What teachers really want to tell parents.

[AlphaFrog]

My best friend from highschool posted this on FB. This was my reply:

As a parent, I wish more parents got this.

Remember the days when it was the STUDENT that was nervous and scared to bring home a bad note/test grade/etc and not the teacher who was scared to send it? I didn't for the most part behave well because of what the teachers would do to me...I was scared of what my parents would do to me.

I've told my daughter's teacher that I want to be told of any problems she has with Mariana. Of course, as she pointed out, it's the parents with my attitude that don't need to worry about their kids.

One final thought about the article...in the case of the parent asking the child "Is this true?", there is probably a better way to phrase it, but I'd ask my child something similar not because I didn't believe the teacher, but I would want my child to acknowledge the mistake/situation.