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Poll: Fights with Parents
Poll: Have you ever quarreled with a student's parent?
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Posted 11 months ago Just curious if you've ever had an argument with a parent....if you did? What was it about? |
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| Posted 11 months ago Grades, of course. Despite all the visible evidence, Mom was absolutely certain that her child deserved a better grade (actually, the one given was rather generous.) |
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| Posted 11 months ago This is a TRUE story:
I had a mom literally yell at me because she wanted for me to "keep" her child after school for an hour and a half while she went on a job interview! When I told her that I had other engagements to attend to, she yelled at me for about 3 minutes (this may not sound like a long time, but it is when someone is screaming at you) about how I put on a "show and dance" on how much I love these kids, but I couldn't sacrifice a little of my time to help her cihld out while she was trying to better herself!!
Can you believe that?!?!?! She was furious because I wouldn't babysit her child on my own time!!
I had just started teaching and I was quite younger then. When she left, I bawled for about an hour! I wonder if this parent would have asked this of me now that I'm "older." |
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| Posted 11 months ago Thankfully, not to my face. But, I've dealt with grading complaints from teachers via my principal. A witty woman is a treasure; a witty Beauty is a power.
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