Kamdyn Piland’s family had seen his son red-eyed and also sad when he returned from school. The child’s parent was worried about him and tried to talk about what happened to him during school. The 2nd grader Kamdyn just said he was okay, and his school was just fine. As a parent, they knew that something was wrong with their son. They still kept asking their son what made him upset until the child gave them a piece of paper. The parent saw a terrible remark from their child’s teacher.
Unhelpful Piece Of Criticism
Kamdyn’s father observed the paper and recognized that the comment coming from his teacher was not helping their child. The father thought that their child was being bullied at his school. He knew that he should stop the terrible behavior of the teacher. The father did something that went viral. However, what did the teacher say to the 2nd-grade student?
Unhelpful Piece Of Criticism
A Regular Kid
The father distinguished his son as an average child. His son was not addicted to sweets, games, gadgets or did not have any problem with his behavior. However, the family was shocked that their child was given a harsh comment that affected their son. They knew that their son did not deserve that kind of critic.
A Regular Kid
Something Serious
Chris had seen the comments on some of his child’s work. However, he had an idea that worried him when he saw his son’s notes. Chris had decided to look into what was happening inside his son’s school. Every parent who was in this kind of situation would be worried about their children’s wellbeing.
Something Serious
A Regular School
Kamdyn was enrolled at Valley View Elementary. It was categorized as an average public school in its location. However, he was not an individual who was called an overachiever. The child was only a normal student who was in 2nd grade. However, the parent did not expect that the teacher would do a terrible behavior towards their child.
A Regular School
Many Complaints
Kamdyn’s parents believed that their son had an everyday school life and had good grades at his school. However, the parent did not see any problem with their son while he was studying. At the beginning of the year, Chris, the father of Kamdyn, got different complaints from his child’s school. He knew that there was something wrong with the place where his son was enrolled.
Many Complaints
Good At School
Kamdyn was an average boy who got all the characteristics that the parents would want. The parent would never doubt that their child had a terrible performance at his school. All students would make a fuss when they were given homework. However, Kamdyn would do his activity that was given by his teacher without complaining.
Good At School
He Couldn’t Just Watch
Chris was not the kind of parent who would let it slide when something happened to his child. He would try to solve every problem of his child. The father would do everything for his child. Being a parent, we would not let our children get hurt physically and mentally by other grownups. Chris knew that he could not just sit there and watch as his son was attacked.
He Couldn’t Just Watch
Struggling In School
Chris did not know that his son was struggling at his school. The father always thought that his child was intelligent and an average kid. However, the grade of Kamdyn was dropping as days went by. He felt that his son was having trouble at his school. Chris was worried about his son and his welfare.
Struggling In School
Way Too Harsh
After Kamdyn returned home with the terrible comment coming from his teacher named Alyssa Rupp Bohenek, Chris blamed the instructor why his child had a poor performance in his school. The father stated that “Absolutely pathetic! He answered 13 in 3 minutes! Sad!” The worried father believed that the teacher’s hard feedback had hurt his child.
Way Too Harsh
Ms. Alyssa
Alyssa Bohenek was the teacher who made a massive comment on the child’s work. Alyssa was a teacher of the school for a long time. She also got a reputation of being hard to please the teacher. The teacher and Kamdyn had an unpleasant relationship with each other after the bad reviews that made the child upset.
Ms. Alyssa
His Teacher
Everything that Kamdyn did inside his school was noted by his teacher Alyssa. The teacher would comment on his location, work, and performance. The criticism that came from his instructor affected his mental state and made him perform terribly in his class. The confidence of the 2nd-grade student had been ruined because of Alyssa.
His Teacher
Addressing Bad Grades
Parents wanted to know about their children’s accomplishments. They would feel happy and would tell other people about their child’s achievements. However, Chris was not pleased that Kamdyn had a bad performance in his school. The father knew that he needed to do a thing to help his child have a better understanding. A subject that had an awful comment would become an issue to the parents.
Addressing Bad Grades
Tough Love
There were times we needed to review our homework a couple of times or needed to solve the issue about the student’s problem would help them to improve their performance in school. The additional lesson might be necessary if the student was having a hard time coping with their homework. However, the teacher should not use “tough love” when children are in the primary years.
Tough Love
Constructive Criticism Please
As an adult, we should know the effect of bashing someone and how it could hurt a person. It would be the same using a bad or terrible comment. It would affect the morale of any person we feedback that would lead to poor performance. A person should use a constructive way of criticism to avoid hurting other individuals.
Constructive Criticism Please
A Huge Blow
If we mockingly criticized a person, it would affect their mental state. We knew that the child was still creating their confidence as they grew up. However, it would impact the morale of the student if we gave them a harsh comment. They might not forget it even when they grow old.
