Comments | marigot: Huh?

marigot

Huh?

May 15, 2009 16:46

So my assistant brought the kids in from recess, and one of my little girls is sobbing. It took a minute or so to make out that she was saying "pink coat, pink coat" but because of her communication issues, that was all I could get. My assistant kind of rolls her eyes and tells me that her coat had been left on the playground from earlier and got ( Read more... )

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shaynehunter May 15 2009, 21:16:28 UTC

Pretty sure this person needs to be fired and recycled back to kindergarten.

marigot May 16 2009, 03:11:41 UTC

Fired and recycled into the penal system maybe? She's got about that much compassion!

torrilin May 15 2009, 21:53:40 UTC

I could see it if the coat is bloodstained, but... wow.

marigot May 16 2009, 03:21:48 UTC

I teach special education kindergarten and while sending things home with blood on them wouldn't be happy-making to our parents, it would certainly be easier to clean up than a lot of other "bodily issues" that we deal with daily! :)

And that just brings up the fact that we REGULARLY send clothes home that are... not pleasant. But it's a parental decision whether to throw them away or not. Good grief.

torrilin May 16 2009, 10:07:07 UTC

*nods* I was more visualizing bloodstained as in what happened in a few of my brother's more exciting childhood accidents. (or worse) Something sopping wet with blood ends up being a hazard to the other students. Then throwing it away in biohazard waste could be the right choice.

But if it's not at a level where you have to consider that, there's no reason to toss it. Clothes are washable for a reason, and soap and water do amazing things.

missmausie May 15 2009, 22:16:14 UTC

Wow. *boggles* That's just... My GOD, what a stupid bitch. Is there anyone that you can complain to about that? Because if she has ever deserved a trip to The Big Office, it's now.

You get major points for not screaming at her, though. Sweet Jesus in a flaming peach tree.

marigot May 16 2009, 03:14:37 UTC

Okay, the Sweet Jesus in a flaming peach tree made me giggle. And I really needed that!

It was just so stupidly CRUEL. *sigh* I think that's what's making my brain hurt the most right now.

missmausie May 17 2009, 19:18:49 UTC

*Grin* Hee. I can't remember what set me off, but I was really unhappy when I came up with that. It's been one of my favorite 'I have no idea what to say; profanity alone just isn't going to cut it...' phrases ever since. (Another one, which I shamelessly swiped from someone at Sadly, No!, is 'Sweet Jesus in a mailbox!', just for the image it puts in my head.)

For me, it's the stupid part of the equation that gets me. She's been assisting you all year, right? How has she NOT LEARNED ANYTHING?!? Seriously. That's one of the awesome parts of (trying) to teach anyone anything -- you get to learn, too, whether you want to or not. I don't even really like kids, at least not in a general sort of way, but I know I'd be better than her... Gah. *Grump* I imagine you'll make a point of mentioning this in her end-of-year evaluation, even if yours/hers is the first one ever written.