had & they are fine.  The new teachers that they have are the problem.  They are rude, yell at their students, non-appreciative, & have very catty, snotty attitudes!  Her teacher is the worst!  At parties & such she stands around gossiping and looks down her ugly nose at everyone else!  She thinks her sh** doesn't stink, but I can smell it a mile away!  She speaks to her students as if they "bad dogs".  After I saw the way she acted, I started paying attention to the other "new" teachers.  They are all the same!  All I have to say is that I do not want my child being in such an environment!

Okay, this is her at her 5th grade graduation.  The woman that is standing next to her is not her teacher.  It is another 5th grade teacher.  She is actually very socialable.  Her teacher is the one on the left.  When all of her students came up to collect thier diploma - She wouldn't even be in the picture with them!  What a snotty Bit**!

[chavela_carlita]

May. 18, 2008 at 4:23 PM I have the same problem with two of the teachers at my kids' schools. I finally confronted one, when she ignored me at my oldest's open house. I went right up to her after being snubbed, and said, when someone says hello, you're supposed to say hello back. And when a parent makes the time to be able to come in here and see what theid child has been working on, we expect to be greeted as we come through the door. Now I can understand if you were talking to another parent, it's rude to interrupt. But you weren't and when I came in you ignored me. I said hello and you didn't even look at me. I'd hate to think you do the same to my daughter when she asks you something." I left after that, but now that teacher is nicer to me. she smiles and says hello but i know what she's thinking and i don't care. she was wrong and I embarrassed her but she deserved it and she could have prevented it had she been polite enough to respond to my hi how's it going that day.

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May. 19, 2008 at 12:37 AM

I completely agree with you!  Kudos for telling her how you really feel!  I think it is pathetic that I should take time off of work & spend my hard-earned $$$ on gas (which is $3.60/gallon here) to get there & party supplies & they can't even so much as say, "Hello"!  They are being paid to be there & I am not!  The least they could do is smile if that's not too difficult for the poor dears.  It makes me wonder how they treat their students when there aren't any parents around?!

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