By the time that young Kamdyn Piland came home from school one day, his parents noticed that the kid was upset, and his eyes were teary. They were worried approached him to see what was wrong. At first, the second-grader kept denying that he was not alright as he attempted to shrug the whole problem off. His parents did not stop there as they persuaded him to tell them what was wrong until he showed them a piece of paper that contains a terrible piece of criticism given to him by his teacher. What was in the paper that the teacher wrote that broke this poor boy’s heart?
Unhelpful Piece Of Criticism
At first glance, Chris, the kid’s father, saw that the note was not a helpful critique of his work whatsoever. Instead, he saw it as a personal attack towards his son, and there was absolutely no way that he would let the teacher get away with it. The man’s response toward this letter went viral, so let us see what the teacher said!
Unhelpful Piece Of Criticism
A Regular Kid
According to Chris, Kamdyn was your regular kid. He wasn’t a kid who was hyperactive, nor did he indulge in video games, TV shows, and sweets. Which is why the whole Piland family found it as a total surprise when their kid was receiving all sorts of criticisms from a teacher from his school.
A Regular Kid
Something Serious
Upon seeing the note on his son’s schoolwork, Chris began to wonder if the note meant that something serious was happening. He started to look more into what was happening after this incident. He was surprised as what he discovered alarmed him.
Something Serious
A Regular School
The young boy named Kamdyn is currently in 2nd grade and goes to Valley View Elementary School. When it comes to schools, Valley View could be seen as your regular public school. However, this boy was not usually the type of kid that people would call as an overachiever.
A Regular School
Many Complaints
However, his parents were under the impression that their kid was doing considerably well when it comes to school. They did not notice any problems that seemed serious whatsoever. However, ever since the school year began, Chris received more complaints regarding Kamdyn.
Many Complaints
Good At School
Kamdyn was a normal young kid in various ways, but his father always believed that Kamdyn was a terrific student. Just like every child in school, he also hated doing his homework just as much as every other kid. But Kamdyn barely had any problems finishing his assignments until he started second grade.
Good At School
He Couldn’t Just Watch
Chris found it uneasy to simply sit back and watch his son starting to fail more and more on his academics. He was aware that it was about time for him to make a move and do something about this. What was going on here?
He Couldn’t Just Watch
Struggling In School
It is important to take note that Kamdyn was neither an unintelligent nor a dim child, but his father could clearly see that his son was having problems with his schoolworks. His grades started to plummet much more, but it did not cross the mind of Chris that his son would do poorly in school.
Struggling In School
Way Too Harsh
When the boy came home with a piece of criticism from his teacher named Alyssa Rupp Bohenek, Chris realized that his son’s problems might have something to do with this teacher. Chris thought that the note written on his son’s homework was too harsh. The note said, “Absolutely pathetic! He answered 13 in 3 minutes! Sad!”
Way Too Harsh
Ms. Alyssa
The note was written by the teacher named Alyssa Bohenek, who had already been teaching at the school for quite some time. It was known that she had a reputation for being a teacher who was difficult to please. She is one of Kamdyn’s teachers and it is not much of a stretch to say that he and his teacher are not getting along that well.
Ms. Alyssa
His Teacher
Kamdyn was always in the teacher’s eyes. Every single thing that he does, as well as mistakes, would all result in Kamdyn receiving a harsh written warning from this teacher. It was clear that the negative feedback that she was giving put a dent on the self-esteem and confidence of this poor boy.
His Teacher
Addressing Bad Grades
There is no parent who would want to hear that their child is not doing good at school. Regardless, it is always better if this problem would be addressed as early as possible rather than being discussed when it was already too late. How one deals with poor grades has always been the topic of debates.
Addressing Bad Grades
Tough Love
In some cases, spending more time with the kid and helping them work through the lessons will do the trick. For some, they would be needing extra lessons from tutors. However, ‘tough love’ very rarely works on children this young.
