A dad went viral on Wednesday when he posted a conversation he was having with his daughter’s teacher online.
The teacher called him we assume due to a behavioural issue with his 5 yr old daughter.
As the teacher begins to explain to dad what happened, his daughter can be heard in the background saying that whatever the incident was is not her fault.
Dad wanted the teacher to acknowledge his daughter and have some level of communication with her on why she felt the incident was not her fault.
Many agreed with him, and but there are quite a few people who supported the teacher.
His handle is @yesmikesaidit and when we shared his video on our Instagram he confirmed in the comment section that he was most definitely getting backlash, but that his daughter is worth defending.
I am definitely getting back lash. But my daughter is worth defending.
Listen:
We asked the question if people were ‘Team dad’ or not and the comments were split.
Team Dad
With Dad 200%! If we don’t fight for our kids… they’ll have the labeled, busted and out here messed up. On they word! I tell my sons teachers from jump. I’m with my son 10 toes down… I will defend him, correct him, defend you and correct you. No one is exempt with me. Good job Dad
Team Dad! Treat my child like you would treat yours or want yours treated. Are you talking to her? Spending time communicating? I love it.
LETS GOOOOO 1980’s+ black parents!!!! We are the game changers, cycle breakers, curse eliminators!!!! YASSSS LETS GOOOO!!! Raising our babies with cognitive intelligence and standing firm on their advocation!
TEAM DADDY ALL THE WAY HE IS CORRECT, parents give the schools too much authority regarding calling and defending the child!! She is 5 years old who is actually talking to the child and not yelling or threatening to call the parents!!! Parents and teachers need to set examples and teach together not degrade or humiliate! Always on my child side and I’m on my way now if my child is wrong then we will address it accordingly, and if the school is wrong we will address it accordingly.
I’m Team Dad for sure. Don’t set that baby up for failure by going along with any old accusation. Hold the folks accountable
I had the same thing happen to me and my daughter and the teacher was very upset because I wasn’t the typical angry black woman towards my child
They cannot handle when Black people are assertive, communicating clearly, and don’t back down. They keeping trying to push the agenda that we cannot passionately defend ourselves and our children.
Team Teacher
#teamteacher this is why these kids think they can talk and get physical with teachers because of parents like this. Home school your kid
It’s not what you say it’s how you say it! It’s ironic that he wants his daughter heard but he is not effectively communicating or listening to a person that instructs his daughter for at least 8 hours a day. He doesn’t have to agree with what she says but listen out of respect. His tone was aggressive. I hope there is more of a back story as to why he immediately went into flight or fight mode. My grandmother was a educator and I wouldn’t wish that profession on anybody
Ain’t no way he would talk to me in that manner. His tone was out of order . He played the intimidation .tactic with his tone of voice. Home school her and you deal with her behavior issue. No teacher has time to articulate each child behavioral issues the way you see fit. You picked the right damn teacher.
This is terrible, that woman has to deal with multiple children on a daily. She doesn’t have time to do counseling sessions with each one and if she did that would take away from their daily learning experience. He’s asking that a 5 year old be heard but he’s exemplifying the listening skills of a 5 year old. I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the first thing she did to get the situation under control and if you feel you’re more qualified or have more education to handle the situation you need to home school. The school systems are currently understaffed in qualified educators and filling those spots with anyone they can and this is a clear example of why it’s happening.
I live with an educator and just the sound of this is making my skin crawl, trust me if that teacher had to call that lil girl was outta pocket. Most teachers don’t get support from administrators when it comes to behaviors they have to de-escalate those problems when they arise by themselves which means stopping the lesson for the other students ie my child because another is being unruly. Parents and teachers have to be a unified front if we disagree on something that’s fine but at no point should the child or the teacher feel like calling the parent is a dead end, that negatively impacts EVERYONE! So Dad needs to chill hear the teacher out get the story straight 1st before alienating anyone. You can advocate for your child and be their voice but move tactfully if the teachers don’t consider you an ally you could be left out of these situations when they happen and not looked at as a helpful tool to get things back on track.
I’m sorry, I am teacher and I don’t agree. Especially the rude tone and the yelling. I understand a parent’s frustration but it isn’t just Ava that we deal with day to day. It is multiple behaviors that are needing attention in a class setting. So if a phone call can help than that’s what it will be. Parents get mad if you don’t include them and then when you do they get mad. It’s like you can never win. I also feel like parents and teachers should work together away from the scholars.
The conversation is pretty heated, where do you fall?
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