What do parents want from teachers?
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They want teachers to agree with them that "my child would NEVER behave like that!!"\nThey want teachers to give their children something for nothing...i.e. grades.\nThey want teachers to suddenly come up with an extra-credit assignment for their child (so the little darling can pass) when there are two weeks left in the final semester and their child's average is sitting at 47%.\nThey want teachers to put their own life on hold while they spend their entire weekend grading extra-credit assignments so their wonderfully well-behaved, academically groomed child WILL pass, dammit!\nAnd so on, and so on, and so on......
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because then teachers will have do deal with the pathetic excuses of parents. In their eyes the child can do no wrong-they are the 'victim'.- of bullying, being singled out by the teacher, they are from a single family etc.\nWish these parents would get real, their kids are unruly, undisciplined yobs who cannot face up to any responsibility.
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I was recently re-married and now have a 9-year-old son, so I'm clearly not an expert yet.  My husband and I have discussed this topic frequently since we are very concerned about our son's education/ future.  The conclusion we arrived at is that parents are the number one determinant of how well a student does in school.  We noticed that the difference between a good school and a poor school is the level of participation the school receives from the parents.  The public school our son is going to has almost 100% parent participation for open houses and teacher conferences.  The school district is also the highest rated school in our city and very highly rated in the country as well. They are rated high, mainly because the parents demand high performance. They basically teach the same content mandated by the state but they are producing a culture of learning above and beyond the state standard. So, by observation, we've concluded that the schools are not failing our students, the parents are really failing their children. Try shutting off the video games and TV in your house and hand your child a book to read.  You'll begin to see a change in your child overnight.  America is not responsible for it’s future as much as Americans are responsible. This applies to more than just school obviously, but what better place to start.
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Asian and Eastern cultures have a greater respect for education and a greater respect for authority figures (teachers).  Parents expect their children to do their very best, and are an essential factor in making sure that they have the best equipment, supplies, and help at home - and it doesn't matter what their economic condition is.
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not enough pay and parents are raising  out of controll kids.  and its never the kids falt they do everything perfectly and are never wrong, it must be the teachers fault
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What's wrong is primarily parents.  If parents believe (like mine did) that education is the key to future success, they will pay more attention to a). HOW their child is doing in school, b). WHAT their child is doing in school and c). what their child is doing OUT of school (TV, computer, too many activities i.e. sports, music, dance).\n\nIf more parents took a more active role in the education of their children, the kids would be challenged (if not by the schools, then by the parents) and the schools would be challenged (by the parents - as to why they aren't teaching their children what they need to know).\n\nAnd furthermore, parents have to stop viewing school as a free babysitting service and pay more respect to the teachers.  How can we expect a child to show respect for their teacher if their parent's don't?  If I got in trouble in school (bad grades, 'socialization problems'), I would have gotten it from my teacher and then from my parents when I got home.  Today, everything is the teacher's fault.  Bad grade on a test? how dare they fail my child!  Child can't read? don't hold 'em back or there'll be h*ll to pay from the parent.  Discipline problems?  The teacher just doesn't know how to handle MY child.  Parents need to recognize that GOOD teachers have their child's best interests at heart, just as the parent should.  If there's a dispute between the teacher and student, unless the teacher is BLATENTLY wrong, the parent needs to side WITH the teacher.\n\nI had my older son in public school until 1/2-way through 2nd grade.  He has truly blossomed in our homeschool environment.  Now finishing 5th grade, he is doing Algebra (8th grade curriculum), reading at a 12th grade level and is in the 90th %ile on ITBS.  My kindergarten son is independently reading 2nd grade-level books and has almost completed the first grade math book.\n\nThis, in my oh-so-humble opinion, shows what can happen when parents are more involved in their child's education.
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Private, charter, or home schooled.  Parents don't have enough say in what the public schools are teaching because the federal government is too involved in education.  Public education went downhill after Jimmy "Mr. Peanut" Carter pulled the cabinet position of secretary of education out of his ass.  It needs to be done away with and parents should take some responsibility in what the schools teach their kids.
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I think alot of parents are teaching their kids at home because they want to control what is being taught  to their kids. I am one of those parents. They are teaching kids therorys instead of facts. I teach my kids facts about life.
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evrything starts fr our home. our parents r our 1st teachers.. watever they teach us, it stays w/us.. \n\nteachers further develop us in school..
