Posts by Brenda Ruiz3

Jason Ortiz5 said:But you really think other professions don't deal with inspections? Honestly, my job involves being audited by several different agencies—regularly, and sometimes out of the blue if someone thinks something's off. Every time an inspection happens, I have to drag half the office into it just to gather enough data to document everything I've been doing. It’s not just me getting "harassed," it’s practically half the company. And honestly? Nobody is actually afraid of an audit, as long as you're doing your job right.

Are you saying you think educators and their work shouldn't be subject to any kind of oversight or check-ups at all?

No, it's not that—it's just that people shouldn't be filing complaints when we follow the rules to the letter. It's the same for your line of work, too. For example, should I report a cashier at Target because they charged me five dollars more than the advertised price of $6.75 instead of the $33 I expected, or if I just felt like paying $27? Should that poor person get in trouble over something like that?

Clearly, some people—wrongly, I might add—operate under the delusion that educators aren't held accountable by anyone. It's such a blissful state of ignorance...

The truth is, I don't need oversight, nor am I afraid of it; I work according to my conscience and the established regulations. What irritates me is when someone demands something they aren't legally entitled to, and then proceeds to lash out and smear the entire education system because they didn't get their way.

Let's be realistic here—a grade isn't some private property that can just be handed out or gifted whenever someone feels like it. Or should we start debating specific proficiency levels next?

Melissa Gonzalez2 said:Honestly, it feels like quality teachers are becoming a rare breed lately. In my entire time in school, I’ve only ever had maybe two or three educators who actually knew how to teach. I once had a chemistry teacher who just read straight from the textbook; she never actually showed us how to derive formulas, so I never truly grasped the subject. High school was even worse. We were forced to memorize fifteen pages of material just to pass a quiz, like we were some kind of mindless robots. She’d just rattle off the headings and expect us to be like, "blah blah blah," and follow along. Then there was this geography teacher who would just give us a chapter title from the book and tell us to summarize it. She didn't actually lecture at all—she just sat there buzzing away. One history teacher was actually decent, but if you dared to point out a mistake—which I did once because I was always such an overachiever—she’d dock my grade just because I bruised her ego. And don't even get me started on my XYZ class teacher; she’d hand out exams and then basically guarantee everyone a failing grade. It’s just one ridiculous example after another...

On my end, I've actually handed out an A in math a few times specifically because a student caught their own error. See, if they can spot the flaw in their own logic right then and there, it demonstrates true comprehension—maybe even a bit of creative thinking—and in my book, that earns them the top mark.
And, naturally, in every single instance, those students went on to prove they earned it—they nailed the material again, this time by solving it perfectly on the chalkboard in front of the class.
Still, I get plenty of pushback from people claiming I'm too harsh, mostly because I don't just hand out high marks for nothing. But honestly? They need to learn how to stand their ground.

Timothy Morris28 said:😲😲😲 So, following that logic, the teacher ought to go out of her way to protect the aggressor, because why should a woman nearing retirement deal with such harassment and fear? By that same flawed reasoning, why would police officers bother arresting criminals or judges bother sentencing them? After all, once those convicts are released, any citizen could simply hunt them down and settle the score themselves.🤷
...I mean, I recognize that the situation is undeniably unpleasant... but there are established systems for a reason. There is a police department for this; a parent who resorts to intimidation should simply be reported to the authorities.🤷

By the time the LAPD actually shows up to take a statement, the teacher is already six feet under—and yes, those kinds of threats are very real.

James Perez54 said:Regarding grades, I am talking about actual, non-fictional student knowledge (measured by As) and you are intentionally twisting my words.

Who is to blame for the inflation of As and honors? Are parents writing the grades in the report cards? Are they threatening teachers at gunpoint?
You tell me, what's really going on here? 😁

I don't know anyone who pays for tutoring to get an A (sic!), let alone to fix an F.

