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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
"Digesting it" and "consider" does not equal take without question. I think the article is addressing those parents who reject it out of hand. "MY son would never throw anything! You are the teacher; you take care of it. That's why I pay you." (Actual quote from a parent.)
And I doubt that if the doctor gave you an opinion you would turn to the nurse and say "Is that true?". There's a big difference between challenging a teacher's veracity and asking for clarification. Once you have essentially called the teacher a liar it is going to be very difficult to have an "actual discussion".
Yes, you as a parent should question. Yes, you should bring your knowledge and experience to the table. But this is not a society that values teachers, and that is often shown by the dismissive tone some parents will employ. Tone, tone, tone. Show the teacher respect - the teacher should do the same.
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Agree. Agree. Agree. Marry me?
When parents are open to discussing with me the areas of concern I have, then we can have open dialogue to survey and hopefully address (fix) the situation. It's difficult when parents come in openly hostile and aggressive because they feel I am picking on their precious snowflake. Apparently, I am being excessively difficult and demanding when I expect my students to keep their shoes on, not hit, not bite, not fight, clean up after themselves, etc. I had one parent actually complain about me saying I was unreasonable with my expectations of student behavior.