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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]

[b]I have news for you. There is not that much a parent can do at home for behavioral issues at school. [/b]The school has to take the lead, including with an IEP or BIP as appropriate. The reason parents don’t listen to teachers is that teachers almost always present information as if they are complaining about kids. [/quote]

I have news for you. Parenting is awesome. You should try it sometime.[/quote]

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