A Huge Blow
As A Mentor
Being a model was difficult. They needed to guide an individual to make them a better and successful person. However, a teacher’s role was to teach the young one and made a way to communicate with their parents. They would also assist the child in improving their skills. The teachers would be the reason why a child would become successful in the future.
As A Mentor
A Leader
Teachers should be the best models of the students. They should be good examples that the students would not forget. However, what happened to Kamdyn was not a result of a good instructor. Ms. Alyssa might not know that her heavy critics were affecting the child. She might not be categorized as a good leader or model.
A Leader
Not Helpful Whatsoever
Parents should not be offended by any feedback that was given by the teacher. However, Kamdyn’s teacher comments were not suitable for children. Ms. Alyssa should create a fair and kind comment that would not harm the child’s morale. Why did the instructor be terrible to a student who was a 2nd grader?
Not Helpful Whatsoever
Only Made Things Worse
Like the other parent, Chris wanted his son to become a better student. He also wanted to improve his son’s skills. The father even knew that the feedback that was given by his teacher was not helping his child. It only made it worse. It affected his child’s performance at his school and also the child’s wellbeing.
Only Made Things Worse
A Recurring Problem
Everyone was not perfect, and we all committed errors. The family would understand if the terrible feedback would only be given once, and the parents would know that their son made a mistake. However, it was frequently given when the child started his class as a 2nd-grade student which Chris thought the idea that the teacher attacked his son.
A Recurring Problem
Far Too Personal
The comment that was given by the teacher was not appropriate, according to Chris. The remark should be kind, especially to children. It made the father think if his son was having a problem or the lesson was just too difficult for him. After he saw the feedback that was given by his teacher, Chris knew that it was not his son’s fault, but his teacher.
Far Too Personal
Took To Facebook
A teacher or a professional person who worked related to children, the term “pathetic” was too much. Chris trusted the teacher in teaching and developing his skills. He also believed that if the teacher used a proper way to make feedback, the outcome would be better, and his son would also have a better performance at his school.
Took To Facebook
Payback
Chris posted a statement on Facebook. He did not intend to disgrace the teacher at his son’s school to make every parent know about what was happening to their child when the teacher made massive feedback. The father also wanted to remind the instructor about this kind of issue.
Payback
His Viral Post
Chris stated at Facebook what happened to his son. He also shared the image of the feedback on his child’s teacher. The post became viral in just a day and was spread throughout social media. The father was surprised by the result and did not think that South Africa was intrigued by the story.
His Viral Post
Everyone Disapproved
The comments and reaction from social media were full of disappointed people. They did not like the way that the teacher commented to a child. They thought it was not fair. Chris also had felt the same way as the other people. He believed that the teacher did not treat his son right, and that made him feel terrible.
Everyone Disapproved
Her Responsibility
The job of the teacher was to make sure that the student would have an excellent performance inside the class. They should also make the student interested and enjoy their study. It was also a fact that being a teacher was a challenging profession. Not only would they teach their student, but they would also ensure the safety and wellbeing of a child.
Her Responsibility
The Harsh Comments
Parents knew that it was hard to make their child have a better future. However, Chris knew that the weighty remark that the teacher had given to his child had affected him. The father also knew that his son just liked to gain knowledge at the school and also enjoy his school life. He did not expect that the teacher would be the one making his son miserable.
The Harsh Comments
How Learning Should Be
We had all been aware that education was one of the basic needs of every child’s development. Receiving high education was indeed precious and invaluable, and it would also boost a student’s functioning, socializing, and thinking. There would be no doubt that primary education was fundamental to lead a productive life.
How Learning Should Be
No One Likes Negativity
It was possible to boost and improve learning by applying particular ways to interact with the students. All teachers’ goal should be to aspire and kindle the children’s passions, and they should not go out of their way to bully, degrade, and belittle them. There would be no doubt that the children would be affected when the teachers kept doing these things.
No One Likes Negativity
Launching A Petition
Chris felt content as he followed all the interactions within the Facebook post. The father was satisfied that he managed to convey his thoughts correctly and that many people understood his feelings. However, many netizens took the matter more seriously and made a petition to fire Bohenek to the curb.
Launching A Petition
Rallying Behind Him
Chris was utterly shocked by how much support he received. It was because he did not even know most of the supporters, but they decided to back up Kamdyn, his son, in this matter. It never occurred to Chris that this issue would escalate and reach several people. Chris felt so emotional by the support he and his son received.
Rallying Behind Him
Endangering Her Career
Chris’ petition was hefty because it lifted the story to another level. The teacher’s career had been endangered, and she could even potentially lose her teaching position. Ms. Alyssa had to figure out a way to support herself and voice out her side. On the other hand, Chris was still furious and badly wanted to get her fired.
