Honest Teacher Responses to Crazy Parent Requests: PART 1
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It's called parenting for a reason, if you can't parent please stop having kids
A-to the freakin’-men!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I am a two year old teacher at a preschool
Yes.
@@hannahscott6604 I didn’t know two-year-olds could teach.
OMG ... yes!!! Please stop. Just stop.
@@genxx2724 🙄
These are hilarious! A teacher myself, I actually had a parent ask me to come in during spring break to help her child catch up. Told her I'd be happy to, my fee for private tutoring is $60 an hour. She declined my offer.
Hehehe
$60 an hour for spring break, naaah, mine is $100-150 during spring break. Oh. Haiiil no.
$60/hour for an accredited teacher to tutor your child is a steal.
In WV I ‘m not sure now what an hourly rate is? But in 1998 w/ master’s plus 60 and 19 years plus years experience it was at least $60.00 an hour! I’d hope it is double that now!
Really, they think we play with these kids! Maybe not now after Covid…lol. I have had people running up to me begging to go back to work or come to their house to teach their children!!!. Do you think we will get a pay raise now?
I had the parent of a 17 year old say that I should be making the student's flashcards so that they could study. NO MA'AM, THAT'S THEIR JOB, IT'S CALLED STUDYING
Make sure you put that as a requirement on the syllabus so that you can point out their idiocy....😑
Where do I begin. I have student blatantly asked if I could come over and show him how to do his homework before his parents come home.
17?!?!? Wth
Huh? No way lol
At 15 I made my own flash cards- just making them helped me get an A! 😄
Right before my first parent-teacher conference a veteran teacher said to me, "Now you're going to learn why our students are so dysfunctional." He was right! Students catch their dysfunctionality from their parents.
I don't know why I laughed so hard after reading that? I should be crying. That is so true!!!
God he ain’t wrong
Yeah a lot in Some cases case Do, but unfortunately not all teachers throughout history have been the greatest people either.
These are ridiculous.
OMG the audacity of these entitled parents. I'm a parent of student I would never think of outlandish or disgusting requests.
My mother was in pure shock
Hey, Everything you read and more! My!
I'm about to have my first child and mannn I thought I had over-protective ideals but these are OUT THERE 😭
I was expecting crazy... this was far crazier than anything I could have imagined. Wow.
Yes!!!
The breastfeeding...🤯
Playing the harmonica 😂🤣😂
@@angelakavadias9423 the lotion kid!!! BAHAH!!!!
@@Dobiegal my Uncle (a school principle) had told me a parent had request this once……it was a hard NO.
So funny when she cracked up about the parent who didn't want the teacher to write on the board with her left hand :)
I’m ambidextrous and it bothers people I work with. They want me to pick a hand and stick with it.
@@robinsutton4952 Please don't choose a hand.
By the way, can you write the same word with left and right hands simultaneously if the left hand starts at the beginning of the word and the right hand starts at the end of the word?
And could you please try, for me, if you already haven't?
Never been insulted for being a leftie in my life until i just saw this video!
My thesis was on being left handed and reading. I knew that there was still supporters of doing away with left handed people because we were the spawns of Satan - but that really hurt!
@@laurabeyrer7471 pfft. Dont mind them we are unique and amazing. If they dont like it too bad. (Seriously cus its not like we can change that easily lol...we dont just wake up and go "today i will write with this hand" lol
“Ma’am I’m gon be like you child’s work, missing” 😂 I can’t-
That was my favorite response!! 😂😂😂
It's scary how entitled some people feel, and even scarier how that influences their kids.
kids probably beg them to NEVER say a word about ANYTHING, it's embarrassing!
Teachers definitely need a raise because of dealing with the parents!!
So many teachers give into this common request! As a substitute, I often get asked to check so-n-so has eaten her sandwich first and check their lunchboxes before you let them go to play. No way! You get hungry, you eat!
I’m a 2 year old teacher. Luckily in my class or any really the parents are pretty easy going
And/or people should start raising their children to be better and more sensible parents.
@@sineadbradyfan2151 THIS
Teachers should get a pay raise that doubles their yearly salary
I was once told by a parent that she would not assist her daughter to do homework as that was my job as the teacher. I hope she had a nice homeschooling time doing corona.
