What teachers really want to tell parents.

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I don't think he's saying that teachers are 100% infallible and are the authority on all kids in their classrooms and their word > a child's.

I think he was moreso talking about what many parents do when asked about something their kid is doing, assume that their kid is telling the 100% gospel truth about a situation/behavior and paint the teacher as an adversary.

Ex:

Teacher says "Hey Mrs. Parent, Bobby keeps throwing stuff during art time even after I tell him to stop. Could you address that behavior with Bobby?"

Some parents: "OMG. Bobby never throws a THING at home. Ask him. Surely you are mistaken?"

They immediately take the defensive position and assume that the teacher is not seeing things correctly.

A more appropriate response (if you have honestly never seen your son throw things) would be: "Really? Well, I will definitely ask him about what's going on."

Don't immediately jump to defend your kid when all the teacher is doing is pointing out a behavior.