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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the frustrations I have is a parent is the lack of transparency about what's happening in the classroom. I get anecdotes from my kid, but they are only providing one perspective. If my kid says the teacher isn't calling on them, etc... are they really raising their hand or speaking loudly enough for the teacher to notice? Are there disruptions elsewhere in the classroom, and if so, how frequent/egregious are they? Are there other social dynamics at play? How can I support my child in solving their own problems, and when is there a problem to a point where I need to step in and do/say something as a parent?

Occasionally we've had a saint of a teacher where we can communicate openly about these things and I feel confident that I have a good understanding of what's happening in the classroom... but other years we're stuck with someone who fails to communicate, or clearly isn't telling us the whole story,  or is otherwise standoffish. And since the school doesn't allow parents to observe the classroom we're left in the dark about all of those things.[/quote]

What do your interactions with the non-communicative teachers look like? I've had pretty good luck and haven't had any teachers that I felt weren't telling the whole story. But, I've got a couple of teachers who are friends and they've told stories about parents who initiate conversations in an accusatory manner or who feel like they need to be spoon fed. In my work, I interact with a lot of local government officials and they seem to have the same types of experiences with a limited (but vocal) number of citizens. And these types of people make them dig-in a little, and they probably aren't that responsive to those types of people. (I obviously have no idea what your interactions are like, so I'm not at all saying you're like one of these people. But they exist, and they influence how teachers interact with parents.)

I'm personally happy that our schools don't let parents observe classrooms directly. Some of my kids classmates have terrible parents, and I wouldn't want my kids being watched by those people. [/quote]

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