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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]We invite teachers to events inside and outside our home. We take no offense if they decline. We've had a few of them come to outside events (races, boy scout events, volunteer activities) but none have accepted invitations to our home. 
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Are you for real?  You do understand that teachers have their own lives, don't you?  Why would you invite your child's teacher to an athletic event or boy scout outing?  It is enough that they are with them all day.  It is pretty self-absorbed to expect them to spend their free time with your little snowflake, too.  Boundaries, people.  Boundaries.

Teachers are not your child's family or friend, nor should they be treated as such.  Even if you can't see that the necessity for a professional distance, they teacher should and I would question the judgement of any teacher who didn't.[/quote]

Oh, I'm for real.  Contrary to your assumption and assertion, we don't "expect" them to come.  We invited them because they have expressed an interest in attending in the past.  Perhaps it's different because my kids are in the special ed classrooms and the teachers know more about them and are more involved.  In fact, we've had teachers tell us about activities they participate in that they think our kids may enjoy.  We certainly don't treat them as friends or family, in fact, we don't even use first names with each other.  Perhaps you have problems with boundaries but we have not and neither have our kids' teachers.  And, we don't have any snowflakes, not sure what that means.[/quote]

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