Opting out of home visits

[Anonymous]

I sure hope OP is not a parent at my child's school. She's obnoxious. My child loves his teacher and would have loved to have her over. She's so much more than an institutional employee, she is our partner in nurturing, teaching, and keeping my son safe.

[Anonymous]

FYI:
My DD didn't want to have her teacher(s) for a "playdate" at home. Although our house is a mess most of the time, I suspect that her refusal had nothing to do with housekeeping -- but more about not having someone she barely knows (this is the beginning of the year) in "her" space. She still does not feel comfortable enough with them and I respected her choice. We "compromised" with a visit to a place that was neither the school nor the house as our school allowed for an alternative location.

[Anonymous]

23:34, what is your school? I wish I felt like this about my child's teacher. I second guess my choice daily.

[Anonymous]

Not OP, but I'm a private person. I'm very generous with my home when I invite someone with whom I'm already comfortable, but it just unhinges me that it would be requested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I'm a private person. I'm very generous with my home when I invite someone with whom I'm already comfortable, but it just unhinges me that it would be requested.

Well, according to the posters, this makes you suspect for not wanting the teacher in your home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope OP is not a parent at my child's school. She's obnoxious. My child loves his teacher and would have loved to have her over. She's so much more than an institutional employee, she is our partner in nurturing, teaching, and keeping my son safe.

This post is much more telling about you than anyone else.

[Anonymous]

I live in DC. I have lived in DC for 20+ years. OP, yes I have opted out of the home visits. I don't want them in my house. The school asked why and my response was I did not want them in my house. No big deal. I invite friends and family into my home only. It is my place of refuge and if you don't fall within one of those two categories, you are not invited in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, haven't you realized that most people on this forum are mindless idiots?

You could tell them that eating shit was a healthy luxury, and as long as they heard it on the news and it was approved by an "authority", they'd be gobbling that junk up before they had a chance to gag. Then they'd look at you funny for telling them they smell like shit.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in DC. I have lived in DC for 20+ years. OP, yes I have opted out of the home visits. I don't want them in my house. The school asked why and my response was I did not want them in my house. No big deal. I invite friends and family into my home only. It is my place of refuge and if you don't fall within one of those two categories, you are not invited in.

Someone has issues . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI:
My DD didn't want to have her teacher(s) for a "playdate" at home. Although our house is a mess most of the time, I suspect that her refusal had nothing to do with housekeeping -- but more about not having someone she barely knows (this is the beginning of the year) in "her" space. She still does not feel comfortable enough with them and I respected her choice. We "compromised" with a visit to a place that was neither the school nor the house as our school allowed for an alternative location.

thank you for a rational, sensitive response. The meeting is about the child, not the paranoia or egos of adults. A good teacher will incorporate understanding a bit more about your child's comfort levels into classroom strategies and not just tag her as shy or some generic label.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in DC. I have lived in DC for 20+ years. OP, yes I have opted out of the home visits. I don't want them in my house. The school asked why and my response was I did not want them in my house. No big deal. I invite friends and family into my home only. It is my place of refuge and if you don't fall within one of those two categories, you are not invited in.

Someone has issues . . .

Yes, I agree you have issues.

[Anonymous]

Home visits are just like the DC-CAS. If you feel, on balance, that they benefit some nexus of you, your child, the school, and the community at large, great, cooperate. If you don't, opt out, no need to explain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Home visits are just like the DC-CAS. If you feel, on balance, that they benefit some nexus of you, your child, the school, and the community at large, great, cooperate. If you don't, opt out, no need to explain.

Wait, you can opt out of your child taking the DC-CAS? I do not understand the analogy.

[Anonymous]

Reporting something? Unless you have cocaine sitting out or firearms within reach of children, what do you think someone is going to report?

I'm a teacher in Fairfax County. We do an annual home visit night before school starts. The teachers buddy up with a partner and make a 5 minute visit to the doorstop to say hi and introduce themselves. It's not an interview-- just a friendly wat to start the year. Parents love it. As a teacher it's my favorite night of the year.

I live in DC and have 2 kids in school--one charter, one DCPS. Because kids come from all over the city, it's hard to do something like this. But I would love it if it were possible.

[Anonymous]

That has to be the most inane concern aired on DCUM (or anywhere else) this month. And that's a pretty high bar to clear, considering it was up against (i) the pregnant lady who got her panties in a wad because she couldn't sit next to her husband on a flight, and (ii) the "parent" who is in a snit because a preschool teacher told her daughter "no" in (gasp) a firm voice. So congratulations(?), OP, you've bested some stiff competition to come up with the most ridiculous thing to be irritated about.

(Plus, fascist? Really? I don't think you're clear on the meaning of the word - you're as bad as the right-wing loons who run around screaming "Socialism!" at the drop of a hat.)