That makes no sense
@@simplybreathing4775 You’re jobs never sent your work home? Wow. Your are really quite privileged. My parents have work to do even after they get home, sometimes my mom is up at 2AM working. Another thing, I wouldn’t survive school without HW. I need to practice to understand the problems. Repetition is key and not always able to be given during the school hours.
When saying something like this, please understand everyone is in a different situation.
@@simplybreathing4775 There is a difference between classwork and homework. It’s not that hard to understand. Also, teaching is not one on one tutoring. When you are teaching 30 students there are students with special needs, students who can’t speak English, students who are advanced/GATE that needs to be challenge, and typical students. Then there is behavior. Some kids don’t work, some goof off, some whine/cry, some have adhd and can’t sit still, some have autism and destroy things when angry, etc. Then there are parent’s who don’t care about their child’s work, there are parents who care too much and are helicopter parents, then there are ignorant parents like you who have no idea what teaching really is.
@@simplybreathing4775 It's not a union issue. It's a cultural issue. US schools, unlike most countries in the world, do not value teachers. How do I know? I've worked as an educator on four continents. It has very little to do with unions. It's about how we, as a society, see teachers as expendable and no more than glorified babysitters. Unions can only bargain until an invisible societal wall; in other words, what society thinks that group should get. This is why in the US police are *granted* far more than teachers. That's the issue. Cutting school budgets isn't the teacher's fault. Parents insisting that teachers do more work for less pay isn't the teacher's fault. Society insisting, including parents, that teachers' lives don't matter and that we should be willing human sacrifices isn't the teacher's fault. You seem to recognize the systemic issues but are somehow blaming teachers; you seem to be looking for excuses so you can absolve yourself of something and shift the blame. This is probably the point that you should focus on- why are you trying to shift the blame?
As for your camera issue: if there are no budgets to pay teachers a living wage or get basic materials for the school year, where is the money for cameras? Again, the issue is a shift in culture: children act out, the teacher disciplines or sends to appropriate school location for discipline, and then parents come in, scream at teachers and admin about how their child is a perfect angel and how the adults are the problem. It's a *cultural* issue. If you don't do this, great, but as a teacher of 15 years, I have seen this happen over, and over, and over. Over 90% of the time because the students that act out do so over and over and the reason they do so is a parental issue. So the schools stop trying to discipline because it's a waste of time and energy when you're fighting parents who don't care and just reinforce the terrible behavior. Then, in the US, there are also additional lawsuits. Is that ideal? No. It makes me nuts. But, that is the reality. It's why I will never teach in the US, and it's also why I decided to do a PhD and move out of lower levels of teaching. The teaching culture is not the same as it was a decade ago.
I don't think parents should be involved with the kid's homework. It's for the kid to do, not the parent. If specific help is needed, fine, but then the kid should be on their own again. It seems to be the new thing that parents install themselves with the kid to do the work, and that is not right.
I’m not a teacher, but these requests, as a parent, have me concerned. Concerned for our teachers first and wanting to slap the parents for them.
THANK YOU
I'd volunteer to do it for FREE
Soooo...my fellow teacher just received a message last week that asked her (the teacher) to notify the mom whenever her daughters work was late but to do it before the work was late...like she has psychic powers. Parents are interesting!
So basically let her know when something was not turned in? Though it'd technically still be late just not turned in yet??? I think I get what she was trying to say but in a stupid as shit way
@@Tony29103 I think that was kinda what she was going for, but the program we use has due dates and close dates. So if they turn it in after the due date it will be marked late. The only way to avoid it is to turn it in on time, so we will never know that it is late until it is late. So it would be impossible to guess if the child would turn it in on time.
@@nancyprobst5242 Right right.
Hahahahahah, send her the syllabus...."there you go, Ma'am. "
I have had multiple parents over the years to ask me to let them know what and how much their child ate during lunch. Ummm- do they not know that I have to eat during that time as well? No lunch break for teachers!
i just tell them do not worry about it, after they turn seven you would want to put a lock in your fridge, they will clean it out so enjoy while you can.
I get a lunch break at the preschool shoot!!!!! 2 year old preschool teacher!
