How do i stand if a teacher called my child a ginger head?
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Your child is lucky, the preschool teacher called my daughter "Smarty Pants" and "Silly Goose".
Thanks to your question now I know what I can do if it happens again.
Thank you
You must report him to the police immediately.
The teacher must be punished, up to and including immediate dismissal.
And you should seek compensation for the obvious emotional trauma that you AND your son have been subjected to. In effect, you have both been "emotionally raped" by this person.
Gingerism must not be tolerated. We must stamp it out. There is no place for gingerism in Modern Britain.
in shame....
Ginger head sounds like a cutesy name...like puddin' head.
I don't think it is offensive unless it means something derogatory, but I never heard the term.
i think you should go to the person who is in charge of the teacher in your child's school and tell them what happened
My grade nine teeacher called my friend and I "unlawful wenches".
My Mom called the principal... and the teacher had to apologize.
hopefully on your own two feet..
What in heavens name is a ginger head?
Ooops, my kids just told me that a "ginger head" is someone with red hair.
So I suppose if you child does not have red hair, you may want to get your teachers eyes checked.
put a complaint in to the school and take it from there,if you get no joy then i would report him to the education office.
presume you would be cringing on your knees with embarassment and not standing at all, i know i would be.
I love ginger. Always thought it is so cool to be with ginger hair.
Is your child a Ginger? If the wnswer is "Yes", then what are you complaining about? On the other hand, if your child is bald, suggest the teacher has an eye test.
i would go in and talk to the teacher i know it sounds mean what your teacher did and frankly disrespectful!
I would go in and set up a board meeting with the board of education and call him out on his/hers actions..
I remember my one teacher told me i would lose my head if it where not attached.. funny i haven't let that go yet! wow ! teachers do have a large impact on kids!
don't call the cops! they won't do anything for name calling even if it is fighting words! (poly sci 101) but you can pull a meeting and put it on the table at that time the board of education will take action if not then go to law inforsment with logged information about your contacts with the school board!
my teacher didn't get fired! but he did get a mouth full from me! and he couldn't do anything cuz my mom was there! I don't think it was effective.. or i would of let go!
sometimes teachers can try 2 be funny but most of the time the only one laffing is theirself (how sad) lol don't take it 2 seriously
Was it an insult or a comment on her hair color look at how it was meant and how your child felt about it, if your child was hurt then bring it to the attention of the principal in a calm, organized way.
Forgive my ignorance...but what is a gingerhead?
surely you need to know the context of this statement . ie teaching about differences is healthy in schools ,
or was it fired in a demeaning way, then that is no good ,and i would recommend complaining to the school about this teacher.
also it may be good talk to anyone present.
.good luck.
I'm a teaching assistant and i know for a fact that that is wrong and what the hell is someone like that doing in the job? That is disgusting! I'd speak to the head and tell him / her what has been said and that you are going to write to the Education Department about it as it is bullying and not only that this teacher is saying to the other children that it is fine to call other kids, that bullying is accepted. That was bang out of order - teach this teacher a lesson!
Role models in your childs life should set a standard that teaches them they are safe and accepted. If you child was joking around with them but you child felt GINGERHEAD was too harsh or not funny then advise you child to let the teacher know it was too harsh. If it was intended to be a punishment or embarrasing you should be able to email this teacher or leave them a message to call you, you can also book an appointment to see the principal to get an interview with the teacher to say calling your child names is not acceptable. REMEMBER this, if your child was injured by someone else mentally or physically and they tell you about it, that's your cue to be their "Guardian" you are the one who cares about your childs well being more than anyone else and if someone even accidently hurts them it's up to you to correct it. You're teaching your child to stick up for people they care about, that their well being is more important than your job, and you're going to be there for them no matter what. If you don't do it, who will? And what is it worth to you to let your child know people cannot get away with being mean to other people no matter who they are. Don't go crazy, just draw a line in the sand and next time your kid may do it for him/her self.
