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Date Posted: 19:56:45 03/25/25 Tue
Author: A Parent Who’s Been Paying Attention
Subject: Just wanted to share something that’s been sitting heavy on my mind after the last few competitions.

As a parent watching from the sidelines, I’ve seen the incredible work so many of you do. But I’ve also seen the other side. The cliques. The whispers. The cold shoulders. The elite few who sit in a huddle together side stage.

What’s even harder is seeing it all directed at the teacher who chooses not to get involved. The one who stays focused on their kids, keeps their head down, and just does their thing with kindness and professionalism. And yet somehow, they still get excluded and talked about.

Let me just say this – we notice.

The parents in the room see what’s going on. We’re not blind to the way certain groups behave or how the mood shifts when a particular teacher walks by. We notice the glances, the whispered remarks, the calculated exclusion. And honestly, it’s hard to watch.

It’s not harmless. It’s not just “how it is.” It’s damaging.

That teacher is a person – one who is trying their best, one who shouldn’t have to endure that kind of behaviour in a space that should be fun. It chips away at confidence. It isolates. It hurts.

To those caught up in the drama – please take a step back. This isn’t high school. It’s not a competition between teachers. It’s a community – or at least, it should be.

Let’s all do better.. Our children are watching.

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Replies:

What org is this about? (NT) -- ??, 22:57:52 03/25/25 Tue
- Oh please! If teachers want respect then show the same to others (NT) -- Don't walk around feis like you're god. Talking about other schools dancers with theirs., 04:26:11 03/26/25 Wed
  - I think the OP is referring to teachers ganging up on individual teachers (NT) -- Basically bullying antics., 09:46:21 03/26/25 Wed
    - Yes but they must be talking about something they have witnessed? (NT) -- CRN, CRDM, CNRG, CRG, OPIDF, WIDA?, 13:06:16 03/26/25 Wed
  - I don’t think there’s ever a good excuse to single people out and exclude them (NT) -- JMHO, 14:18:44 03/26/25 Wed
I’ve also seen teachers do it to dancers (NT) -- Publicly being rude to dancers not like dance is most important thing in life adults need to grow up, 01:49:27 03/27/25 Thu
- I also witnessed teachers actually laughing at dancers and openly talking about them (NT) -- Teachers are the worst for slating children and young adults. So no sympathy here, 02:23:35 03/27/25 Thu
Teachers ganging up on one teacher is a sure sign of jealousy and insecurity on their part. (NT) -- Teachers slagging kids is plain wrong. Everyone needs to learn manners in the dance world, 00:20:45 03/28/25 Fri
- Why would they stay there then? Plenty of orgs just move to a better one (NT) -- Them other teachers are probably the ones slating the kids too. Narcissistic to the core, 00:58:13 03/28/25 Fri

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