he teachers my brothers science class, my brother is 11. hes small for his age and gets scared easily. the teacher seems to be monster giving out detentions all the time and doesnt explain nicely or help the child ( from what ive seen) also he wrote thats rubbish on my brothers homework…because his diagram wasnt all great, , hes also given dententions twice already for something he coudlve explained if my brother wasnt understanding it..my brother isnt as bright as other kids, hes quite slow, and takes ages understanding…im furious at this teacher..and this teacher is also a pakistani…
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Parent teacher conference...
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well when there is a parents meeting tell your parents to bring the subject up so that the teacher gets the hint that yes there are complaints going home, once thats done and the teacher continues this then complain to the headteacher that will put him in line and he will get to know that his teaching is in fact "rubbish"
if a child is slow more time should be spent on them to actaully help them some children are actaully bright but it takes them time to understand things they sould be encouraged not discouraged
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I wouldn't wait for a parent/teacher conference at all. I would request one immediately. And depending on how the tone goes through the meeting I would schedule a follow up one in about two weeks time.
This type of behaviour needs to be addressed as quickly as possible so that the teacher is made aware of how his/her style is being perceived.
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If someone did that to my kid, I would punch his effing lights out.
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nad start with NOT helping your brother doing his home work. 
I wouldn't wait for a parent/teacher conference at all. I would request one immediately. And depending on how the tone goes through the meeting I would schedule a follow up one in about two weeks time.
This type of behaviour needs to be addressed as quickly as possible so that the teacher is made aware of how his/her style is being perceived.
Ditto... a teacher who writes "rubbish" on a kids work, and gives detention instead of offering help to build their self-confidence at this tender age... needs to be talked to early on - perhaps, by multiple parents who share similar concerns.
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Does he get any help at home if he doesnt understand something?
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Your bro needs attention at home. May be the teacher has been really working hard with him and its ur bro who is not paying attention. (my bro is ditto same)
Well you better arrange a parent teacher meeting and listen to the teacher side story too. Do not go with a mind that you are going to teach the teacher a lesson. Teachers are human too and there are limits to everyone’s patience n tolerance.
All above i said coz i have been a teacher too for a short period of time. I was not just a teacher who would go to class n look at watch n count mins. I would put my heart and soul n blood n sweat in my teaching. Still I had few kids in my class who knew about every new PS game, circket, the players names, the captain, even the empire’s names, not only Pak’s team but NZ, indian, austalain, srilanka, you just name it, they knew about all what they wanted to eat, how to dress up , how to look good, even wrote love letters to their class mates 
but when ask anything from their books they would act as they were dumb n deaf.
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seriously, be bold and confront teacher.
If possible make kid go to different class. Away from that moron. As he might get mean after knowing about your complain.
thats because thats what children are intrested in nowadays so they would know.
personally i think its not gud for a teacher to write rubbish on a childs homework, yes help should be offered at home but what should these chidlren do.. some are just slow at picking up stuff
nadz im sure in his school they have like TA in each class maybe they sould offer him more support like that…
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I agree with Fairytalr. ALWAYS hear the teacher out because you don't realize how well kids embellish their stories. I taught 120 kids in one year divided over 5 or 6 periods/sessions. Of those I had five who had serious behavior issues and if I dis not get on the phone and call mom before he/she could get homeand deliver their concocted crap story of how they had such a mean teacher, then forget it. Parent believed the kid.
If they're getting repeated detentions mAybe your kid IS acting out. Kids do that sometimes when they are confused. They're now 11 , so this is the age when they're going to break more rules.
Teacher may very well need improvement in their teaching style but you have to ask yourself could your child possibly be jumping on a bandwagn of acting out?
Either way, you won't know until you meet with them. Make sure your child does what he needs to do from his side to make his experience better. Like staying in his seat, avoiding outright disobeying the teacher etc.
You really only have less than an hour to get your lesson across that day an if the kids in general are misbehaving, it's hard to explain things. Which creates more frustration and more bad teaching and more acting out.
Maybe the teacher does need to change their approach but you're assuming your kid never lies to you nor misunderstands situations. That's gonna get you in trouble later because they'll be able to pull anything past you...
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He really wrote "rubbish"? Take that paper with you to the meeting and verify it is his handwriting.
he teachers my brothers science class, my brother is 11. hes small for his age and gets scared easily. the teacher seems to be monster giving out detentions all the time and doesnt explain nicely or help the child ( from what ive seen) also he wrote thats rubbish on my brothers homework....because his diagram wasnt all great, , hes also given dententions twice already for something he coudlve explained if my brother wasnt understanding it..my brother isnt as bright as other kids, hes quite slow, and takes ages understanding....im furious at this teacher..and this teacher is also a pakistani....
Sister I may go against popular opinion here but the teacher seems pretty normal to me, during my junior school i never had much homework, heck i never used to take a bag to school and then going into Secondry school was a shock, continuously bombarded with work and it didn't help that most people had come from a background of private schools who were used to a heavy workload and how work of high quality should be presented.
I always rushed my work and never used to double underline my titles, draw my diagrams with a ruler/label specifc apparatus or write my name and date at the top of the page during each homework assignment. My science teacher used to write alot worse then what was written on your brother page and even resulted in chucking a book at me when i didn't draw a beaker correctly but with time and speaking to the teachers on what he wanted i was able to solve this problem quickly and made sure i took pride in my work.
