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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really try to remember they just love their kids and want what is best for them. It helps me forgive/not take personally their demeanor and actions sometimes. The biggest issues are:

-their willingness to believe a kid, who has reason to lie about turning in an assignment or doing something, actually did submit something when I, who have nothing to gain or lose here, say they didn’t. Google classroom time stamps stuff. It will also show if something is entirely missing. If I say I don’t have it, please realize I have no reason to lie about that. Your kid, who knows you’re mad and might ground him, DOES have reason to lie.

-I’m on your side. I want what is best for your kid. IF I move their seat or take their phone, I’m not doing it to punish them, I’m doing it because I am helping them be successful. I cannot make them do work and if they’re choosing to fail they might no matter what but I will not make it easy or enjoyable for them to choose to fail.

-[b]it is really obvious when you do their work for them and that DOES NOT HELP THEM. [/b]Remember, I see the time stamps. I print out examples of their actual real work done in class and then the examples of magically perfect writing that are done at 9:30 pm when they’re home with you. I provide that as data to case managers when they ask for progress updates. But when your kid has a timed write in class you can’t do for them and they didn’t learn the writing skills that you didn’t let me teach them, it will show. I am not afraid to bring that up at your IEP review either.

-please don’t accuse me of not providing accommodations if your kid isn’t doing well. I am providing every single one AND MORE usually, but if they are not turning in work, I CAN’T GRADE IT. I am only part of helping your child succeed; they are the main person to look at if their grade is low.

-I don’t expect you to work miracles at home. I get you’re not perfect and neither are they. So please extend me the same grace. I can’t work miracles either.

-please just love and accept your child for who they are. They might be a C student when they try their best and that’s ok. You insisting they’re at a higher level or can handle an honors level + when they can’t makes everyone’s life harder.

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Once I was grading papers in the evening and I was reading a student's paper which was submitted on a Google Doc. The child's mother was on the document (logged in from her own Google account) and was "editing" (i.e. rewriting) the paper! Seriously, people???

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