Any suggestions as how to convince my fcps principal to change my child's home room class?
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Anonymous
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My child was assigned to a teacher who is not a good match for his learning style. I submitted a pupil placement letter at the end of last school year; will this help my case?
Any suggestions as to how to approach this with my principal? |
Anonymous
| How do you know that the teacher isn't a good match? |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
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What grade and do they stay with the teacher the entire day or do they move around for each class?
Other than that, you don't always get what you want. Your DC will have teachers that are not great matches. |
Anonymous
| And to answer another thread by a different poster, THIS is why they wait until the last minute to give out teachers assignments. |
Anonymous
| Pysch note. Or demonstrated problems with one or more other students. Otherwise, no way. |
Anonymous
| Let it go. Teach resiliency and be positive. Your child will pick up on your negativity. |
Anonymous
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Let it go. Teach resiliency and be positive. Your child will pick up on your negativity.
^^Yes to this! |
Anonymous
| My kid's teacher is someone I know pretty well because he is a member of an organization I run. He's going to be a horrendous fit for my kid. Seriously, this guy's general demeanor and communication methods are going to push every button my kid has. And I'm doing nothing. I know other parents who have had their kids in his class, who all report that yes, he's a PITA but he's also a very good teacher. And that's what he's there to do, teach my kid. So my kid will have to deal with it. Sometimes in life you are forced to deal with someone who makes you nuts. Part of growing up is learning to navigate that. |
Anonymous
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Mom of three school aged kids, elementary through high school.
You watch and observe quietly. Say and convey nothing to your student about your reservations. Allow the school year to begin, allow for adjustments, a learning curve, some issues and stressors, both from your student and teacher. Talk to your student. Work out any issues that arise - first, at home. Discuss strategies, at home. If you have a concern, write a courteous, professional, non accusatory note (email, if acceptable) to the teacher. Perhaps ask for a conference. Collaborate. Check in with the teacher, if needed on how your collaborative strategy is working. Repeat as needed. Don't take the nuclear option. You will be setting a dangerous precedent and will lose any credibility you have among your student's teachers. |
Anonymous
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11:38. And another thing...
Realize now that you can't and shouldn't control every aspect of your child's academic career. I advise my own children that just as you may find yourself in a classroom with students with whom you dislike/aren't kind/aren't friendly/don't like you, that's life. You will have strange college roommates, neighbors with whom you disagree, co workers and bosses you can't abide and gain relatives by marriage who are difficult...so - deal. My children know they can vent and rant and rave to me. I'll offer advice and helpful hints (if prompted, other times, I know they just want to talk so ill chime in knowing I'll be ignored) but I convey that "such is life." Remember that there are two sides to a story. Don't always blindly trust your child. Don't always defend your child. You child is special to you, but that specialness does not extend to every single adult in the world, remember that. Life is full of disappointments. No, not everyone wins, not every child gets a trophy, life's not a competition. |
Anonymous
| Sometimes you learn more from a "bad" teacher than a good one.............life's lessons. |
Anonymous
| Eh, nobody gets a good teacher every year. Deal with it. We all survived mediocre teachers. |
Anonymous
| This is for home room? Does anything of substance even happen in home room? |
Anonymous
+1000 |