Endangering Her Career
The Line Has Been Drawn
The father thought that it would be the best possible method not just for his child but for everyone else who was going through the same thing. Chris knew that the line had been drawn and contemplated about the future. He knew that he had to execute something so that everyone would realize that each action would have corresponding consequences.
The Line Has Been Drawn
Teaching How To Learn
Every teacher would have to consistently take into mind that they have an essential role in molding their students. They would not merely convey facts or teach, but they would also affect all the individuals listening to them before, during, and after class. Every teacher should train their students how to learn.
Teaching How To Learn
Processing Improves
The teacher’s capability to act in this matter will ensure that they would see every aspect in a smooth sailing manner. It would not matter if it were a child or an adult because any of us would be able to understand the information efficiently the moment, and we understood the methodology behind it.
Processing Improves
In Response
The petition on Kamdyn’s behalf steadily increased, and it soon gathered more than 10,000 signatures. And yet, several teachers decided to take Bohenek’s side. These teachers claimed that what she did was not that extreme to the point of getting fired from her teaching position.
In Response
Reaction
A 7-year-old child should not be treated like that, especially when they did not have the means to protect and defend themselves. We could all agree that what happened to the child was indeed terrible and Kamdyn said, “She made me really sad and upset. I was really mad. And [it was] really meant to do.”
Reaction
Seven-Year-Old
Chris mentioned something that most of us would agree with. The father said, “You don’t write that on anybody’s paper, let alone a little 7-year-old, second grader’s paper. It said on the top of it that he answered only 13 of them in 3 minutes and that it was absolutely pathetic with a sad face. It broke my heart.”
Seven Year Old
Unprofessional
Chris was furious when it happened to his child, and he said, “I believe what you wrote on his paper was extremely unprofessional and just very rude, and she messaged me back and said she was sorry I felt that way.” The father was also disappointed by the lack of professionalism from the teacher.
Unprofessional
Punished Not Fired
Even though things had gotten out of hand, firing the teacher might be too much. Ms. Alyssa might have been wrong, but everyone deserves another chance. The teacher would learn from her actions, and despite what she did, it did not mean that Ms. Alyssa was a horrible teacher or person.
Punished Not Fired
Update
We all knew that it would be the grown ups such as the school employees and parents who would impact the growth of the children. Chris gave a brief update and said, “Thanks to all the efforts and support of the dedicated people who signed and shared this petition, I’m happy to announce that the teacher in question is currently being investigated by the Valley View school board.”
Update
Superintendent
Rose Minniti, the school superintendent, had been informed about the humiliating feedback that had been going around. It was why she decided to start her inspection, and the superintendent dropped by at Valley View School District to investigate the scene and the operations. She did not expect the situation to grow huge.
Superintendent
What’s Best
The situation went viral, and Minniti said, “As always with everything, we’re going to try to do what’s best for the students and what we need to do for the employee under investigation. It’s a personnel issue, and the results of that are not going to be dictated by social media. It’s going to be dictated by the facts and evidence.”
What’s Best
Personnel Issue
We could only hope that things would end peacefully and that justice would be served. It might be worth mentioning that several people firmly believed that the teacher should be fired. Chris started a petition that already had more than 20,000 signatures and supporters from all over the world.
Personnel Issue
Some Blamed Him
Some blamed Chris for the situation and decided to take Ms. Alyssa’s side. These people thought that the problem showed the results of Chris’ lousy parenting. There were even internet trolls who mentioned that Chris should prioritize his kid’s well being instead of spending time on the web.
Some Blamed Him
Helping With Homework
Some claimed that if Chris decided to help his son with the assignment, none of this would have happened. However, only a few people shared this sentiment, and the majority was on Chris’ side regarding the situation with Bohenek. We all knew that Netizens would always be in opposite stances whenever it came to social media.
Helping With Homework
Training The Teachers
We were all aware that the only constant thing would be to change, and it would also apply to education. It would be critical for our education system to be checked and reviewed now and again. The main reason would be because the teachers would be the one who would polish the next generation.
Training The Teachers
Teaching Styles
All of us would be relying on our teachers to do their jobs appropriately and ardently. It was because their work involved teaching fresh young minds. While it was confirmed that grades could show how smart a teacher was, other factors like teaching styles, approach, and overall tone should also be considered.
Teaching Styles
Teaching The Teachers
The typical reaction to the mentioned concern in the education field made parents think that the teaching staff required more assistance. Merely knowing how to teach students and pass on knowledge was not enough to be a qualified teacher. Instead, they should also know how to impart additional and consistent guidance to the pupils.
Teaching The Teachers
They Need Mentoring
It was apparent that the teaching committee had to be mentored to assist them on how to implement the corresponding techniques. We all knew that each subject matter had to be tackled differently. It was for this reason that all teachers should be flexible and be able to tackle any issues and obstacles at hand.
They Need Mentoring