It depends on the context. I mean, if the teacher has a thing against red haired people and the comment was spitefully motivated, then you should adress the problem imediatly with the school. However, if the teacher had simply had a lapse of memory, forgotten your child's name and reffered to him/her with the most obvious physical charicteristic they could think of, then you simply need to inform the teacher of their mistake.
If you want to complain, take it up with the head of the school.
I can imagine that .you must be a little upset ( your kid been insulted by a Teacher ) but are you 100% sure your kid is telling the truth? (i suppose he told you ), before any aggressive reaction from yourself ... to the teacher . ask your kid WHY he/she was called this way ? any particular reasons ? If every thing is true ... then you should confront the teacher and tell him/her off , and obviously complain to the Head!
Good Luck
PS: my kid used to tell me that :
his teacher ATE HIS LUNCH ! I Did believe my son until .. I was confronted to the sad reality that KIDS DO LIES
Are you lot for real, the ones who are making a mountain out of a molehill. Ginger head, wheres your sense of humour, if the teacher had called the child for example, you ginger haired freak, then that would upset most caring parents but pleeeeaaase, get a soh. you'll make the poor kid grow up with a complex. My hair is GINGER, well actually I would call it bright ORANGE for want of a better description, if I had a penny for every time someone made a joke about my hair colour, I would be wealthy woman, for god sake let the kid sort it for them selves, they will never be able to take a joke with a clinging parent like you, or are you going for the compensation pay out because , your poor little child will never be able to leave the house without their swimming cap on ( a joke, remember them well it's when someone says something funny and they don't get sued for compensation, for daring to make some one smile). Get a life and let the kid grow up it's not a crime or is it, reading the comments of the dozy do gooders on here, I think it might be.
Depends on the context in how it was used. If the teacher meant it as a put down , then yes, I would tell their superior.
I would say let it go. As long as it wasn't an insult, let it go. If it hurt your child's feelings, let the teacher know.
My daughter's teacher called her "freckle-face" - not because she was being mean but because she felt close enough to pal around with my daughter. Who wants a "dry" teacher who is only a robot?
I am very close to all my children's teachers - and I know their motives and their heart. They would also want to know if they inadvertantly hurt my child's - or any child's feelings.
I would contact the teacher first to see what ginger head means. It does sound like a pet name. If you are not satisfied with the teachers response then report to the School Board and the School Administrators. Either way the teacher should not be calling the child anything but way you named him/her.
A teacher really should not be nicknaming the children to begin with.
It depends in the way they said it. I look after a baby boy with ginger hair and he is absolutely gorgeous and i love him to bits but sometimes i call him ginge - which his parents call him all the time and his dad has very ginger hair. We mean it in an affectionate way not a nasty one.
Is your child a red head? if it was said in jest, like 'toe head' for blonde children, then talk to the teacher and explain why it was innapropriate or hurtful. ('ginger' is a term for redheads)
if it was used in a derrogatory (sp?) way, go to the principal and talk to them about the situation. name calling is not ok, especially from a teacher who should know better to a student. if the teacher thought it was funny but your child didnt, talk to the teacher, let them know it hurt your childs feelings- bring your child with you- the teacher should appologise to both of you- if he dosnt, then ask for an appology. children really do appreciate appologies. if it ever happens again once youve talked to the teacher, go to the principal or dean.
The teacher got it from south park. leave him alone. he is prolly very very insucre.
I don't quite know what a "ginger head" is, but maybe your child forgot something, and it was a silly name not intended to be anything but good natured. (When my children would get tired and grouchy I'd tell them they were being "trolls" in a good natured way, and they'd laugh.)
Does your child have light brown hair (like ginger)? Was he being silly (like a "gingerbread man" may be thought to be)?
It just doesn't sound too sinister to me. Maybe it was intended in a light-hearted way but because your child (like me) doesn't know what a "ginger head" is he may have assumed the worst.
Ginger usually refers to a particular color of red.especially redheads...If your child has reddish hair that is probably what the teacher was referring to. Why take offense BEFORE you find out if it WAS meant that way? It could have been a compliment...
report them to the school board and have your child go to the board with you just for proff that the stupid teacher said it to them.
how dumb is that to call a kid a ginger head!..... (what is a ginger head?)
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