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[quote=Anonymous]Teacher and parent here. I think part of the awkwardness you describe comes from the fact that, by necessity, teachers have learned to be direct and no nonsense. We have finely tuned BS detectors and see lots of first time parents who are new to the developmental stage we have taught for years. I recall feeling awkward as a parent that I SHOULD be the expert in my own kid, but I sensed the teacher understood things about my child that maybe I did not yet. It’s intimidating! And it’s also often true, but only because the teacher sees your child in the context of the whole class and all of his/her classes before. He/she has seen it all, and maybe you haven’t yet. But it will get easier as your child grows and you gain more confidence as a parent. Just remember that the teacher is the expert in school, but YOU are the expert at being mom or dad to your particular kid. [/quote]
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