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Yelling

by Anne

Jun 30, 2010

There is a toddler teacher at my work that yells at the kids. It turns my stomache! If a child hits another child, she (yells) "name", you don't hit my friends, have a seat!" and she grabs them by the arm and sits them down. The child is crying and she is still yelling as she walks away, "it is not alright to hit, you do not hit!". This blows my mind!

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Leah I agree with the last poster. If you have already talked to the admin and nothing is done, perhaps all of the teachers who are concerned need to approach the admin. Yelling should not be happening.

> I would bring to the admins attention your observations. The > scary part is if you are seeing this, what happens when no one > is ...See More

Jul 7, 2010

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Martha Ann Well, she's right. You do not hit. But she is out of line. Why don't you talk to her? IF not to her, to her supervisor.

On 6/30/10, Anne wrote: > There is a toddler teacher at my work that yells at the > kids. It turns my stomache! If a child hits another > child, she (yells) "name", you don't hit my friends, have a > seat!" a...See More

Jul 28, 2010

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Theresa This could be a cultural difference. When I started teaching in the inner city, I was blown away by how the teachers yelled at children. It was usually teachers who were the same culture as the children and often from the same neighborhood. However, the children were used to being spoken to in this way because it was what they heard at home. The ch...See MoreThis could be a cultural difference. When I started teaching in the inner city, I was blown away by how the teachers yelled at children. It was usually teachers who were the same culture as the children and often from the same neighborhood. However, the children were used to being spoken to in this way because it was what they heard at home. The children respected this type of communication and even found it comforting because it was how their parents spoke. I found that all the feel good phrases I learned in college or heard in my middle class hometown did not work in this setting.

And, honestly, have you ever been to a school or daycare where teachers don't yell at least sometimes? Its not realistic to expect a teacher to never yell. Now, a teacher should never physically hurt a child of make fun of them. But, it does not sound like she was doing this.

If it is not a cultural difference,I would talk to the teacher before going to the supervisor. Perhaps, she is frustrated and needs a friend. Going over her head is only going to make it worse. Teachers need to stick together. Disregard this if she is actually abusing a child. Then, it needs to be reported. But, otherwise I would reach out to her first.

On 7/07/10, Leah wrote: > I agree with the last poster. If you have already talked to the > admin and nothing is done, perhaps all of the teachers who are > concerned need to approach the admin. Yelling should not be > happening. > > >> I would bring to the admins attention your observations. The >> scary part is if you are seeing this, what happens when no one >> is around? At minimum, this teacher needs more training. >> Worst case: someone gets hurt, and this can be verbally abusive. >> >> This may not be the right age for this teacher - toddlers needs >> someone who is loving, but firm. This teacher may consider >> this type of behaviour as being 'firm', which it is not. >> >> Please, for the sake of the little kids, bring observations to >> admin. If they don't do anything, take it further. >> >> >> >> On 6/30/10, Anne wrote: >>> There is a toddler teacher at my work that yells at the >>> kids. It turns my stomache! If a child hits another >>> child, she (yells) "name", you don't hit my friends, have a >>> seat!" and she grabs them by the arm and sits them down. >>> The child is crying and she is still yelling as she walks >>> away, "it is not alright to hit, you do not hit!". This >>> blows my mind!