Same here by multiple parents out of the same class! Every year!
Ok I was about to ask my 2nd grader teacher this I guess I want do that now🤦🏽♀️
My son is 10 and barely eats any lunch. He is a REALLY slow eater, so the 15 minutes he gets doesn't cut it, and he's always too distracted to eat anyway. My solution? I pack him a nutrition shake (child growth formula) since he drinks faster than he eats, and also pack 3 chicken nuggets, 3 apples slices and 4 crackers. His lunch looks TINY, but he never makes it all the way through the crackers. I used to pack Oreos too, but he never even made it to those because he saves desert for last, bless him. If people want to know how much lunch their kid eats, they need to pack it. Then they'll find out.
When he was younger I got a letter home saying I wasn't packing enough food for him. But it was hard to justify packing more when he was only eating a bite out of his sandwich, two out of a baggie of crackers, and two carrot sticks out of 6. So I wrote them back about that, and haven't heard a peep since. And I think they realized that he looks skinny, but he is SOLID. He's taller than average, so he's doing fine.
I was an unbothered teacher the two years before I retired. I thought I was learning to be ok and that I was managing my emotions well. However, when I learned I could retire I felt an incredible lightness. Administration should be most concerned by the teacher smiling and not getting upset anymore because that is who will happily walk out the door. We have figured out their game, and have decided to no longer participate.
This totally made my day. Perfect for a Tuesday that acted like a Monday 😀
So true just like most Mondays had the spilt coffee on pants and all.
I’m cackling
Made your day?
I fear for the future that these "parents" are raising.
But
Ya i tease
Aaaahaa this teacher is funny.
You MUST make this a series, these are too funny
Seriously!!
Yeah absolutely.... I am stressed at school as a teacher and when I come back home the first thing I do is see these videos and make myself laugh..... Heartily
I’m rolling
She has made parts 2 3 and 4 😁
Not so funny but sad.No boundaries on these people.
“…..no ma’am…..I don’t know what kind of stuff you all are into at your house but Last time I checked you cannot bring frozen body parts to school!” Ohhhh my God! Y’all are ABSOLUTELY NOT PAID ENOUGH!
1,000%
I once thought of going into teaching, because I love education and kids seem to like me. Then I realized I'd have to deal with parents, and that changed my mind. Huge respect to all the hardworking teachers out there that put up with us lunatics. 😆
Jessica Gore this is the exact reason I stopped doing child care. I can totally handle a two year old being a two year old. I could not handle a 30 year old acting like a two year old.
SAME!! I had a prof who was very honest that the most challenging part of being a teacher is dealing with parents and the administration. Now I’m far more interested in working in education policy reform that actually teaching. I figure that’s where I could really make a difference and maybe make the lives of Teachers a little easier.
Welcome to management in Corporate America.
Similar situation is nursing. I once worked in a pediatric office, and the patients, the kids themselves, were usually fine, especially the young ones. But the parents? OMG , they made THE most outlandish demands
I taught in a prison for juvenile young offenders, aged 14-17. The downside? Challenging environment. The upside? NO PARENTS!
I cannot imagine writing any of those requests to a teacher nor can I imagine my Greatest Generation parents writing these either. It just goes to show how little respect today’s parents have for teachers.
Some of these caused my mouth to drop open. The parent wanting their son to be allowed to pleasure himself and the request to rub another kid down with lotion…omg. I don’t even want to think about what goes on in their homes 😱
I really did have a parent send a message on Class Dojo asking if I could remind her of PE days. I sent a message back saying that I had a difficult enough time remembering those days myself so the best I can do is a calendar that gives our special for that day. She messaged me back saying she has two other children that she has to get ready and doesn’t have time to check a calendar. I responded that I’m preparing the day for 21 kids so again, reminding you is not feasible. She went to my administrator and my administrator actually backed me up. So in protest she never sent her child in the proper shoes for PE, as if I cared.
