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Changing teachers mid year
Anyone been through this? My seventh grader found out yesterday that
she's been assigned to a new teaching team. Our area has huge population growth, and they've hired two new seventh grade teachers (taking the school from 12 to 14 7th grade homerooms). They randomly chose the students to be assigned to the new team, uprooting them from current teachers, routines, friends. No, we're not happy. Any suggestions on how to get through it? Thanks- Lesley |
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Changing teachers mid year
Hi -- If it's TRULY a random switch, then complain. But you may find that they switched kids around with various criteria in mind. Ask what those criteria are, then discuss it with your daughter. Next, discuss the entire change with your daughter as being an adventure. It's kind of like starting a whole new school year, but in October! Remind her that the kids who are still in the old classes are stuck in the same old grind, but SHE gets to do something new. Not sure if that will work, but a good attitude on your part should do a lot to help your daughter think more positively of the change. --Beth Kevles http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would like me to reply. |
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Changing teachers mid year
Lesley wrote:
Anyone been through this? My seventh grader found out yesterday that she's been assigned to a new teaching team. Our area has huge population growth, and they've hired two new seventh grade teachers (taking the school from 12 to 14 7th grade homerooms). They randomly chose the students to be assigned to the new team, uprooting them from current teachers, routines, friends. No, we're not happy. Any suggestions on how to get through it? Thanks- Lesley I don't mean to be sarcastic but what's there "to get through"? She's about 13 yo and should be able to handle minor changes in her life. Treat it as a new school year - new friends, new teachers, etc. With 12-14 homerooms she should be used to this every Sept. /dan |
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Changing teachers mid year
Lesley wrote: Anyone been through this? My seventh grader found out yesterday that she's been assigned to a new teaching team. Our area has huge population growth, and they've hired two new seventh grade teachers (taking the school from 12 to 14 7th grade homerooms). They randomly chose the students to be assigned to the new team, uprooting them from current teachers, routines, friends. No, we're not happy. Any suggestions on how to get through it? When I started 6th grade I went through a similar experience.Due to redistricting all of the kids from my elementary school's 5th grade went to one middle school--except for 6 of us who were sent to a different school. I did not want to go, hated the idea of it, thought it was unfair, etc. I even went with my mom to the school superintendent's office to complain. In the end, I went and it all worked out fine. I ended up with a much wider group of friends, had great teachers, and suffered no visible harm. Kids will adapt, they will take their cues from you, too, so present this as an adventure, a chance to be with new kids, the school year is only 1/4 or so over, so there is a lot of time left to develop new relationships. If the school district is smart the new teachers will be sensitive to the changes and make efforts to really get the new class bonding. chris |
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Changing teachers mid year
"Lesley" wrote in message .net... Anyone been through this? My seventh grader found out yesterday that she's been assigned to a new teaching team. Our area has huge population growth, and they've hired two new seventh grade teachers (taking the school from 12 to 14 7th grade homerooms). They randomly chose the students to be assigned to the new team, uprooting them from current teachers, routines, friends. No, we're not happy. Any suggestions on how to get through it? Have her look at it as an opportunity, and with a positive attitude. If you react negatively to the change, she will probably pick up on that and react similarly. Besides, its not like they pulled (only) her out of a class and placed her into an already established class group. They have rearranged a number of students, who are all dealing with the change together. I'd expect the transition to be much easier because of that. |
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Lesley wrote:
Anyone been through this? My seventh grader found out yesterday that she's been assigned to a new teaching team. Our area has huge population growth, and they've hired two new seventh grade teachers (taking the school from 12 to 14 7th grade homerooms). They randomly chose the students to be assigned to the new team, uprooting them from current teachers, routines, friends. No, we're not happy. Any suggestions on how to get through it? Thanks- Lesley I would emphasize the positives. New friends and new possibilities. Also, put things into prospective. It's only a disaster if you let it be one. If your school year started in late August/ early September, it's still early in the school year. Your daughter has been assigned to a different team, not a new school. So, she'll see her old teachers (some may even be on the new team) and old friends (some may be reassigned). Change isn't easy but it's not necessarily bad. |
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Jeanne wrote:
Lesley wrote: Anyone been through this? My seventh grader found out yesterday that she's been assigned to a new teaching team. Our area has huge population growth, and they've hired two new seventh grade teachers (taking the school from 12 to 14 7th grade homerooms). They randomly chose the students to be assigned to the new team, uprooting them from current teachers, routines, friends. No, we're not happy. Any suggestions on how to get through it? Thanks- Lesley I would emphasize the positives. New friends and new possibilities. Also, put things into prospective. It's only a disaster if you let it be one. If your school year started in late August/ early September, it's still early in the school year. Your daughter has been assigned to a different team, not a new school. So, she'll see her old teachers (some may even be on the new team) and old friends (some may be reassigned). Change isn't easy but it's not necessarily bad. Everyone has made good points. But it's fair to ask the kid: What have you lost in making this change for the good. In almost every change, something is lost as something else is gained. This could be a good teaching opportunity on analyzing pros and cons of change. FWIW, such a change would not phase my DD at all. It would take quite a lot more prep time to get DS to roll with the punch, however. YMMV. Scott DD 12 and DS 9 |
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Everyone's saying be positive about it, which of course I know. But
first days of school can be tough, and she just went through one nine weeks ago. It would've been nice if she had seen an old friend at the meeting where they told these kids they've been moved, but she didn't. And none of her pals from this year's team got switched with her. So I'm not telling her by any stretch that this is the worst thing that's ever happened, but she's already tired of hearing "it's a chance to make new friends!" Apparently that one got overused at school yesterday. The good news is she still gets to go on the zoo field trip with her old team next month; having to back out of that would have really ticked her off. Lesley |
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Changing teachers mid year
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Lesley wrote: Anyone been through this? My seventh grader found out yesterday that she's been assigned to a new teaching team. Our area has huge population growth, and they've hired two new seventh grade teachers (taking the school from 12 to 14 7th grade homerooms). They randomly chose the students to be assigned to the new team, uprooting them from current teachers, routines, friends. Do they normally form teams randomly? It seems to me that most schools form teams with some thought for balance of abilities, or keeping incompatible kids apart, or making sure everyone has a friend, or other criteria. If your school does not normally form teams randomly, then it seems odd to be doing so in this case. I expect they were trying to be "fair" by randomizing who would be "uprooted", but it seems *un*fair that this team is random if the other teams were developed with more thought. I'm sure it's too late to do anything about this factor at this time, and perhaps I'm way off and all the teams are random, but if I were to complain, this is what I would be complaining about. As to your daughter, I suspect she is settling in well now, and hopefully has found at least some benefit to the new team. If she's still miserable, see if you can find out what specifically she misses from the old setup, and see if there's some way that loss can be mitigated for her. Take care, --Robyn .. |
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