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yea, to a certain level... following up with teachers, letting your kids know that you will be in the grades and classrooms from time to time...this ensures that your children will not become slothful...creat discipline in the home...bad grades, no t.v, or no slumber party... what ever is dear to them, they can earn by making the grades
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It depends on how involved the system is and the parents as well than just the teacher or just the parent
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Time to get the parents involved.  Authorities will listen to complaints from parents directed to the right person.  Try to get them to contact the Principal or the school Superintendent.  If this is affecting the students, this must be dealt with properly and quickly.
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teaching is the building block.. and with each goal they want to achieve, support them. but allow them to do it. \n the web below is a freebie thats how i started them off.
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I am a teacher and can definately answer this one!!!!!!!Children who do not have parental support in the home usually suffer at school.  They are usually the ones who act up...not only because they are undisciplined, but also because they do not have the support system at home to make sure that they are doing their homework.  They fall behind and end up misbehaving because they do not understand the material.  As they fall further and further behind, their behavior gets wors, as well as does their self-esteem.  I work at an inner city school.  The teachers work very hard to give the students as much indivual help as possible.  We want to see all kids succeed! We also want them to understand that they must learn to deal with the baggage that life has given them and overcome that to be the best they can be to reach the goals they want to accomplish.  The best deal is for schools, parents, and communities to work together to help ALL children succeed.
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1. A good place to begin is to document the barriers to parent involvement created by such factors as family structures (dual career, single parent, teenage parent) and family work schedules (full-time, job sharing, flex-time). This can be accomplished through parent-teacher conferences, telephone calls, or a short questionnaire.\n\n2. Documentation of the barriers to parent participation can be used to develop policies that are likely to work with the parent community. For example, more options may be needed as to when parent-teacher conferences are held (before, during, and after school), how they are held (face-to-face, by telephone, by computer, in small groups), or where they are held (at the school, in the home, at a neighborhood center, or at the parent's place of employment).\n\nCreate a comfortable conference environment in which parents feel free to share information, ask questions, and make recommendations. Allowing parents to begin the conference by asking their own questions and expressing their own concerns is one way to convey respect for their input. Here are some other ways to share responsibility with parents during the conference:\n\nSchedule an adequate amount of time for the conference so that the parent does not feel rushed.\n\nIf the conference is held at the school, point out to the parent the projects that involved his or her child.\n\nBegin and end the conference by noting something positive about the child. \n\nAsk open-ended questions ("How do you help your child with her shyness?") instead of "yes" or "no" questions ("Do you help your child with her shyness?"). \n\nCommunicate in a way that matches, yet shows respect for, the parent's background. Be careful not to make assumptions about a parent's level of knowledge or understanding, and avoid talking down to parents.\n\nSend nonverbal messages of respect and interest. Sit facing the parent and maintain good eye-contact. Put aside paperwork and postpone taking notes until after the conference has ended.\n\nInstead of offering advice, ask the parent to share feelings and suggestions for addressing an issue. Then offer your own input as a basis for negotiation. \n\nMore information Here:\n\nhttp://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/parent.participation.html\n\nThis site has some really terrific ideas also:\n\nhttp://www.teachervision.fen.com/parent-teacher-conferences/teaching-methods/3854.html
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I think children should be taught that learning is something we do throughout life, not just to get through school.  They should be taught that a job well done is its own reward.  They need to learn to be self-motivated, independent thinkers.\n\nAs a parent, I try to instill these ideas in my children.  The best teachers are those that, whatever the subject matter, stress discovery, learning and responsibility.\n\nThanks for the work you do!
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Ok this is your life regardless of whether you have parents you have to do what satisfies you not then because as we all know when there is a life death follows behind--so what I am saying to you is that you dont need to be miserable and accomplish something your parents want you to do.  You need to stand up to them and tell them how important teaching is for you--a job you take should give you complete satisfaction and it should not make you miserable, stress or unhappy.\n\nSo talk to your parents they will understand and we all go through this because this is what our parents expect of us and sometimes we dont like taking a path that our parents want us to do so that is why we have our own brains to decide where we want to go and how we want to get their dont let your parents stop you from doing a job that you may feel so passionate about--our children of today and yesteryear need all teachers who are serious about improving their knowledge to strive to be a better person\n\nyou go  and do your teaching thang