Should I be angry about this??

Definitely call the school. This was a serious communication break down that should be addressed before ti starts affecting the kids grades too much. I'd also speak to the teacher , it might be possible that your child isn't giving you the whole story in order to get out of their work. It happens with mine all the time.

Your anger is very much reasonable. You need to contact the teacher and ask for explanation. Teachers for such small students need to take the full responsibility of their activities in the school including homeworks even they assign a sub in their absence. If you let this leave this time, its highly probable that it might happen again. Not that the teacher is doing it intentionally but then you have to bring to his/her attention.

Teachers, not doing their job,eh no wonder they're a lot of children unable to cope up to the next level because children aren't learning in schools, you didn't pay the school just for the teacher to goof around and leave the youth guide-less..

I feel like the teacher in this situation isn't dealing with things in the correct manner. Here, my daughter who is also in first grade has had a substitute teacher one time this year already. She only told me that she didn't like the man that subsituted for their regular teacher, but nothing more than that. I believe that when there is a substitute teacher, the substitute should try to the best of their ability to continue on with the curriculum that was written for that day. Then, when the regular teacher is back, she/he should work through what was missed on that given day a little bit at a time. As far as the homework situation, I really like what the first grade team at my daughter's school does as far as homework. They send home the entire packet on Monday but they have everything laid out for the parents to help the children work through the packet throughout the week.

I would first check with the school to get the entire story. Sideing with your child right away could cause a rift for any future issues with the school. If it was indeed your childs fault, try to come up with ways to correct so it does not happen again. If it was the Subs fault, I would file a formal complaint. Perhaps that person should not be in the school system! Good Luck, you have a lot of good advice here!

yea you should because the sub should be at least paying attention you your child

hello melissa2000, Maybe. But you can call the principal and tell her your concern. For sure she can have her explanation and help you feel much better. In my own opinion, we should take extra time teaching our kids especially when their teacher is not around so they will not be left behind more so when they are still beginners.

Wow, things have so much changed in the schools. I'm 53. When I was in 1st grade...homework was unheard of. Homework was for Jr. high (now called, middle school). My youngest is 15 and I thought it was nuts for her to have homework in 1st grade. It was the way it was. My daughter had an assignment book and each day the homework was written on the board and it was up to her to copy it in her book and up to me to see that she got it done, offer her help if she needed it. There was a spot for me to leave a note to the teacher if there was a problem. From what I am reading here, it is NOT your daughters fault that the work did not get done. She is a little girl.

If I were in your postition, I would also be pretty angry. I mean couldn't the teacher have known what the substitute has been doing before blaming it straight away on the kids? What really annoys me though about teachers though is when they do something wrong and don't admit to it. I remember me being a kid, there was this fight and the teacher fulls screamed at me and everything blaming me. When he found out if wasn't my fault, he didn't admit it but just went on about this thing saying I'm a bully cause I am sticking upto my friends. Like what? Seriously.. I wouldn't call the school. I would write a letter back to the teacher and say what happened. Then at the bottom write something like if you would like to discuss this matter further then contact me on .... and your number.

If I was you I would talk to the teacher about what is going on she might not even know that the sub is not handing out the work or even having the kids do the class work. She might be just as in the dark as you are. I would talk to her first and then go to the principle together to ask about the sub who they are and if the principle could find out what is going on. Then, ask the teacher because the kids did not get the proper homework when they where suppose to could they have more time to catch up with it. I promise your child would do better on the work if she has a little more time to do it in and have the teacher explain how she wants it done. Good Luck and it is never a bad thing to talk to your child's teacher just keep a cool head. She might have the wrong info too! **Peace and Love gets you through everything in Life**

In my country when the teachers are on leave and a substitute takes over, the substitute doesn't do much of anything. They would just make sure that the children behave themselves and that's about it. When the teacher comes back, there'll be a whole lot of work for the children to do. But if you feel that your child would be left behind in her work because the subs didn't do her work, I think by all means inform the school. The substitute should have at least some sort of basic duties that she has to do like giving out homeworks.

hi there. it's good that u're still considering whether to get upset or not. better inquire at the school how come this happened. first grader needs more guidance because it's the beginning of their journey to the big world. hear them out. and then u decide if they really made sense. hope it wont happen again. take care. :)

I would definitely call, email, or go in and talk to the teacher personally about this. There is no reason to call complaining to the principal. Get with the teacher, find out his/her side of the story, and see what happened. As a former teacher myself, I would never just send a note home like that unless there was a good reason. Now, I could be wrong, and this teacher of your daughters is being unfair, but generally, teachers try to be fair to their students and wouldn't send work and a note unless it was necessary. Also, to go over the teachers head to someone above her is very frustrating to the teacher, and also undermining because if there is an issue you should go to him/her first. If that issue cannot be resolved and it is deemed necessary to go to her supervisor, then fine, but always speak with the teacher first. And, in person is always the best way in my opinion. You may have to talk before or after school, or set up an appointment, but it is so worth it to have that face to face communication. I do not think there is any reason to be angry until you know all the facts from both parties. There are many cases where the substitutes are left with work to give the children, and the children make the decision to not do that work. The sub can really only do so much to "make" them get the work done. A lot of it is left on the children to take some responsibility on themselves to do what they are supposed to do. And, if they can't understand the work, there is nothing wrong with asking. I know that most substitutes are certified teachers, and they should be able to help your child with any questions. One big thing to remember, is that children don't always tell the whole truth. I know all our children are angels, but in reality, they just don't always tell the truth about things. Get the facts first, then decide whether or not to be angry, or who to be angry with.