Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP you sound like the kind of parent who gets mad if another child is complemented. Sort of like it takes away from your child. It is unfair to draw any sort of conclusion on a teacher from a first meet and greet. You have to pull it together.
Please-that is a silly comment to make. A teacher should make ALL students feel comfortable--including new ones.
It's not about feeling 'slighted' that other kids get complimented (and it's not about compliments). It's about wanting to make sure that ignoring/being less warm to the newer kids and being overly attentive and focused on a few ---in a way that is very apparent to young children-- is something that will fade over time....
Isn't the purpose of a 'meet and greet'-to spend time 'meeting' those you don't know and getting them comfortable with the environment as well as 'greeting' those you do know?
If the primary emphasis is on the latter without appreciation for the former it causes shy children to retreat further and have further anxiety about entering a new school the next day.
Time will tell if it was just a one off or not...hopefully it's just what many have said....that this will fade as the teacher gets to know the new kids....
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