Tough Love
Constructive Criticism Please
If adults find negative feedback on their work to be draining, what more would a child feel? We acknowledge that there will always be a time when poor performance has to be dealt with, but it is always more helpful if it would be dealt with in a professional way and when the criticism is given constructively and not just as a form of insult.
Constructive Criticism Please
A Huge Blow
Getting criticized for kicks will always deal a huge blow to the confidence and self-esteem of an individual. No one wants to be harshly criticized for things they have done their best in, so it is hard to imagine just how hard it would be for a kid to take in such harsh words especially when it came from an authority figure who should be helping them in the first place.
A Huge Blow
As A Mentor
Being a mentor is a difficult task, and we are all aware of that, but we also agree to the fact that for this job, you have to be an astounding role model as the way you act would influence how these young minds would grow up. After all, a teacher is not just someone who would deliver lessons and lectures, but rather guide a child to help them grow and prosper.
As A Mentor
A Leader
It is also important to make sure that these teachers would become good leaders who will leave a positive mark on the lives of their students so that their students may pick up on their positivity and spread love to everyone around. But with how things happened in this case, it was obvious that Kamdyn’s teacher did not live up to this part of the job.
A Leader
Not Helpful Whatsoever
We could not blame Chris for being furious with the comment that this teacher wrote on Kamdyn’s homework. It was simply uncalled for, she did not have to do that as she was dealing with a little kid, and she obviously took it way too far. Wouldn’t it be possible for her to have given a more constructive criticism instead of personally attacking the kid like that?
Not Helpful Whatsoever
Only Made Things Worse
Chris wanted nothing more for his son than for him to excel at his studies, so he knew that what happened to his son was not helping him at all. In fact, he was surer that this happening only made this situation a lot worse!
Only Made Things Worse
A Recurring Problem
Was it really the only negative comment that Mrs. Bohenek have given that year? If that was the case, then Chris might have not made such a big deal out of it. However, it turned out that she had been giving the same type of feedback ever since the school year had started!
A Recurring Problem
Far Too Personal
Most of these comments were too personal and would prove to demoralize a kid rather than motivate them. If the criticism given to Kamdyn was just and fair, Chris would have simply just talked to his son about the situation and explain to him why that teacher said what she had said, but sadly, this wasn’t the case. After learning of this, he knew that he had to talk to teacher regarding this matter.
Far Too Personal
Took To Facebook
After all, what kind of teacher would even call their student “pathetic” anyway? Chris knew that a teacher should treat all students fairly. There is no doubt that it would have been beneficial and helpful for everyone if she instead encouraged the students rather than giving out harsh insults whenever the kids get poor marks.
Took To Facebook
Payback
Chris wanted to make a point and get back at this teacher, so he made a post on Facebook for him to condemn this supposed “teacher” for the behavior that she had exhibited towards his son. He really does not want to let her get away with what she had done to his kid.
Payback
His Viral Post
In his Facebook post, Chris explained what had happened and showed the note that was written by this teacher. Chris could not believe that his post blew up online and was shared by a lot of people all over the internet. It seemed like the whole country wanted to hear more about the story about his son and the teacher!
His Viral Post
Everyone Disapproved
The feedback Chris received as well as the comments on his Facebook showed that everyone disagrees with what the teacher had done and disapproves of the note that was written to the young Kamdyn. In a way, both the father and the son felt vindicated by all of this.
Everyone Disapproved
Her Responsibility
A teacher’s responsibility is not just to make sure that a student is doing well on their academics. It is also important for them to ensure that their students are enjoying studying and would continue to do so as they grow! It is true that the work of a teacher is a difficult one.
Her Responsibility
The Harsh Comments
It is hard to help all of these children to become successful in life. Chris understood that, but he believes that this would justify the harsh comments that the teacher had given towards his son. After all, Kamdyn was just a young boy who wanted to learn. What he needs is someone who would help him, not berate him.
The Harsh Comments
How Learning Should Be
Let us face it, learning is one of the most important, and valuable part of life as a human being. It is crucial for someone to have the ability of learning new skills, and tasks as it would help you to progress and function in life. If no one would help you do so during the early stages of your life, it would be difficult to do so later on.