By the way, I have never encountered such a massive collection of hypocrites, emotional wrecks, insecure people, and frauds (exceptions exist, obviously) as I have within the education system.
Why is that?
Back in my day (I'm 43), anyone who couldn't get into their preferred college (lower-performing students) or couldn't find a high-paying job in their field (unrelated) would regularly end up working in a school, taking out their frustrations on children.
I highly doubt things have improved since then.

copperheron18 said:Exactly. It is the parents who are constantly hovering over schools, badgering for better marks, pleading, and exerting pressure on professors, lecturing them on why their child "clearly knows more" than the curriculum suggests...

But has it occurred to you that someone might fail because they aren't paying attention, or they talk too much, or they don't concentrate? Are the teachers supposed to be held accountable for those lapses, too?

As for your claim that people enter academia just to vent their frustrations on their children because they failed at everything else—honestly, I have no comment. It sounds so pathological that it borders on being detached from reality. 😕

It seems to me you are projecting your own personal grievances through these insulting remarks toward everyone who is, or will be, an educator. I am genuinely curious: what degree did you earn, and what exactly do you do for a living that allows you to be this vitriolic toward a group of people who actually put in the work to finish their degrees just to serve society?🙄

Oh, sure, so apparently one:
- enrolls in a university,
- passes every single exam,
- completes (and defends) a thesis,
- finishes a residency or internship,
- passes the professional certification exam,
- survives a probationary period,
- undergoes at least two administrative reviews a year,
- deals with one or two inspections from the Department of Education annually,
and does all of that specifically just to take their anger out on children.

Was there really no easier way? This is starting to sound like a conspiracy theory to me. What's next—are teachers secretly reptilians or something?

Some people clearly struggle with basic logic.

James Perez54 said:Regarding grades, I am talking about actual, non-fictional student knowledge (measured by As) and you are intentionally twisting my words.

Who is to blame for the inflation of As and honors? Are parents writing the grades in the report cards? Are they threatening teachers at gunpoint?
You tell me, what's really going on here? 😁

I don't know anyone who pays for tutoring to get an A (sic!), let alone to fix an F.

By the way, I have never encountered such a massive collection of hypocrites, emotional wrecks, insecure people, and frauds (exceptions exist, obviously) as I have within the education system.
Why is that?
Back in my day (I'm 43), anyone who couldn't get into their preferred college (lower-performing students) or couldn't find a high-paying job in their field (unrelated) would regularly end up working in a school, taking out their frustrations on children.
I highly doubt things have improved since then.

Take me, for instance—I actually had the grades to pursue electrical engineering, but I made a conscious choice to go a different route. I don't carry any complexes or lingering resentments, and I certainly don't take anything out on my kids. Most of the colleagues I know feel the exact same way.

To put it bluntly, you're making massive generalizations based on a handful of outliers, and frankly, it feels like an insult to everyone working hard in this profession. I'm starting to get the impression that you might be the one harboring frustrations here... and perhaps projecting them onto educators (though I truly hope I'm mistaken...).

And just for the record, my program—which only saw 12 graduates out of an initial class of 65—isn't exactly some fallback option for people who couldn't get into a "better" school.

James Perez54 said:Regarding grades, I am talking about actual, non-fictional student knowledge (measured by As) and you are intentionally twisting my words.

Who is to blame for the inflation of As and honors? Are parents writing the grades in the report cards? Are they threatening teachers at gunpoint?
You tell me, what's really going on here? 😁

I don't know anyone who pays for tutoring to get an A (sic!), let alone to fix an F.

By the way, I have never encountered such a massive collection of hypocrites, emotional wrecks, insecure people, and frauds (exceptions exist, obviously) as I have within the education system.
Why is that?
Back in my day (I'm 43), anyone who couldn't get into their preferred college (lower-performing students) or couldn't find a high-paying job in their field (unrelated) would regularly end up working in a school, taking out their frustrations on children.
I highly doubt things have improved since then.

No, I am talking about the parents—you know the type—who, the moment their kid gets a grade they aren't thrilled with, head straight to the Department of Education to file a formal complaint... though, naturally, it’s always some carefully curated version of the truth that bears zero resemblance to reality. Then, of course, the authorities send out an inspector to harass and intimidate every single teacher involved. It has happened more times than I care to count—I'm certainly not making this up—and eventually, people just reach a breaking point where they have to cave...