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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another thing teachers should be aware of is that many parents have experience with bad teachers (either with respect to their kids or when they were in school themselves) who you know very well exist. You might have the child’s best interests at heart but not every teacher does.

So instead of getting mad when a parent does not immediately defer to your opinion or knowledge, you may want to think about how you can share this info in a way that builds trust. Expecting parents to always assume good faith is unrealistic— not all teachers act in good faith.[/quote]

I agree. But we have parents who have been told the same thing by multiple teachers and sometimes multiple schools.  At some point, it isn’t the teachers or the peers. [/quote]

Then you should take from that that this child is not being properly supported by their parents, which of course happens. Just as there are bad teachers, there are also bad parents. Such is life. But all the more reason to approach these situations with openness and trust building as the goal. It’s the only way to actually help the kids, which is what we want, right?[/quote]

I mean that’s fine and all but this particular kid is a bully and is hitting children.  But I guess we should just write it off as a bad parent and continue to try to build trust with this person with openness.  Meanwhile, we have other parents demanding something be done about the bully etc etc.  When some parents don’t listen there is a massive domino effect that can have effects on your own child too. [/quote]

If a child is hurting other children at school, the school needs a way to keep kids safe even if the parents won’t listen. It should surprise no one that a child who is super dysregulated in the classroom might have parents who are resistant to hearing about it.

But OP (are you OP) was not just talking about a situation with bullying behaviors. She literally said “maybe your kid needs to learn not to be a victim”! She’s arguing that she is the final authority on all kids.[/quote]

You are not correct. I, OP, am certain that I am NOT the final authority on all kids (what a silly leap that is). There are kids who need to learn to stand up for themselves so they will not continue to be victimized in life. It is in no way their fault. But if they can let bullies know that they’re barking up the wrong tree they can save themselves a lot of heartache.[/quote]

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