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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher (and a parent), I am always surprised when a kid tells some story to their parents about what happened in class and [b]the parent refuses to believe that what the kid said isn't true[/b]. First of all, kids perceive things differently because they feel like they are under a microscope, but also, kids lie. They lie to get out of trouble, avoid blame or work, and for tons of other weird reasons. A parent refusing to believe an adult who is partnering with them in their child's education is a betrayal. Public service announcement: your kid tells untruths. It's developmentally appropriate. You're not a bad parent when this happens. [/quote]
How did the conversation go OP?  I used to teach and I know kids lie.  But some MCPS teachers' communication skills are terrible.  As an MCPS administrator said to me recently when a teacher got irrationally and unreasonably upset at something I said, perception is reality and [b]if the hearer didn't understand the message correctly, it was the speaker's fault. [/b] You can't have it both ways... [/quote]

What absolute crap.[/quote]

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