There are some students that I like better than other students, I won’t lie. There are some people that just rub me the wrong way, and children are people. The great thing is that they are kids, and most of the time, they aren’t totally responsible for the way they act.
Which leads me to the parents. Dealing with parents is my least favorite part of the job. There are lots and lots of great parents, but there are others…..
A parent will not be my pet if they:
-refuse to acknowledge their child has problems when I give concrete evidence to the contrary
-don’t treat me as a professional
-make excuses for their child’s bad behavior, especially when they bring up the behavior of other children
-allow their child to be disrespectful
-don’t back me up
-lie to me or have their child lie to me
Fortunately, I spend the vast majority of my time with the kids. People have asked me if I would ever become an administrator (because, you know, teaching just can’t be enough) and I always say that I would never, ever do it. I can handle children who may not act appropriately or who don’t know how to do things. Their age and lack of experience gives them a free pass for those kinds of things, at least some of the time. My patience for adults who don’t do their jobs is pretty short.
*As an added note: I have a great group of students this year. I can honestly say that they are all my pets. I am often annoyed by their parents, however.
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I think the parents would drive me stark raving mad before the kids, for sure. But as both would happen within a week, it’s kind of a moot point. They don’t pay teachers NEARLY enough.
Comment by Kate — April 22, 2009 @ 6:11 pm |