Whats important here is getting a solution so that both your Brother knows whats expected of him from his work and his teacher is satisfied with the work being handed in. Its better to have an angry teacher than one who couldn't care less what the children are doing and the level of detail they are putting into their homework.
i think its not bad as u have admitted urself ur brother is not that bright!
it is said : *latoon kay bhoot batoon say nahi mantay! *
so if ur brother fall in that category i think teacher is justified. but if he is serious in studies but have some serious learning difficulties so u shud help him.
beside such kind of mild punishment does not adversely effects the boys rather they make them bit ruf and tuf........ and i think this is gud and make them more confident.
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I don't know if it makes them more rough and tough. Boys get hormonal and defiant very easily in the preteen age and it sounds like he is not getting the material and is frustrated -- probably acts out in class and lands himself in detention. The way a child perceived it - "my teacher hates me".
A lot of teachers don't get thus psychology at all. Maybe he needs some extra after school tutoring, a firm understanding from mommy that acting out won't help if you are having academic trouble. Teacher needs to see the family cares. And that writing insults on a child's paper is really unnecessary and making it all worse.
he teachers my brothers science class, my brother is 11. hes small for his age and gets scared easily. the teacher seems to be monster giving out detentions all the time and doesnt explain nicely or help the child ( from what ive seen) also he wrote thats rubbish on my brothers homework....because his diagram wasnt all great, , hes also given dententions twice already for something he coudlve explained if my brother wasnt understanding it..my brother isnt as bright as other kids, hes quite slow, and takes ages understanding....im furious at this teacher..and this teacher is also a pakistani....
I'm a teacher and I teach the same age group as your brother.
Teachers are advised by experts to start the year in a firm/strict manner. Because it's easier for a teacher to start tough and loosen up during the year. BUT it's difficult to start easy with the kids and then toughen up. Reversing the order is not only stressful for the teacher, it also is not good for the students.
Teachers do sometimes** lecture** their students that they want to see good-quality work and not garbage....especially with older students (not everything needs to be or should be sugar-coated). However.............I do agree.........that your brother's teacher.....SHOULD NOT.....have written "that's rubbish" on an assignment. Because such a written comment is not teaching your brother what his mistakes are. The teacher should have written down the errors.....with the suggested corrections.
********KEEP IN MIND.........that the "rubbish" comment could also be a **cultural thing. Teachers who have been brought up in Pakistan/India are used to a more** tougher and blunt** teaching style.
From a teacher's point-of-view..........I will advise you to talk to the teacher, FIRST! Many parents rush to complain to the principal without receiving clarification from the teacher first. EVEN THE PRINCIPAL understands that he/she was not in the classroom to witness the event and that the teacher can best explain to the parent what happened. And often times the principal will refer the parent to the teacher anyways.
For example........if you had a job.......and someone has complaints about a particular task that ONLY **you handle.........you would want that customer/client/co-worker to talk to **YOU **about it **FIRST..........as opposed to "going over your head".........and complaining to the boss who does not directly handle your work and therefore can't address the concerns effectively.
A detention twice a week.......is NOTHING. I have a lot of patience in general......but I've had to give some students more than two detentions depending on the offense/misbehavior. A detention is not as bad as a suspension or expulsion. It's one of the minor consequence. And since you don't know what happened in the classroom..............it's best to talk to the teacher to find out.
There are many teachers (and I know this from experience)...........who give multiple chances/forgiveness to students for their offenses (not completing homework, not following directions, talking out of turn, breaking rules, etc). And eventually the forgiveness/patience runs out......and the teacher has had it........and administers a punishment. SO, talk to the teacher to find out what happened exactly.
Also............I would advise getting your brother tested for learning disability. You said that he is "slow." Sometimes the "slowness" could actually be a result of a learning disability such as dyslexia or auditory processing disorder. Once the student has been diagnosed..........the teacher can implement accommodations to help the student learn better.........and it gives the teacher a better understanding of the child's needs.
*****Finally..........an 11-year-old student is a child and sees the world from a child's perspective. Therefore a child who goes home might explain a classroom situation to his parents in the defensive tone of a CHILD. His/her perceptions and reasoning will be different from that of a mature adult. For example, a child might explain to his parents that the teacher was "mean." **MEAN is a subjective word. What is "mean" to a child........can seem reasonable and logical to an adult. Fair parents calmly listen to their child's explanation........and without rushing to become defensive and emotional...............they then calmly talk to the teacher to get his/her side of the story.....BEFORE jumping to conclusions.
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Red Velvet...can i be nosy and i aks if you teach in the UK?
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also nadz, may be your brother's foundation or basic knowledge is not very strong. and thats why he doesnt understand the teacher and hence not taking interest in studies. he thinks everything is tough and he wont understand them ever. If his basic knowledge is weak, then plz give attention to that. Prolly teacher has no time to start telling him about basics. Some teachers do give extra time to such students but well dont expect that from every teacher.
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I totally agree with velvet. Unless you've ever been thrown in a classroom and told to cross yourself twice before the bell rings, you have noo clue.
Do you know how many detentions I gave?
Also writing assignments and extra homework which LOWERED your grade if not done perfectly. Get those buggers where it hurts.
I gave detentions for writing on desks with permanent markets, plugging up my sinks and flooding my class with spitballs, kids talking without raising hand, being out of seat and disruptive, bullying other kids, etc.
In some of those situations, they should have been suspended but because daddy was a doctor or lawyer they were able to get away with a detention.
Meanwhile my black students should get suspended.
Uff. Sorry. I had to vent.