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Sometimes do you wonder if your child is treated differently
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Baby1at35 posted:
Before finding my 4 yr olds current preschool we had a really bad experience at the previous preschool. The teacher was not seemed to really for lack of a better term "nit pick" at my son until he was so frustrated he had a full blown on the floor tantrum at school. (He never even had those at home anymore). He never reacted to any other caretaker, sitter, friend ect that has ever taken care of him that way. And I had many caretakers as I am the solo parent.
Sometimes do you wonder that there may be some racial prejudice? Not anything concrete but a "feeling" KWIM?
Yes this teachers "style" of teaching was radical in my opinion but she seemed much"warmer" to the other children.
I moved him a month after he was there .
Now that he is in the new preschool it is wonderful he has learned so much and thrived.
Just wondering if you ever had that "feeling" of prejudice and how do you teach your children to deal with it or how to deal with it?
I know this is a deep/complex question but it has happened a couple of times and I don't want to "blame" them for being prejudice yet it is there.
3 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Sometimes do you wonder if your child is treated differentlyBefore finding my 4 yr olds current preschool we had a really bad experience at the previous preschool. The teacher was not seemed to really for lack of a better term "nit pick" at my son until he was so frustrated he had a full blown on the floor tantrum at school. (He never even had those at home anymore). He never reacted to any other caretaker, sitter, friend ect that has ever taken care of him that way. And I had many caretakers as I am the solo parent. <br />Sometimes do you wonder that there may be some racial prejudice? Not anything concrete but a "feeling" KWIM? <br />Yes this teachers "style" of teaching was radical in my opinion but she seemed much"warmer" to the other children. <br />I moved him a month after he was there . <br />Now that he is in the new preschool it is wonderful he has learned so much and thrived. <br />Just wondering if you ever had that "feeling" of prejudice and how do you teach your children to deal with it or how to deal with it? <br />I know this is a deep/complex question but it has happened a couple of times and I don't want to "blame" them for being prejudice yet it is there.
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kfitz responded:
I can't imagine a teacher doing that! I would have been furious! DD is only 6 months and her babysitter is great with her, but has problems with a little boy that always seems to get into trouble. He is only 2, but was in timeout for 15 minutes when I went to pick her up the other day. I think she has to be more stern with him b/c he is so bad, but I did wonder if she is punishing him too much. That was until he threw DDs toy at her the other day and hit her in the eye. DH wanted to snatch the little brat up.

I hope I never have to go thru what you did, but I'm glad you got him out of there.
Report This| Share this:Sometimes do you wonder if your child is treated differentlyI can't imagine a teacher doing that! I would have been furious! DD is only 6 months and her babysitter is great with her, but has problems with a little boy that always seems to get into trouble. He is only 2, but was in timeout for 15 minutes when I went to pick her up the other day. I think she has to be more stern with him b/c he is so bad, but I did wonder if she is punishing him too much. That was until he threw DDs toy at her the other day and hit her in the eye. DH wanted to snatch the little brat up. <br /> <br />I hope I never have to go thru what you did, but I'm glad you got him out of there.
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Baby1at35 replied to kfitz's response:
It was pretty bad there is so much more to the story but anyway it was the best thing I did to move him.
After I told my friends a couple of them said "Do you think that she may be prejudice?". That made me really think about it.
He was so unhappy /stressed there. It broke my heart.
He is doing great now though.
Report This| Share this:Sometimes do you wonder if your child is treated differentlyIt was pretty bad there is so much more to the story but anyway it was the best thing I did to move him. <br />After I told my friends a couple of them said "Do you think that she may be prejudice?". That made me really think about it. <br />He was so unhappy /stressed there. It broke my heart. <br />He is doing great now though.
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LexciMomma1011 responded:
When DD was in the headstart program last year she went through the same thing. She constantly got "red lights" and the teacher said that she was disrespectful. My child may be a little spoiled, but she was never disrespectful. She never wanted to go to school and would cry when we said she had to go. This year she has no problems at all she gets "green lights" everyday! I figured it had to be the teacher.
Report This| Share this:Sometimes do you wonder if your child is treated differentlyWhen DD was in the headstart program last year she went through the same thing. She constantly got "red lights" and the teacher said that she was disrespectful. My child may be a little spoiled, but she was never disrespectful. She never wanted to go to school and would cry when we said she had to go. This year she has no problems at all she gets "green lights" everyday! I figured it had to be the teacher.
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