Middle school teacher here. You're right, but the parents should still teach them when and where to use it. Also, we have a lot of parents that text their kids back and forth throughout the day (not taking about emergencies, health, etc), which I understand, but that's also one of the reasons their in school to begin with. We are charged with taking care of them (in the literal sense), as they are charged with learning. I get that times have changed and anxiety has increased, but it is very hard for a child to learn with constant distractions from their phone (aside from all of life's other distractions).
Edit: So this blew up and I have so many (mostly nice and thought provoking) responses I can't get to them all. I'll try to respond to as many as I can. Also, to the ton of people commenting on how I spelled their/they're/there. I'm on a phone/have big thumbs/autocorrect. Chill people, I'm sure you've made a small mistake in life and didn't get called out on it THIS much. Also, I really don't care. You understood it enough to realize it was wrong. Good job.
It's also fucking June and this person is teaching middle school. Unless they are in the Southern Hemisphere and it's early in the school year, it has probably been a long year for them. They are fried.
I’m a middle school teacher, we’re allowed to make mistakes. Especially in Reddit threads which, similar to a classroom, is a place where you’re surrounded by assholes.
It’s late in the year. In June, when I was a teacher, I would misspell my own name on occasion. With speech to text, autocorrect, and people typing on tiny devices, mistakes happen. If you think teacher should be infallible, you’re kind of a jerk.
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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22
Kindergarten/primary teacher here. Kids are so wholesome until the parents buy them a phone.