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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child comes home everyday telling us how mean the teacher is. Today she yelled at the class for not getting some work done. My child hates school because of the mean teachers. The nice ones can really make all the difference and my child loves them and appreciates them and actually learns from them. The teacher seems to have poor classroom management skills, doesn't follow the responsive classroom model, and I'm told that she uses the clip behavior chart in excess to the point where students don't even know why they had to move their clips down to the "bad" colors.[b] I don't even know what to say to my child that would be helpful. [/b]Anyone else dealing with the mean teacher? Any advice on how to encourage my child after the looooonnnngg day in her class?[/quote]

Ugh, I hear you, OP, about the mean teacher.

Some make you wonder why they even chose a career where they'd have to deal with children, since the only children they seem to enjoy are those who can manage to act like adults.

But I find the best approach to take with my children is just to ask questions and listen with my empathy/give support and encouragement. Also, frequently reminding kids of the teachers they DID love and their good school experiences seems to be a good method for combating the "I hate school because of this bad teacher" mentality. And asking what they think their beloved teachers would do in the kind of situations that their "mean" teachers respond to with a lack of self-control...[/quote]

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