So everyone has a shit list. You know the list of people who have done you so wrong that they end up on a list of people and places that you never want to associate with again. Ya that list. Everyone has one they may not call of shit list but everyone has one.
My sons music teacher is officially on said list now.
A couple of months back he sent home a form asking parents what they wanted their child to play in band. I checked flute and piccolo. I also checked saxophone because Randy said he would get the boy a sax if he wanted to play it. I scratched out trumpet, trombone, and whatever else was there for two reasons. One, I can't stand the sound of them on their own and two I know that parents have to pay for them and I own on a very fixed income and couldn't afford it.
Well imagine my sunrise when the boy comes home and announces that he now plays the trumpet in the school band. I immediately wrote to the band director asking him what was the point of asking patents what they wanted their kids to play if is was going to ignore them and do what he wanted. Is did not respond. So them Jovaughn came home and said that I needed to buy him a mouth piece for the trumpet. I politely wrote the band director another note telling him that since he had ignored my wishes, I was not going to acquiesce and buy the mouth piece. He chose to ignore me and so of was all on him. No response.
About a week ago the boy comes home and says that the band director has now told him that if he doesn't get the mouthpiece soon, he will fail. Now I'm mad.
So the boy gets on the phone and calls his father and randy does the good thing and sends forty dollars so that I can buy the mouthpiece. I figured that if he could give me the money for the mouthpiece, I could atleast go and get the mouthpiece. Imagine my surprise when I got there and found out that the mouthpiece cost 50 dollars. Yes! Fifty damn dollars.
Fortunately my mom had it on her. I now owe her twenty as she requested I put the other twenty in the tank. But I'm still floored over how much a rigging mouthpiece costs.
Then they guy behind the counter dropped a little knowledge in me. If the school provides the instrument they should also supply the mouthpiece. He said that if multiple students use the mouthpiece, then they should sterilize them between uses.
I called the school and requested he call me back today. I also let them know that if he doesn't call me back, I will be sitting there in the office until I see him. If they try to have me escorted off the property then I will go to the board of education.
This has gone too far and I'm pretty sure that its going to go to levels that I've never had to go to with a teacher before.
BTW this also the same teacher that has now gone on three weeks to fill out a recommendation for for the boy to get into Northwest. He'll be giving that back blank or filled out when I see him. Enough is enough and I'm done with this.
People if you move to Charlotte, don't ever let your kids go to Ranson Middle school.. they suck ass and I am dining myself busting balls to keep my kids out of there next year....
Oi!!
