Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "BOE- This Needs Your Attention":
You need to speak to this teacher. Explain to her your child's perception and his fear about bringing it up to her. I might say it like this.
"You might not realize how worried my son is in your class. His concentration is easily thrown by cellphones ringing and texting going on in the classroom. I imagine that must be terribly difficult to monitor. If there's anything you can do to alleviate this distraction, I would so appreciate it. Also, for some reason my son is terrified to talk to you about this. He's afraid you're going to get angry at him. I assured him that no teacher will ever be upset by a student trying to concentrate, especially when it comes to something that nobody should be doing during instructional time like texting."
If things don't change after this conversation, then you should contact the principal.
Ed's note: While I appreciatethe sentiment and voice of this response, why must a parent or student have to broach this subject at all? There should be no ringing of cell phones in a classroom. There is a time and a place for everything. This should be mandated to all teachers and enforced appropriately.
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I agree with the editor on this one but let's recognize an olive branch when we see one. Things are going to happen. The world is not a perfect place. It is best for the kids to talk to teachers directly rather than go through their parents. We all need to talk to each other with respect.
ReplyDeleteIn the situation that this parent describes where her child is afraid to anger the teacher on her obvious breach of professionalism, it's a bit much to expect a child to resolve this with the teacher, particularly if the child is in elementary school, which is what this sounds like.
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