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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember speaking with a private school parent at 3:45 pm on a Friday afternoon after school. She was rude and dismissive of my call about a school matter and I hung feeling a little shaken. I then left to attend a gathering where the trustees of a prestigious non-profit were basically vetting nominees to their board. That parent was there and the look on her face was priceless when she realized that I was an actual human being who ran in her same social circles and had been nominated. Once I was on the board, she was quite friendly. We're not your social inferiors. In many cases, we're better educated. In no way would a parent's bad or favorable treatment of me (or my colleagues) affect the student. We understand professional boundaries and we're educators because we love kids. [b]Doesn't mean we like the parents, though[/b]. I was asked later by the Advancement director if I thought that parent would be a constructive voice in the parents association or board. I didn't say anything disparaging but I also declined to support that idea when I had the chance. [/quote] Sorry this happened but I have to say - it sucks for the rest of us parents - when we are either "treated as if we are" or "assumed to be" like THAT parent. I'm so tired of admins or teachers assuming the worst...(and I hardly engage with teachers/admin).[/quote]
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