How Learning Should Be
No One Likes Negativity
It is also crucial to remember that in order for one’s learning experience to be effective, a creative and inspiring way would be beneficial for both the learner and teacher if carried out correctly. No one could be helped by any form of negativity as it would only be detrimental to the end goal.
No One Likes Negativity
Launching A Petition
After this Facebook post was put up, Chris was prepared to leave the post be. However, it seemed like the internet has not had enough yet and wanted to do more as they haven’t moved on from this! In no time at all, one netizen launched an online petition that called for the teacher to be fired from her job.
Launching A Petition
Rallying Behind Him
Chris was astounded by the amount of support that he received from various strangers from the internet who rallied behind him and his son. It did not cross his mind that this story would mean so much to people he did not know. It warmed his heart to see people stand up for his son.
Rallying Behind Him
Endangering Her Career
With the petition in mind, things became really heated up as it became a serious situation. This meant that teacher Bohenek could lose her job if she was unable to defend herself from all of this backlash. At that point, Chris was still furious towards this teacher and wanted to get her fired.
Endangering Her Career
The Line Has Been Drawn
After all, this seemed like the best thing to happen for the future of his kid as well as the other children who went to this call. There are times when one is needed to draw a line, and this instance is one of those moments.
The Line Has Been Drawn
Teaching How To Learn
As a teacher, it is always important to keep in mind that your task is not just to share the content of the course material to your students. One aspect of being a teacher that a lot of people seem to overlook is their job of encouraging the students to enjoy studying.
Teaching How To Learn
Processing Improves
If a teacher could do this, then all the other aspects of being a teacher would easily fall into place. When the students fully understand the process, they would be able to process the information better and more efficient. Instilling negativity on a learner would never help them to progress.
Processing Improves
In Response
After the petition went up on behalf of Kamdyn, and received over 10,000 signatures as it got viral, some teachers started to stand up for Bohenek. According to them, the teacher did not deserve to get fired for the act that she had done.
In Response
Reaction
When it comes to how the 7-year-old Kamdyn, he also had something to say about what had happened. Kamdyn said, “She made me really sad and upset. I was really mad. And [it was] really mean to do.” There is absolutely no reason for anyone to make a little kid feel as such.
Reaction
Seven-Year-Old
Kamdyn’s father later spoke to more news outlets and 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”. Kamdyn also added, “It broke my heart.”
Seven Year Old
Unprofessional
Chris had a lot more to say regarding this matter. He was filled with rage about the whole ordeal. Chris stated, “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.”
Unprofessional
Punished Not Fired
They all agreed that what she did was very damaging to a student that was very young. Regardless, the staff felt like she only had to be reprimanded for her actions. They believed that firing her for what she had done was too much of a punishment.
Punished Not Fired
Update
Teachers , parents, and other adults are the ones who will mold these little children into what they will be in the future. The school decided to look into the matter further and ensure that justice was served. Chris posted an 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
A news outlet has revealed that Rose Minniti, the school superintendent, has become aware of the remarks that the teacher had written on Kamdyn’s assignment. An investigation was done after having a meeting with teacher and the Valley View School District.
Superintendent
What’s Best
“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.” Minniti said as a response to the media.
What’s Best
Personnel Issue
We hope that something will come out of their investigation and justice will be served for Kamdyn. All the same, a lot of people from all around world called for the teacher to be fired from her position! In fact, the petition for the teacher to be fired had garnered over 200,00 signatures!
Personnel Issue
Some Blamed Him
Some of the people who decided to take the side of the abusive teacher tried to turn the issue around and put all the blame towards Chris and his parenting instead. They told him that instead of spending time on social media, he should instead spend more time with his kids!
Some Blamed Him
Helping With Homework
According to them, this whole ordeal would not have happened in the first place if Chris had just helped his kid with his homework. In the end, however, a lot of people who knew about this story will agree that the teacher was the one who was in the wrong in this situation.
