My 10 yr old son came home with a black eye today because some kid punched him.
My 12 yr old daughter came home and told me her male gym teacher (who has been reprimanded in the past) said that boys were built for strength and sports and girls were made to cook, clean, and carry babies.
Seriously?
Here's the long of it:
My son told some annoying girl to stop raking her finger nails down the bus seat. She didn't so he pushed her hand off the seat. Then a boy, apparently her boyfriend, punched my son in the face. My son didn't tell the bus driver. He said it didn't hurt much, mainly, it just made him mad and it took everything he had not to hit the kid back. So now I don't know what to do about that. Since he didn't tell, I'm not sure there is much we can do unless it happens again, and if it does, I told my son he has every right to defend himself but he'd better not start it.
My daughter said this teacher is always saying stupid things. There were two other PE teachers in the room when he said it, and the other male teacher laughed (I guess he is usually pretty cool though) and the female teacher glared at them both. My daughter said all the students gasped when he said it, even the boys. I tried emailing the principal, but their link on the site isn't working, so I guess I'll be calling or emailing tomorrow.
What a day for education. I'm gonna go grab a bag of frozen peas for my son's face and take my athlete of a daughter to soccer practice.
I need a pina colada.
Seriously.
My 12 yr old daughter came home and told me her male gym teacher (who has been reprimanded in the past) said that boys were built for strength and sports and girls were made to cook, clean, and carry babies.
Seriously?
Here's the long of it:
My son told some annoying girl to stop raking her finger nails down the bus seat. She didn't so he pushed her hand off the seat. Then a boy, apparently her boyfriend, punched my son in the face. My son didn't tell the bus driver. He said it didn't hurt much, mainly, it just made him mad and it took everything he had not to hit the kid back. So now I don't know what to do about that. Since he didn't tell, I'm not sure there is much we can do unless it happens again, and if it does, I told my son he has every right to defend himself but he'd better not start it.
My daughter said this teacher is always saying stupid things. There were two other PE teachers in the room when he said it, and the other male teacher laughed (I guess he is usually pretty cool though) and the female teacher glared at them both. My daughter said all the students gasped when he said it, even the boys. I tried emailing the principal, but their link on the site isn't working, so I guess I'll be calling or emailing tomorrow.
What a day for education. I'm gonna go grab a bag of frozen peas for my son's face and take my athlete of a daughter to soccer practice.
I need a pina colada.
Seriously.