That's why there is either Google or Alexa to remind you of those things. Tell her to use her Google or Alexa. That's why we have this technology. Alexa or Google speakers only cost about twenty bucks. It works. My daughter gets reminders by Alexa all of the time. You can be reminded of anything from brushing your teeth, to soccer games, going to the vet, or your doctor's office. This also includes Gym Class Days or whatever you want really. You want to know something fun Alexa will do that I didn't realize? There are 10-year batteries you can put into your fire alarm. It will literally remind you in 10 years to change it. I didn't know it was actually capable of reminding you that far out, but try it really works😎
Better yet. Tell the kid to remember her own PE days. If the kid is der than 4th grade they can use their owm calenders. Jeesh
The kids are reminded the day before. After they have to sit out a few times they learn,,,2nd graders.
So she acted like a petulant child herself because she can't accept the heads up of a calendar from you and work it out? So sad.
Entitled...brat
Seems like many of these parents have confused teachers with 'doctors/nurses,' 'nannies/babysitters,' 'daycare workers,' and 'maids.'
What boggles my mind is that these parents had school teachers themselves when they were kids, and unless their parents made their teachers comply with ridiculous requests, the parents should have KNOWN that NO self-respecting teacher would ever meet these crazy requests!
We had two (male) administators from L.A. come in for our back-to-school meeting. They told us that we are "social servants" and that our job is to "serve" the community, parents, and students.
Does Miss Richardson have her own channel? We need more videos of her! She's the best!
I do 🥰🥰
@@honestteachervibes this made my day! Just subscribed. Love all the creators on this channel, but you just make me crack up!
@@AWINningCombination Awe!! Thank you so much friend!!
@@honestteachervibes again blessings I subscribed to you channel sight unseen. 🤣🤣. Now the rabbit hole begins
She is so funny! She needs to have an Honest Teacher podcast so I can vent.
These parents are wild! I’ve been teaching for 8 years and have never heard such outrageous requests. Wow!
thou shalt count thyself most lucky.
Give it time
It'll happen. Wait.😊
One mother once told me that her child's handwriting was so awful that I SHOULD COPY HIS NOTES INTO HIS NOTEBOOK FOR HIM!!!😂 Seriously though, some parents are crazy!
"I ate catching no kidney stones'....why does this even need to be said 😂🤣😅
Your reaction and commentary is priceless. Every child needs a teacher with your grit and wit.
What the heck is wrong with the parent? Instead of sticking the finger in the freezer she / he should have rushed it to the hospital with the child to have it reattached. Dumb parent!
“Girl I can’t even remember to put my two shoes on my feet let alone text you about your child…..girl, you crazy!” Rotlf…..
She is hilarious…her laugh is contagious 😂
Her expressions are priceless😂
Love it! I was room mom for my sons. The teachers and I would look at each other across the room when a parent would walk in to make a ridiculous request. I usually walked out to the playground at these times so I could laugh hysterically!
You were? yeah I wondered what some other parents thought about these. hey who knows, maybe most of the parents do find these reasonable
I was a Grandma in a 2bd grade class. Oh I miss it!! Was so much fun!! Parents are interesting. Lolol some more than others.
I would laugh right there. Do ridiculous crap, get deserved ridicule.
I did before and after school care for years and I had a parent who used to ring every single day (in a single staff service) to ask if her 4th grader pooped. I asked if he was having any medical issues we needed to make note of or if there were any new dietary requirements. She said no she just wanted to make sure he is pooping. This child was neurotypical and had typical development for his age. He was always so embarrassed 😳.
OMG. see I usually expect those calls if the kid is autistic or has had chronic constipation or some kidney or liver issue, etc
Some people just really don't need to have kids. 🤦♀️
This is hysterical
I can not believe that Parents have a the nerve to ask this.
Some people really should not become parents
I love your facial expressions and humor!
Thank you for all you do
My mother in law was a teacher. When she passed away, a parent actually came to the funeral and told my husband that her child was having issues coping with the death. According to her, it was Mother's fault for passing away during the school year, and she should have known how that would affect a 3rd grader. We had her removed from the services 🤦🏾♀️
OMG!
Oh my . I'm sorry for the loss of your mother-in-law. How rude and disrespectful of that parent to approach you like that in your time of grief. I'm glad you had her removed. Shame on her. Really folks? The audacity!
That's unbelievable!