Helping With Homework
Training The Teachers
Education will always be a topic that will forever be relevant. Teachers should always be monitored from time to time to make sure that they are doing their best in their jobs and not act like the teacher in this story. After all, they are the ones who are guiding the next generation, the future of the nation.
Training The Teachers
Teaching Styles
It is important that the teachers will be able to guarantee that they are capable of performing their tasks and impart good lessons to their students. While a student’s grades can be used as an indicator of how good a teacher is, it is also important to take note of the way a teacher teaches their class, as well as their methods, style, and techniques.
Teaching Styles
Teaching The Teachers
An issue became apparent in the debates that happened in the comment section of Chris’ Facebook post. A lot of people believe that a teacher requires more guidance as well. Having the credentials and passing exams that states that you are fit to be a teacher does not necessarily mean that they are truly fit for the job.
Teaching The Teachers
They Need Mentoring
There is a myriad of cases in which even the teachers themselves are in need of mentoring! Each class is different, and each learner has their own issues to work through. As an educator, one must have an idea as to how they would deal with challenges like this.
They Need Mentoring
Becoming A Mother
Those who have been following their entire story soon found out that Bohenek became pregnant in the past few months. She was about to give birth to a child of her own. Perhaps the pregnancy hormones caused her to act out of character and more impatient than she normally would? It was a possibility. However, it still was no excuse for what she had done to poor Kamdyn. The damage done couldn’t be reversed.
Becoming A Mother
Finding Some Inspiration
This story can serve as a crucial lesson for us all, helping us understand just how she will behave as a parent once she has the baby. It’s interesting to see if she’ll let it all go or simply go on acting the same way. Part of being a teacher is caring for your students and making sure they’re always motivated to learn and be creative. No teacher can be good at their job without this. It takes a lot of patience.
Finding Some Inspiration
A Creative Approach
Aside from the fact that teachers need to serve as an inspiration for their students, they themselves need to be inspired too. There is a good chance that negative personal situations the teacher might go through will be felt by the class as well. As a result, it’s the teacher’s role to stay positive and optimistic. They need to help their students have a better outcome than themselves. Isn’t that the whole point?
A Creative Approach
A Great Teacher
Teachers should always do their best to stay inspired and be good role models for their pupils. At times, teachers seem to try out different creative techniques that are meant to help the students who are going through a hard time. These kinds of teachers are the best kind of mentors by far. They truly care for their students and want what’s best for them, doing everything in their power to help them succeed and feel confident.
A Great Teacher
Children Are The Future
That in itself could be the problem for this student. Teachers need to be in a proper state of mind when they’re teaching their students since this can have a serious impact on the way their students grow. Not to mention, the kind of people they eventually become. It’s a large responsibility to have, one that teachers need to have in mind. They shouldn’t take their jobs too lightly. They are quite literally shaping people of the future.
Children Are The Future
The Lesson
Are you someone who’s lucky enough to have an amazing teacher? If you’ve been in this situation, you must know how great it is for your development. Unfortunately, this is not a common thing. Teachers might not need to change their whole lives, but they need to create a class setting that focuses on the students and helping them all, and giving them the attention they each need. It’s a tough thing to do.
The Lesson
Extra Attention
There are times when focusing all your attention on your students will build up their confidence like nothing else. Instead of doing what Bohenek did, she should instead have done this. In reality, this is what teachers should be doing, helping their students build their futures and become their best selves. They need good role models to achieve this. Not to mention, a sense of security and support, not hostility.
Extra Attention
Important Lesson
At the end of the day, this story serves as an important lesson for teachers and parents alike. While teachers are expected to behave a certain way, they are just human beings. We can’t forget this important detail. We expect the world of them, but they can only do so much. Everyone has their good days and bad days, right? The only thing is, we can’t let our bad days cause us to put others down.
Important Lesson
Mistakes
It only makes sense that people make mistakes occasionally. This is something that simply can’t be avoided. It’s a parent’s job to be involved in their children’s education and keep track of their studies. If the kids are having a hard time being responsible for themselves, it’s their parents who should help them understand how to improve and get better. Who else would be there to teach them this?
