And this is one of the reasons I am planning to teach high school+. I hate having to deal with 'perfect children' parents. Even in high school it happens but its a bit easier to avoid there. Hope your ankle gets better soon.
Thank you
it'll be fine, just some R&R and I'll be okay.
Ugh I know exactly what you mean. We are pretty lucky with our current preschool group that the parents are pretty hood with knowing kids are kids and they will misbehave and need to be disciplined from time to time but I jave definitely seen a lot of what you describe with parents having "perfect child syndrome".
It was kind of funn at one of our homeschool co ops I taight the pre K/K phys ed class. One little boy was quite difficult, didn't listen, had no self control, etc and I would regularly have to make him sit out for a few moments until he could follow directions. Well, I got a random email from his mom and she started off with "he told me that he sometimes doesn't listen and you have been giving him time outs" and I thought oh boy... Here it comes but then she went on and was like " THANK YOU, i know he can be difficult to handle at times and you discipline him whenever you feel necessary. Every little bit helps so keep doing what you are doig". LOL I was flabbergasted. I was really expecting the opposite reaction
Oh man I could really use a pick up like that lately! It's a rough time of year right now with assessments and conferences and everything paperwork-wise that parents don't realize we have to do, and unfortunately I am getting it from all angles... staff, admin, parents, children so its like sandpaper against the skin all day long
It's been a rough year with IEPs, psychologists and psychiatrists coming out and working with different children. I have 7 out of 16 getting some kind of intervention in different ways, 2 that should be but the parents are uncooperative. 1 of them just started going to an intensive special needs preschool class across town with a ration of 1 adult to 2 special needs students... After I've struggled and cried and fought for this child (and 15 other children of course) for two months before they could get her in
For anyone wondering, daycare/school for dogs is...exactly the same. LOL. Bad owners who puppy can't do any wrong, great owners who just want you to communicate with them, etc.
But you can't put kids in crates.
:rofl1: I wasn't going to say it because it sounds bad coming from me, but that is SO true! Have you ever watched mall play areas? Just like a dog park....seriously
LOL
There are so many similarities between dogs and kids. Did you know they make "diaper bags" that come in the SAME type of dispenser as doggie poop bags?? I almost died laughing in the middle of Target when I saw them.
So true. So do I talk to my dogs like their kids or do I talk to my kids like they're dogs??
opcorn: food for thought LOL
It still runs rampant in my 8th grade classes, and from my high school teacher friends it's an epidemic there too. It just manifests itself a little differently
so true, and in MY opinion, I think it gets harder/worse. More manipulative when they're older. I have a friend who is a middle school teacher who has literally been set up by one of her students. It's awful, and heart breaking, you wouldn't believe how disheartening the whole situation is. And the parent pretty much has the principal hog-tied. She may be "forced" into taking a leave of absence at least until the end of the year.
Meanwhile, were supposed to teach and meet all these standards
...And this is why its such a high burn out job