I.....CAN'T.....STOP.....LAUGHING!!!!!!! OMG! As a 1st grade teacher I totally feel you!!! The messages and requests I get sometimes are absolutely ridiculous!
Here's one from back when I was teaching: "(Kid's name) really responds to you better than the other teachers. Can you just work with him and let someone else deal with the other students?" No, I'm not kidding!!!
Oml.
In my state school starts this week so I sent this to my dear teacher friend hoping she has a better year than this. Since I used to work in a school I’m surprised by none of this but laughed so hard 😂
Where do you work now?
My brother was a middle school principal and he had parents calling him on weekends, asking him what he was going to do about their childrens' poor behavior when they were not in school... apparently, these parents took no responsibility for their own children.
I wanted to be a teacher for a long time, but videos like this prove it wasn't a calling, lol. I'd have been fired if I had to respond to any of this nonsense. Bless every teacher out there doing their best, especially right now with all the crazy stirred up.
As a high school teacher of 23 years, I can totally feel you on many of these crazy requests!
My jaw is on the floor. These are truly outrageous. It reminded me of a story from my childhood: my brother and I went to grade school in the 60s. My mom was an old school member of the "clean plate club" and she called the school and asked the lunch lady to monitor my brother and me to make sure we ate every bite of our lunch (brought from home). So, every day, the lunch lady reported to my mom. I don't think that that would fly nowadays.
Oh brother. Yeah I have worked with families like that. I don’t make my kiddos clean their plates. I don’t do verbal or physical pressure to eat. when they’re done they’re done. I trust them to eat what they need and they know what their bodies need. my kids are far from constipated and they are amazing eaters. they eat nearly everything. But I also do exposure where we talk about food textures and tastes
I just wanted to take a moment to say I love your videos your personality just makes my heart smile
I needed alcohol just watching this 😂
I love you so much!!! I wish you taught at my school.
Every non-teacher: Is this for real?!?
Every teacher: YESSS. Girl that's nothin' this one time.......
Yep.
All of your videos are hilarious especially with your southern accent and facial expressions!
The delivery & facial expressions are PRICELESS!!! Thanks!!
I got about a minute and a half in before my laughter drowned out this young woman. These parents are absolutely insane.
Teachers deserve so much more!
My goodness! You definitely don't get paid enough for that BS. And these are the parents that they want us to depend on for making a school mask decisions 🤣 Bless your beautiful heart for all you do and do it with humor 😜 ❤️☮️
I don't understand your position. Don't they know the projected salary they'd make and realize they'd have to deal with idiotic parents before wasting years and spending thousands for that particular degree?
Regardless of knowing the salary of teaching beforehand, someone has to do it; therefore I don’t understand your position totally_ordinary. Like it was said it comment, teachers don’t make enough to put up with BS from parents. Parent your kids. I have 4 and make sure that my 4 says ahead academically and manners.
These requests are so outlandish that if I didn’t hear them here I would never believe there are people out here saying this mess. Some of these parents really talk to teachers like they’re robot nannies. The gall!
This video is hilarious... and then you realise these are actual requests... that's so embarrassing! I'm training to be a teacher rn, in New Zealand! Amazing
I’m in NZ, believe me you’ll get these. I got, can you pull my son’s pants up after the toilet? He’s not good at it. Can you ask the other children to bring curry to school, my kid doesn’t like being the only one. Can you let my daughter decide if she wants to take part in any PE lesson, we don’t like sports, let her be the judge. You’ll have emails that will make you laugh and ones that will genuinely make you burst into tears.
@@rosalind3954 Lord in heaven help us all!!! How do you let them down? DO you let them down? Do you ignore them? I can't quite conceptualise what you'd say to that!
@@MissRuthina I think it is important to address parents’ “concerns”. You have to be kind but firm. Sorry, I can’t pull your son’s pants up, it’s important he practises this at home so he may be independent, this is not part of my job.
I cannot dictate what children bring to school to eat but we enjoy the opportunity to share and try many foods. Perhaps, you would like to provide some curry for the children to share at our open family days.
