I spoke to two mothers whose children are in the same class and their kids are exhibiting the same emotions - one little girl who lost her dad a few years ago will not go into the classroom and is afraid to ask the teacher anything. Instead, she goes to the aide in the class for anything she needs. The mom is going to speak to the VP about her daughter's situation which is great because now it will be the third parent in a week that has voiced their concerns. Do you think a teacher who is not tenured can be replaced within the first weeks of school? All the kids love the other children in their class and it is the teacher that is the problem.

My son is in the 4th grade and I have a daughter in the 3rd grade. They have disliked school since kindergarden. I attribute this to the fact that the new method of teaching does not make learning fun anymore.

If you feel strongly that your sons needs are not being met, have spoken to the instructor and the vice principal, then the only recourse is to request that your son be moved to another class. The most important things are your child’s well being and education. I don’t believe he would be considered as being the problem (you mentioned another child has been transferred to another class). I would inform the school’s administration that your son needs a different educational environment to succeed that this instructor cannot provide and are requesting that he be transferred to another class. You need to be your child’s advocate and only you can decided what is best for him. Don’t worry about the other students in the classroom – allow the other parents to be concern about their own children.

In that not all instructors are "warm and fuzzy" I do think, though, that it is the responsibility and requirement of the teachers to be more flexible and encompass "span" the ranges of children's personality spectrum they encounter in their class. It's one thing if it is a child that is a problem, because there is always mediation by the teacher or aide, but in the case of the teacher being the Issue at hand, there really is no recourse for the child. I have already spoken to the V. Principal and he told me she would be spoken to. One child has already been moved out of the class ( today) and I have been advised by many friends to keep on top of it and to not make my son the "perpetrator" as in bing "the problem," by having him moved. I am hoping he navigates his way through this one - my philosophy and struggle is that if I didn't care for a babysitter and she didn't meet the requirements of the basic needs of my child, nurturing, security, trust - then she would not have a job. I feel the same way with this teacher. Each day I drop him off I feel unsure I am doing the right thing.