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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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] Maybe you should engage once in awhile. I am sure teachers are tired of those parents. [/quote] Hmmm, I understand PPs point. I am a teacher, and I have worked with "those parents". I have also seen how defensive teachers / admin can be. Parents need to partner more /project less .. teachers need to not be defensive or make it about themselves. Obviously Im describing when relationships go wrong, but I worry that "worry about being that parent or assumptions/hostility that your kid got that teacher" can inhibit honest conversation to the benefit of the student.[/quote] I understand both sides too and agree that engagement is key. A parent who engages positively with teachers, one on one, won’t be seen as THAT parent by a teacher, even one accustomed to dealing with THOSE parents. If you “hardly” engage with people who care for and teach your children every day, you aren’t helping to create the most positive experience for all. [/quote]
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