I volunteered at Molly's school today (I always go and volunteer on Thursdays) and had a run-in with the Media Teacher (read: library/computer teacher). He's new this year and I'd never interacted with him much, but after the very first thing he said, I had to bite my tongue to keep from blurting out, "Are you a condescending prick to everyone, or do you save it for the parent volunteers?" Because OMG. He continued with a mixture of "condescending prick" and "techie martyr" (you know the type: sets everything up in such a way that no one else can use it, then sighs heavily with an air of deep frustration when asked for help using it) for the entire 45 minutes I was there. (I had to use his computer because I needed to print something in color; the only color printer in the school is in the media center.)
Anyway, this rant is by way of asking: have you ever observed this twit interacting with the other teachers and staff at her school? She may be condescending with everyone. And I'd bet money that she is absolutely that condescending with the parents of her students, and I'd speculate that the desire to feel superior and condescend to others may even be what drew her to teaching. (Molly's teacher went into teaching because secretly inside, she's nine years old. But there are definitely people who get into it for less healthy reasons, like "I want to be dictator of my own tiny little realm" or "I want to condescend to people alllllllll day! Every day!")
She sounds incredibly annoying and I salute your restraint in not killing her with your bare hands. I went home after volunteering today and immediately called Ed (my husband) so that I could use swear words while ranting. (I try not to swear when the kids are home. At least not until they're old enough to understand hypocrisy -- i.e., Mom is allowed to use the word 'prick,' but you, my dear, will get into trouble if you say it.)
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Date: 2008-12-18 09:26 pm (UTC)Anyway, this rant is by way of asking: have you ever observed this twit interacting with the other teachers and staff at her school? She may be condescending with everyone. And I'd bet money that she is absolutely that condescending with the parents of her students, and I'd speculate that the desire to feel superior and condescend to others may even be what drew her to teaching. (Molly's teacher went into teaching because secretly inside, she's nine years old. But there are definitely people who get into it for less healthy reasons, like "I want to be dictator of my own tiny little realm" or "I want to condescend to people alllllllll day! Every day!")
She sounds incredibly annoying and I salute your restraint in not killing her with your bare hands. I went home after volunteering today and immediately called Ed (my husband) so that I could use swear words while ranting. (I try not to swear when the kids are home. At least not until they're old enough to understand hypocrisy -- i.e., Mom is allowed to use the word 'prick,' but you, my dear, will get into trouble if you say it.)