I always thought teachers were objective and taught kids objectively without showing favoritism. This was until I started receiving disparaging notes from the teacher regarding my child. I hadn’t received any notes from any of his previous teachers regarding his behavior. Needless to say, I was shocked, appalled and overwhelmed all at the same time.
We tend to hold teachers in high regard. However, we must realize they are people too. They are not going to make a wise decision or be objective about every situation. They are only human.
Moreover, it is difficult to objectively handle a situation regarding your child, especially if you feel it reflects disparagingly on your child. After all, you are your child’s advocate and protector.
Here are 3 things you can do to handle this situation objectively:
1. Monitor all of the assignments your child brings home. This will give you insight to how your child is doing in school and determine if there are any learning disabilities are involved. Is your child grasping concept and learning the topics presented in class.
2. Seek help. Ask people whom you trust and value for their unbiased advice. How would they handle the situation? It is better if your advisor has kids. You will be surprised how venting and hearing another person’s viewpoint will help you relax and see things from a different perspective.
3. Meet with the teacher. Speak with the teacher to see if you both can getting an understanding of the situation and develop a plan of action.
4. Setup a meeting between you, the principal and the teacher. As a parent you have a lot of power, it is a simple and easy task to call the principal’s office to arrange meeting.
The above-mentioned steps will help you handle this situation objectively. It is important to handle this touchy situation objectively because you don’t want to create a bigger problem for yourself or your child.
We tend to hold teachers in high regard. However, we must realize they are people too. They are not going to make a wise decision or be objective about every situation. They are only human.
Moreover, it is difficult to objectively handle a situation regarding your child, especially if you feel it reflects disparagingly on your child. After all, you are your child’s advocate and protector.
Here are 3 things you can do to handle this situation objectively:
1. Monitor all of the assignments your child brings home. This will give you insight to how your child is doing in school and determine if there are any learning disabilities are involved. Is your child grasping concept and learning the topics presented in class.
2. Seek help. Ask people whom you trust and value for their unbiased advice. How would they handle the situation? It is better if your advisor has kids. You will be surprised how venting and hearing another person’s viewpoint will help you relax and see things from a different perspective.
3. Meet with the teacher. Speak with the teacher to see if you both can getting an understanding of the situation and develop a plan of action.
4. Setup a meeting between you, the principal and the teacher. As a parent you have a lot of power, it is a simple and easy task to call the principal’s office to arrange meeting.
The above-mentioned steps will help you handle this situation objectively. It is important to handle this touchy situation objectively because you don’t want to create a bigger problem for yourself or your child.
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