And, I understand your daughter is hesitant to take part in PE but it is a mandatory subject and opting out is not an option, just as opting out of any other subject is not up for negotiation. Thank you for your support with this. 😀
@@rosalind3954 this actually helps a lot! These replies are clever. I will have to take some notes, my friend! ;)
@@MissRuthina You’re very welcome! 😀Teachers helping teachers. We are one big, caring community, that’s what I like to think. :))
I’m so happy I found your channel. Omg! These crazy parents crack me up
There is definitely legitimate reason for your concern!
😂 I can relate!! I’ve had crazy requests from entitled parents…one mother demanded I come in during the holidays and help her son catch up because he had been lazy as shit all year 😂 I told her NO! I have children of my own and would rather invest in them. She got mad and complained to admin that I was rude…yes I was 😂
That's not really that rude, should have roasted her harder.
Truth is stranger than fiction!
I love this lady. We need alot more teacher's like her. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I bet her students love her.
Please take this act to the stage. You're killing it!
This is a good idea actually.
Unbelievable ! Thanks for the laughs.
Unfortunately these things really do happen! Some parents are out of their minds.
I love how you respond to these parent requests!
I was a preschool teacher for 15 years. This really hits home. Some of these happened to me too - Gym notice, line leader, crazy show-n-tell requests...
And I didn't get the whole wait to get my wife pregnant thing, but I did get asked why a man needed to take paternity leave. I took a week. And I used vacation time.
I’m not sure what’s more funny.. these requests or your perfect answers 🤣🤣
These are hysterical, and the delivery *chef's kiss*. Part of me is like, these can't be real, but then there's the other part of me is just thinking no one could possibly be paid enough to deal with a lot of the parents I've seen and heard stories about. Honest to goodness one of my parenting goals is just to not be one of "those parents." God bless teachers for the impact they have on kids and the crap they put up with to do so.
Stephanie -- I can assure you that these are very real. I teach high school and get requests that are just as outrageous every year. I always reply back, with a CC to the principal with a polite "I don't think that falls under my job description." or something along those lines.
I had a parent ask me what was in their child's vomit!!! Um, I was so busy trying not to puke myself as I threw the "OOPS" sawdust on it, I was hardly going to do an exam to determine the stomach contents!!
I had a parent send me a Class Dojo message at 3 a.m. to ask me if there was school that day. A calendar was sent home at the beginning of the year and was on the website. I also sent home a newsletter every week and always mentioned important days or days off that were coming up He often sent "URGENT" messages in the middle of the night. I felt like a personal secretary.
That actually wouldn’t bother me. I do not put Dojo on my phone and only check it from my work laptop in the morning before school. They can message all they want- I’m not getting alerts 🤷♀️
School starts at 745. Two weeks ago a parent sent me a message about 10ish wanting to know “what’s the latest I can drop her off?” 🙄
@@MsBianca78 Me too. I'd rather a parent go ahead and email me in the middle of the night when they are thinking of it , and then i can respond in the morning when i have time. But if i had email on my phone it would probably make me crazy too.
Dojo has a Night Setting, still, don’t they?
@@rejoyce318
It really was more that he thought I was at his beck and call at all hours of the day and night-- and usually about things that he could have easily looked up-- that I found soooo frustrating.
@@sharontesi4273 If they’re thinking it at 3am, they are probably really stressed and it’s worse to not ask and not send your child to school. You can put your phone on silent/do not disturb at night and answer when you wake up. You can even set do not disturb to only ring or notify you for designated emergency contacts to be able to contact you at night.
Lmfao 🤣🤣 I don’t blame you for being concerned about some parents 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We need to report that women to CPS that said her child to “private time”. Gross 🤮
Do teachers give out their emails in the US ?
Here in Ireland the teacher uses the school phone in the office if they've anything to talk to parents about and If the parents want to complain they've to call and wait for the teacher to call back or book an appointment to speak with them
I think its so awful how these parents are bombarding this teacher with requests and complaints like this
Im a Spanish teacher and we dont give out our email, but its really easy to find through the district, and since it must remain professional, its also easy to figure out, its usually your first and last name, @ whatever district.
@@vanessab3391 that must be awful you've probably had parents annoy you constantly your a hero for putting up with it
The school district gives each teacher an email and my school district each teacher has a personal phone in their class to use to call home. Seems like starting this school year we'll also have personal numbers attached to class room phones. So now parents will be able to call as well as email us.
