Many who are not in education have no idea the fights we have to fight each day, no idea how vilified we are by the community and have no idea the ridiculous accusations that parents make against us….
-you told my child he lied -you wouldn’t let my child go to the bathroom -my child said you told her no -my child is being bullied by you -you’re picking on my kid -but my kid’s food needs heated in the microwave -my child wouldn’t do that -you forced my child to confess to that -my child isn’t doing well in school because of YOU -your school is terrible These are just the minor things Then we have… -you can’t read that book to my child -I want to opt my child out of this lesson -my child can’t participate in social emotional learning -you’re teaching critical race theory -stop teaching my children that some people have 2 moms -you read a book to my (white) child about a black ballerina and now she thinks she (white child) can’t be a ballerina -I want a list of all of your “diversity” books -why are you telling my child about Ramadan -why do you make a list of kids who need to fast for Ramadan that’s not fair to the other kids (These are all real examples from this school year—-this post could be way longer but I think you get the point.) And, even with all of the negativity we get from parents, all the times they question us, vilify us, post about us on their “community Facebook groups”——WE’D STILL TAKE A BULLET FOR THEIR CHILDREN. The next time you’re on one of those FB groups or at the soccer field or in your neighborhood and that one mom or dad starts trashing teachers, please remind them of what I said above. WE’D TAKE A BULLET FOR YOUR CHILD. But, of course most think we are trying to push some liberal political agenda when in fact we just want to teach children to be accepting and kind to everyone, learn to read critically, understand different opinions and be problem solvers. And, we do this all while watching our backs and the backs of our students for potential active shooters. And that is the day in the life of an educator. WITH MUCH HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, Jacki
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