Mistakes
Bully
After this story was posted online, people responded in a negative way to the teacher. They weren’t shy about bashing her and were very vocal to voice their opinions of her. One comment said, “A teacher bullied […] a second-grader,” said Beth O’Brien from Peckville. “I think they should be fired”. What are your thoughts on the matter? Could an action like this be forgiven? Should it be forgiven?
Bully
Shouldn’t Happen
Kamdyn’s father, Chris, stated that whatever he did, it was what he thought was best for his kids. He didn’t want to cause someone to lose their job for no reason. He made his point, stating that this situation shouldn’t have happened in the first place. He wouldn’t tolerate it. He continued, saying that Kamdyn has been switched to another class so he wouldn’t have to see this teacher again.
Shouldn’t Happen
Taken Seriously
In fact, Chris was so determined to talk about this matter. He wanted to raise awareness of stories like this one to force people to see the severity of this teacher’s actions. Chris hoped this would be taken seriously and help prevent it from occurring anywhere else. Teachers shouldn’t ever behave like this, and students shouldn’t be put through this. All around, the entire situation was a negative one.
Taken Seriously
Comments
As we’ve mentioned, many people online had all kinds of reactions to this upsetting story. Most of them were on the same page and were furious at this teacher for what she did. They felt that the teacher should be immediately fired. Here we see a comment a woman named Yvonne wrote. She definitely was on Chris and Kamdyn’s side, calling for them to bring the matter to the board of education.
Comments
Ill Spirited
With all that said, there still are those who act in an unkind manner for some reason or another. On social media, it’s seen very often. People use their platforms to express themselves in rude ways they most likely wouldn’t have in real-life. This man decided to disregard the whole situation. Instead, he went for Kamdyn, saying his math skills were clearly not up to par. He then claimed the anger was completely misplaced.
Ill Spirited
Not Bad
Another response came from a woman named Rose who was on Chris’s side. Truth be told, for a seven-year-old, answering 12 math questions in 3 minutes is not a negative thing. He most definitely did not deserve the comment he received on his homework. As Rose said, there is a problem here, but it is not with Kamdyn. His teacher obviously had different expectations from the seven-year-old.
Not Bad
Strong Words
Erona was one of the people who strongly voiced their opinions and didn’t hold back. She spoke about what we did previously, how teachers need to motivate and encourage their students, not put them down. She called for Alyssa to leave teaching as a profession. She couldn’t believe how a teacher could even think to do such a horrible thing to one of their students. What kind of teacher bullies their pupils?
Strong Words
Personal
Another user named Margaret pointed something out. She noticed how Chris mentioned that the teacher had been rude to Kamdyn all year. This wasn’t an isolated incident, it was just the worst one. The main question is why? What did the teacher have against seven-year-old Kamdyn? Whatever it may be, it was way over the line and should not be a problem to arise between a teacher and student.
Personal
Apologetic
One response from Brittney said how sorry she felt for poor Kamdyn. She agreed that the teacher should be fired for her actions. What she did completely went against her duties as a teacher to support and motivate her students. A teacher should never put down their students or do anything to hurt their self-esteem. She continued, saying that making this story public was a good idea – too many teachers get away with negative actions.
Apologetic
Arguments
As we all know, things can escalate rapidly on social media in one way or another. Any platform allows people to comment and express their opinions, which is a good thing, but it can be used in negative ways, of course. Things can get out of hand rather quickly. That’s exactly what happened when Erin decided to post about her opinion on the matter. Kirk decided to jump in and retaliate at her comment.
Arguments
Trauma
Another comment was posted by Sandra. She insisted that Kamdyn be switched to another classroom. This way, Kamdyn would be removed from the teacher’s classroom, thus avoiding any more drama with her. This was great advice, and as we know, Chris ended up doing just that. Doing so would prevent Kamdyn from getting hurt even further. No matter what, a parent’s first priority should be their children’s well-being.
Trauma