Yes we give our emails but I’m a preschool teacher and parents don’t have mine. But we communicate through an iPad
I do have a parent that has my cell but they are my coworker and work at the school
@@PastWitch98 Most districts I've been in are this way, although my current school only has phones in certain rooms (thankfully mine is one). I do NOT give out my personal contact info as a general rule, and I do NOT have notifications about work e-mail set up on my personal phone. Yes, I DO work evenings and weekends sometimes, but no, that doesn't mean I'm constantly available.
I'm going out for surgery next week and just had a parent request that I make sure the sub has Spanish accents, conversations, and that they wear a clear mask with the students and that the sub is proactive. I'm not going to be in the classroom so how do I know what the sub is going to do or not do????? I'm focusing on healing.
Oml
Hope your surgery went well!
@@ladygrndr9424 it went fairly well. I'm on leave for 6 more weeks
Wow! These are good! I worked in a school where parents would pull students from a class before school started if the teachers was, or was rumored to be, pregnant.
That's just weird! What does the teacher being pregnant have to do with the quality of their learning?
@@mageofmagic870 There would be a substitute for 6+ weeks. The argument was that having a different teacher would interrupt their child's education.
And admin didn’t just shut them down?
I had a mum tell me the reason her son was doing no work in class or at home was because he epilepsy, but refused to show me any written diagnosis, . When I told her he'd need an assistant to help with assessments due to possible seizures and that it would cost her extra, suddenly her son was cured and he had grown out of his illness...
I received a letter from a mom who said i'd shamed and disrespected her daughter for asking her to put her shoes and socks on after PE.
I was called a racist for asking a child of a different colour to take a message to another teacher. That I was treating him like my personal slave. ...He BEGGED me to be allowed to go on a message...
I was called a nazi for letting a parent know she´d parted in a teacher spot.
I was told I was the antichrist and a promoter of satanism by the mother of a child who picked out the ONLY book about witches in the library and look it home.
When I asked a mum to make sure her child returned his school library book (Actually my own book in my class library) I was told i was destroying her son´s education.
And yet, you still get up every day for a pathetic amount of pay and go in and teach the next generation for us ungrateful ass parents... Thank you.
@@waitwhat1029 actually i quit teaching last year, haha
@@white_clover767 ... and I can’t say I blame you a bit. Lol.
I’m glad you made that decision for yourself. There’s only so much a person can take and I think you did the right thing. From the sounds of it, many were not very kind to you, Ms. Claire. This is my second year teaching and I’m still on the fronts about the profession. I just want to put in 115% of my effort this year so I can at the very least say that I tried if I come to the conclusion that this isn’t the career choice for me. I hope you’re doing well wherever you are! Sending love ❤️
@@notamazonalexa8182 I was like that too. I think my biggest mistake was I stayed for too long, put up with too much abuse and it destroyed my confidence that I COULD EVER GET A JOB IN ANOTHER FIELD; I THOUGHT TEACHING WAS ALL I COULD DO BECAUSE I WAS GOOD AT IT BECAUSE I PUT IN 115%: (apologies for caps, it witched mid reply and im not retyping)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these videos. You are so entertaining. 🤣
I love the reactions as much as the loopy requests! I am giggling out loud!
I love you! I’ve been in this work for 39 years and I’ve played all the parts. I love what I do and gallows humor is sometimes what keeps us going. Thank you.
As a retired school teacher 👩🏻🏫 I just loved this . 🤣LOL brought back so many memories. Once a teacher always a teacher 🙏🏼 for you all . Thanks for all you do .
Omgosh...You cracked me up. You are dealing with all kinds of crazy.
LOL! Intellectually answers on these crazy questions! God Bless our Teachers! You all are doing a fantastic job!!!
I’m glad you do these. My mom has two full classes of kindergarteners to look after and it’s taking its toll on her. But listening to these stories at least give her something to laugh about. 😅
You had me laughing so hard! Then I wanted to cry when I realized these were actual requests! But I love your attitude as you read them! I’m on your side & can’t believe parents would even…!
You are a beautiful human. Thank you.
Haha! I loved the video! I need more of these! Maybe a part 2?
