You are a good person and I commend you.
I love my daughter's teachers, and appreciate the work they do. I like to believe they appreciate that we pay attention to what is going on. They know they will see one or the other, or both my husband and I on parent/teacher days, and that calls or notes sent home are appreciated in this house.
We are not parents that will always side with our child no matter what. We are the first to acknowlege that she has a tendency to talk incessantly, and can be as stubborn as a mule when she makes up her mind - two things we deal with on a daily basis and are not surprised when the same traits are noticed in the classroom.
I don't know how much time the teachers spend dealing with other parents because it is none of my business, but if the level of contact, at their instigation, I have with them is any indication, all I can say is we did the right thing in choosing to live in this school district.
You are a good person and I commend you.
I love my daughter's teachers, and appreciate the work they do. I like to believe they appreciate that we pay attention to what is going on. They know they will see one or the other, or both my husband and I on parent/teacher days, and that calls or notes sent home are appreciated in this house.
We are not parents that will always side with our child no matter what. We are the first to acknowlege that she has a tendency to talk incessantly, and can be as stubborn as a mule when she makes up her mind - two things we deal with on a daily basis and are not surprised when the same traits are noticed in the classroom.
I don't know how much time the teachers spend dealing with other parents because it is none of my business, but if the level of contact, at their instigation, I have with them is any indication, all I can say is we did the right thing in choosing to live in this school district.
You are absolutely the kind of parents that kids (and teachers) need. I really applaud you for being such. It's parents like you that really make teaching worth it. When I had a parent the other day say, "I just can't say thank you enough for all you do," it made my day, Despite all the rhetoric of the propagandists (both liberal and conservative), it really comes down to parents and teachers working together and having a common-sense attitude. It's your getting involved that will help your children be a success. I appreciate my parents for having been the same way.