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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a first grade teacher, I cannot tell you how many times in conferences that, when we were done, the parent would ask "that's all?"  And, I would say yes, and ask what the concern was.  Parent would reply--"what about the behavior?"  I would say "she/he's great!  No problems." Parent would be stunned.

And, then, there is the parent who you contact because the behavior is a problem and the parent says:  "He's never a problem at home."

As a parent myself, [b]I know which one is lying.  "Never a problem at home?"  Seriously?[/b][/quote]

Really? Maybe the rules at home are a lot different. Maybe the child never has to wait his turn at home, maybe there are no siblings, maybe the child is never asked to do anything hard or boring at home. You might not approve of their parenting style at home, but I can absolutely imagine a scenario when a child is well-behaved at home by that home's standards, but not in your classroom following your rules and to your standards.[/quote]

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