Unhappy about class assignment
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Anonymous
| What are options if you are not happy with your child's class assignment? Is school usually care about what your concern is and maybe try to make arrangement or that is done deal? |
Anonymous
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/254735.page http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/256585.page http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/255535.page I can't wait for this particular subject to die. Does this crop up EVERY August on DCUM? |
Anonymous
+ infinity Give your child's teacher a chance. They work their butts off for you, your family, the state, and the country. |
Anonymous
| We are not actually concerned about teacher in this case, DC had a classmate last year, they always act up together and get into troubles, I was just hoping they will not be in same class again this year. |
Anonymous
| I see. Well, keep in mind that class lists are not set in stone, and can change before the schoolyear starts, even after letters are sent out. Teachers receive their class lists and share with teachers from previous years, and sometimes notice a discrepancy about the mixture of students. If it is decided that the combination of students is dire, then occasionally they will be switched. It may be a better idea to brief the teacher at open house that he or she may want to keep your child and the other child separate during class time. |
Anonymous
| OP, this is usually something that can be changed. You say that you were "hoping" they would not be in the same class again this year. Did you have a conversation with the principal? Situation like this can be factored into classroom assignments, but the administration needs to know about it. |
Anonymous
Elementary principal here . Thank you for posting this. |
Anonymous
if they "always act up together and get into troubles" i'm sure the principal already knows |
Anonymous
| Op, what grade is your son? |
Anonymous
| The teacher from last year should have requested their separation. I would have requested the same when the principal asks if there's anything we want him to take into consideration when he puts the classes together from one year to the next. But be careful what you ask for. Is this the only student conflict with your child? What if that child gets the awesome teacher and your child gets the dreaded one (if admin separates them). |
Anonymous
| If their behavior when together was that bad, the school would have separated. Sounds like you are exaggerating or just a little clueless. |
Anonymous
My child attends a school with almost over 750 children. My principal knows the names of all the kids and is very good administrator. However, the principal is not a super computer that can instantly recall every discipline event that occurred over the course of an academic year. Even if principal does recall that there were some instances, they may not be aware of that you feel that these events warrant physical separation of these two students into separate classes. Many behavioral issues resolve or dissipate over time. If you have an ongoing concern and you feel that despite whatever measures were taken last year, the only effective solution is separation, this is something you need to communicate with the principal. They know your child, and they do care. They are not, however mind readers. |
Anonymous
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OP here.
My DC is going to third grade with the other child from last year, they both made to AAP center, so this is a new school for both of them. Of course, center school does not know these kids and how they behaved in previous school and it is my fault to wait until last minute (after I see class assignment) to give my concern. I have contacted school yesterday, and got rejected of option of moving my DC to different class, I wonder if I have asked before class assignment is made, it would make any difference. Also with open house tomorrow, I don't want to make any change after DC meet new teacher, then there will questions from DC and other parents. Not sure if I should try one more time today, or just let it be and not be a pushy parent. |
Anonymous
| Thanks for filling in some details, OP. Not sure if you can bring this up during Open House, at it will be pretty busy, but perhaps you can find an opportunity to give the classroom teacher a heads up about what happened last year. Try to be specific. If there were things that the other school tried that help, let teacher know. If there were interventions that were tried that didn't help, definitely let teacher know that also. It may be they will need to stay in the same class, but I think the teacher will appreciate having this background knowledge. A super easy fix that could be done before the first day is to make sure the two kids don't have desks next to each other. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| Also, it is possible that with a new school year and a new school, they might both behave differently around each other. Maybe they have both matured somewhat over the summer. In any event, giving the teacher a head's up is a good idea. |