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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I had a dime for every parent who treated me like cr#^, I'd have retired by now...
So tired of the micro-managing, the second-guessing, the nit-picking, etc.  What is the point of it?

I know the dcurbanmomers are likely going to tear me to shred with their snarky remarks on this, but let me just say:

I am a teacher at a close-in public school.  I work hard and produce good results.  My students enjoy coming to school.  I communicate regularly with parents (positive and negative when necessary).  I give freely of my time before and after school.  
I am in my mid-thirties with over 10 years of teaching experience behind me, but not too old to be burnt out (despite the title of my thread)...yet I have found (being new the area) that the parents here cause me great stress.
-I have no problem with parents who are strong advocates for their child.
-I have no problem with parents who question a strategy, method, etc.
-I don't even mind your questioning a grade.

What I have a problem with is:
-Skewed expectations of your child's abilities (want them in a higher group than they are capable)
-The expectation of special treatment without valid reason
-Constantly wanting to alter the way I do things and sending in things you find on teacherspayteachers that I should try!!!!!
-Constant criticism
-Down-talking me to colleagues

What is it that makes parents so crazy?  Do they really think they are helping their child with this behavior?  I don't have kids of my own.  Help me understand?????

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My child is a student at a close in school. You sound like some of the teachers I encounter. You hurt and not help.

**I push for my child to be in advanced sections because the basic curriculum as presented is so easy that when provided a workbook from the store that is her same grade level, the workbook has harder problems. These are your generic workbooks one can find at the Barnes and Noble and are slated as "practice".  I would rather my child be presented with advanced work and do ok than easy work and sail through. Life can't always be easy and teaching kids to work up to a better grade shouldn't be seen as wrong.

**I push for my child to be in advanced sections because as the classroom teacher you are abysmal at controlling classroom behavior and the advanced sections have students that are more academic focused, are in a smaller group, provide more true instruction and behavior issues are minimized as the teacher has less behavior issues to deal with overall.

**TPT is actually a very good site for finding materials that present subject matter in different ways that can appeal to different students. It also highlights teachers work from around the country. why are you opposed to peer learning? I am professional and I take advantage of opportunities to learn from peers in other orgs about different methods, programs that work,  etc.[/quote]

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