What do teachers like parents to do?

[Anonymous]

I am curious which actions do ES classroom teacher appreciate the most from parents? The list below are mentioned on classroom teacher note, and I wonder which ones should I consider on my top priority list.


- classroom volunteer
- being room parent
- field trip chaperoning
- supplies donation to classroom

[Anonymous]

Whichever one puts you in the classroom regularly grading papers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whichever one puts you in the classroom regularly grading papers.

Volunteers can’t do that, and ES don’t have many papers to grade.

[Anonymous]

My one and only ask of parents is to read communications from me and the school on a review basis. I have parents who want nothing to do with anything except us taking their kids all day. I don’t care about the other things listed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My one and only ask of parents is to read communications from me and the school on a review basis. I have parents who want nothing to do with anything except us taking their kids all day. I don’t care about the other things listed.

Can you all just send nice emails and bcc every one? I really have trouble with all the apps, websites, weird emails with pdf attachments etc. Too many places to find out any sort of information. A message on an app isn’t a good communication method.

[Anonymous]

If you read the teachers sub on Reddit they just want you to send your kid to school fed, clean, with a good night's sleep, and self-sufficient. They especially seem to frown on parents who supplement; I remember a thread where someone was asking about extra math and reading for kindergarten and the consensus was that getting your child too far ahead of the others makes their job harder so don't do it. They want you to teach them how to tie their shoelaces and zip their coats instead.
At our public school they don't allow parent volunteers at all except at evening events so there is no contact with the teachers. They ask for Amazon wish list contributions.

[Anonymous]

I need you to reinforce polite behavior with your children, and teach them that school is important. I don’t need anything else. If your kid is at school every day, keeps their hands to themselves, and tries to engage with the material, then we are good.

[Anonymous]

Teachers like parents who keep quiet and stay away. For the most part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you read the teachers sub on Reddit they just want you to send your kid to school fed, clean, with a good night's sleep, and self-sufficient. They especially seem to frown on parents who supplement; I remember a thread where someone was asking about extra math and reading for kindergarten and the consensus was that getting your child too far ahead of the others makes their job harder so don't do it. They want you to teach them how to tie their shoelaces and zip their coats instead.
At our public school they don't allow parent volunteers at all except at evening events so there is no contact with the teachers. They ask for Amazon wish list contributions.

Not in my experience. We keep getting notes in K telling us we need to teach dd to write her letters and numbers. We hadn't taught that because we figured she'd learn in school and we didn't want her to be bored. We'd already taught her to read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers like parents who keep quiet and stay away. For the most part.

Bingo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am curious which actions do ES classroom teacher appreciate the most from parents? The list below are mentioned on classroom teacher note, and I wonder which ones should I consider on my top priority list.


- classroom volunteer
- being room parent
- field trip chaperoning
- supplies donation to classroom

Most parents we know do all of the above and teachers might not even notice.

[Anonymous]

Don't tell them they don't know what they are doing. Don't act like your kid is the best in the world. Don't follow up with questions by email multiple times. Don't keep asking if they need help. If they need help, they will send an email.
Don't expect them to thank you profusely just because you showed up to help. The best is to stay out of the way but send your children to school with good manners and not trouble makers.

[Anonymous]

That is sad to hear that teachers do not want parent to communicate with teachers. Are those posters above real teachers?

[Anonymous]

Send your kid to school, everyday, well fed, rested, and prepared to learn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My one and only ask of parents is to read communications from me and the school on a review basis. I have parents who want nothing to do with anything except us taking their kids all day. I don’t care about the other things listed.

Can you all just send nice emails and bcc every one? I really have trouble with all the apps, websites, weird emails with pdf attachments etc. Too many places to find out any sort of information. A message on an app isn’t a good communication method.

Very few of my parents have email addresses.