Agreed!! I want more
I enjoy your messages so much you are hysterical please don't stop
This has me in stitches. I love this and hate it!
These are so funny, but your reading of them is the best ever! You are hilarious!
If I were a woman teacher and a parent complained about my pregnancy, I’d say to that parent: “At least my child was planned and I am properly prepared to be their parent! Oh yeah, and I also know who their father is!”
What all these questions boil down to is the burning question that every parent of kin ultimately wants to propose to teachers: “Will you please adopt my kid and take care of them from now on? My spouse and I weren’t thinking when we got naked under the covers.” 😒🙄😕😡
So much YES! It's like these parents think that just because their child is in school, that they can stop being parents for the entire school year.
@@StarViewer68 Exactly. And I really do wonder how much "parenting" (if any) these "parents" do over the summertime and on winter and Spring vacations when their kids are at home with them during the school year to boot. I do know that some private schools actually have parents who will pay the school and the schools' teachers to take their kids on vacations to various locations nationwide (Washington, D.C.; New York; Los Angeles; Orlando, to name but a few) over the summertime so that their kids can get both an enjoyable and educational experience outside of their hometowns. Why can't those very same paying parents take their own kids on those same prepaid vacations?! It would be a whole lot more meaningful to the kids if their parents accompanied and shared the definitive experiences with them as a family! But I guess such a concept is too far above the heads of parents like that.
Many of these requests are coming from middle class & up parents w/ intact families. It's crazy.
You have been the highlight of my day. Keep ‘‘em coming.
I loved this!! It's unbeliveable, but teachers hear the craziest things that only those who work with education know what's like!!
I'm a teacher in Brazil and the reality is no different at all!! Especially in private schools!
I needed this video, THANK YOU 😁
When my daughter in VPK, I sent one request and it was to inform her that my child has a fear of anyone dressed up as in a full body costume aka Santa in this case. I warned her that my child might hide behind her, freak out, or she might be ok. Fortunately she didn't freak out, sat on Santa's lap, and had their picture taken. Unfortunately it's 4 years later and she still has that fear.
I would watch 20 minute clips of these. Please continent to call us parents out over the internet. These are hilarious 😂
Yayyy Ms. Richardson’s back she is hilarious 😂 I love this channel. Yes I’m really concerned about my students parents.
Hands down, Ms. Richardson, you are the best teacher in "Bored Teachers" I love love love your sense of humor and the most down-to-earth teacher I've never had. Thank you so much for your post and participation in these videos. As a EdD Candidate, you motivate me to be come a teacher and pass the Praxis Exam immediately. Thank you, 5 Stars.
"Can you possibly wait on getting pregnant..."
Yeah, hang on, lemme just send this baby back
LOVE your commentary! I have been trying to catch all of your vids. I laugh before I begin to watch, DURING and for hours after. My stomach is hurting in GOOD ways! Bless you and THANK YOU !!!
My fav teacher. You're too funny!
My favourite was the left hand one.! 😂 Some of them were a little disturbing.
OMG, I just discovered your channel and you are my new hero! Keep up the good work!
To be fair, at least the mother with the kid’s finger in the freezer asked. I remember a kid in my sisters class (circa 2001) brought gory photos of his time in the ER to show and tell with absolutely no warning. My sister thought it was cool but the teachers were horrified.
I had a student whose brother was in the UC Davis protests years ago (the students were pepper-sprayed). He brought the photos and told the kids about it for show and tell without warning. He was in 2nd grade.
Ah lovely 😂
No wonder teachers nowadays ask you to fill out a paper where you write what your presentation will be about and it has to be approved before presenting.
At a pre-school I worked at, we had a kid who was thrashing around, being violent, hitting other kids. Parent was called in and yelled at the principal, because, as she said, she was paying for us to "practically raise her child, and she didn't have time for us to call her at work for every little thing." Well, someday, she's gonna get a call for bail, and she's not gonna have a CLUE.
They are CRAZY!!!!!!👀
Oh, girl! I stumbled onto one of your videos. Your delivery adds to the fun. I had to go back and see all of these. They are cracking me up and how you present them is too funny. God bless our teachers, they have to try to deal with these parents.