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[quote=Anonymous]Upper elementary teacher here.  I like teaching.  I work hard but I'm not complaining about that.  What discourages me is that single set of parents who are critical of me.  I had lots of notes before the holidays thanking me for my hard work and concern for the kids.  I'm glad to feel appreciated - it meant a lot.  But all if takes for me (and maybe this is just me) is one parent to criticize, and then I feel horrible.  I know I should brush it off, let it go, but I don't know how to do that.  It's hard for me to do.

And I even know what the parents were doing.  They were coming at me because I had let them know more than once that their child wasn't doing in-class work - wasn't turning in assignments that students had been given time in class to complete. They took it as an attack and and attacked back, blaming me for not motivating their kid and making their kid feel badly.  Of course I know that's unwarranted, but it still hurts.  As a parent, I understand what it feels like when your child is criticized.  It's easy to go on the offensive.  I've been guilty of it, but then I reign myself in before doing any damage.  I just wish I weren't so sensitive, damn it!    [/quote]

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