STAY AWAY FROM MS. PARK.
I had Ms. Park in 3rd grade 13 years ago. MY EXPERIENCE DOWN BELOW.
One day, she noticed that all the crayons supposed to be
organized in the boxes were all flipped out and in a mess, so she decided to punish every student by taking away our recess. She never tried to get to the truth but instead went the easy way out. Another time, we were going to play a game, but everybody was talking and chatting except me. She instead humiliated me in front of everybody when I told her directly that I was not talking to anyone, only sitting quietly and waiting. She said, "Are you not a part of this class?"
Just because I was in the class did not mean I was taking part in what they were doing. I knew that teaching and mentoring is not Ms. Park's greatest passion; she should have given them time to
process and learn in their own way, and be the guide via helping them navigate through these early stages of life by encouraging and praising every small step achieved. She did not. My mom used to volunteer at the school just to be able to see me and check up on me, but Ms. Park seemed to intentionally give my mom extra unimportant paperwork and copying. Did she not sense it at all that my mom was simply trying to be around me a bit more?
Teacher's have job protection. CA's tenure rules and regulations make it nearly impossible to fire teachers of any kind.
I hope she changed.
Important takeaway: We students remember our teachers well, not necessarily in how well one may have taught, but how well one cared.
PARENTS: If your child truly has an amazing teacher, you are blessed. If not, do not be surprised. There are tons of bureaucracy in this line of work. Do not be naive, passion for teaching/mentoring is not found in all teachers. Besides, they know that they are getting paid fairly well, so some do not bother switching jobs(even though not their greatest passion) since CA takes care of them so very well. I am simply stating the reality here. Be wary, my friends. read more