Jul 28, 2010

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Meme I agree with Theresa. As long as she is not physically hurting anybody, you should probably talk to her about it before going above her head. Are your admins around when she is yelling? Do they already know about it? Also some people are just naturally loud, it's just how they are. I'm not trying to excuse her behavior, just giving you another pers...See MoreI agree with Theresa. As long as she is not physically hurting anybody, you should probably talk to her about it before going above her head. Are your admins around when she is yelling? Do they already know about it? Also some people are just naturally loud, it's just how they are. I'm not trying to excuse her behavior, just giving you another perspective on it. On 7/28/10, Theresa wrote: > This could be a cultural difference. When I started teaching in the > inner city, I was blown away by how the teachers yelled at > children. It was usually teachers who were the same culture as the > children and often from the same neighborhood. However, the > children were used to being spoken to in this way because it was > what they heard at home. The children respected this type of > communication and even found it comforting because it was how their > parents spoke. I found that all the feel good phrases I learned in > college or heard in my middle class hometown did not work in this > setting. > > And, honestly, have you ever been to a school or daycare where > teachers don't yell at least sometimes? Its not realistic to expect > a teacher to never yell. Now, a teacher should never physically > hurt a child of make fun of them. But, it does not sound like she > was doing this. > > If it is not a cultural difference,I would talk to the teacher > before going to the supervisor. Perhaps, she is frustrated and needs > a friend. Going over her head is only going to make it worse. > Teachers need to stick together. Disregard this if she is actually > abusing a child. Then, it needs to be reported. But, otherwise I > would reach out to her first. > > > On 7/07/10, Leah wrote: >> I agree with the last poster. If you have already talked to the >> admin and nothing is done, perhaps all of the teachers who are >> concerned need to approach the admin. Yelling should not be >> happening. >> >> >>> I would bring to the admins attention your observations. The >>> scary part is if you are seeing this, what happens when no one >>> is around? At minimum, this teacher needs more training. >>> Worst case: someone gets hurt, and this can be verbally abusive. >>> >>> This may not be the right age for this teacher - toddlers needs >>> someone who is loving, but firm. This teacher may consider >>> this type of behaviour as being 'firm', which it is not. >>> >>> Please, for the sake of the little kids, bring observations to >>> admin. If they don't do anything, take it further. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6/30/10, Anne wrote: >>>> There is a toddler teacher at my work that yells at the >>>> kids. It turns my stomache! If a child hits another >>>> child, she (yells) "name", you don't hit my friends, have a >>>> seat!" and she grabs them by the arm and sits them down. >>>> The child is crying and she is still yelling as she walks >>>> away, "it is not alright to hit, you do not hit!". This >>>> blows my mind!

Aug 1, 2010

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ffff I feel it is important to speak to admin about observations. If you are comfortable speaking to the teacher, and feel it will be received well, please do so. If you can provide support and assistance to the teacher, do so. However, it is important that admin is aware of what is happening so they can initiate more training, provide support in an ong...See MoreI feel it is important to speak to admin about observations. If you are comfortable speaking to the teacher, and feel it will be received well, please do so. If you can provide support and assistance to the teacher, do so. However, it is important that admin is aware of what is happening so they can initiate more training, provide support in an ongoing manner and make sure this teacher is placed appropriately.

Yelling at children, in my opinion, is never okay. Yelling denotes a lack of control and taking frustrations out on a child. I still feel that if a teacher is yelling at children, there is a lack of training, and that needs to be fixed.

On 7/28/10, Theresa wrote: > This could be a cultural difference. When I started teaching in the > inner city, I was blown away by how the teachers yelled at > children. It was usually teachers who were the same culture as the > children and often from the same neighborhood. However, the > children were used to being spoken to in this way because it was > what they heard at home. The children respected this type of > communication and even found it comforting because it was how their > parents spoke. I found that all the feel good phrases I learned in > college or heard in my middle class hometown did not work in this > setting. > > And, honestly, have you ever been to a school or daycare where > teachers don't yell at least sometimes? Its not realistic to expect > a teacher to never yell. Now, a teacher should never physically > hurt a child of make fun of them. But, it does not sound like she > was doing this. > > If it is not a cultural difference,I would talk to the teacher > before going to the supervisor. Perhaps, she is frustrated and needs > a friend. Going over her head is only going to make it worse. > Teachers need to stick together. Disregard this if she is actually > abusing a child. Then, it needs to be reported. But, otherwise I > would reach out to her first. > > > On 7/07/10, Leah wrote: >> I agree with the last poster. If you have already talked to the >> admin and nothing is done, perhaps all of the teachers who are >> concerned need to approach the admin. Yelling should not be >> happening. >> >> >>> I would bring to the admins attention your observations. The >>> scary part is if you are seeing this, what happens when no one >>> is around? At minimum, this teacher needs more training. >>> Worst case: someone gets hurt, and this can be verbally abusive. >>> >>> This may not be the right age for this teacher - toddlers needs >>> someone who is loving, but firm. This teacher may consider >>> this type of behaviour as being 'firm', which it is not. >>> >>> Please, for the sake of the little kids, bring observations to >>> admin. If they don't do anything, take it further. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6/30/10, Anne wrote: >>>> There is a toddler teacher at my work that yells at the >>>> kids. It turns my stomache! If a child hits another >>>> child, she (yells) "name", you don't hit my friends, have a >>>> seat!" and she grabs them by the arm and sits them down. >>>> The child is crying and she is still yelling as she walks >>>> away, "it is not alright to hit, you do not hit!". This >>>> blows my mind!

Aug 2, 2010

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