![]() ![]() There is snow on the ground! The forecast high for tomorrow is 33 degrees – during the day! This Californian is struggling, hard. ![]() I’m in Hartford, CT this weekend for the True Colors conference. The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.This teacher may not be the one you wanted, but she might end up being even better. Go into the year with an open mind and try to be positive around your daughter. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about things that I never would have been interested in otherwise. As long as you tried, she’d work with you. She loved the subject, loved the kids, and especially loved getting kids excited about the subject. She had high standards and wouldn’t compromise them but she was fair. Personally, one of my favorite teachers ever, was the “mean” MS science teacher. She may not have been especially nurturing, but the kids learned a lot, and were still able to have a lot of fun because she kept the kids engaged. The teacher had that classroom of 25 kids, who didn’t speak the language (it was an immersion school) running as smoothly as any classroom of kids possibly could. ![]() I was worried that my DD got the “mean” K teacher, but that was one of her best years. Far more common, however, teachers who are strict may be labeled mean, but as PP’s have said, they may be the best ones. Unquestionably, sone teachers are actually mean in that they are deliberately hurtful to kids, in which case that meeds to be addressed. in life, and now she has a better idea of how to approach them when she does. She will have other strict teachers, bosses, etc. It's not how I'd run a classroom but it was a good skill for DD to learn and I don't regret the experience. And then she just learned not to talk in this teacher's class. We also identified times during the day when she could talk more - certain specials classes, recess, lunch. We started doing drop off as early as possible in the morning so she had time to chat with friends at breakfast in the cafeteria before class started. It was hard with the strict K teacher who would issue punishments for talking - DD initially got in trouble a lot. It's fine with a less strict teacher who doesn't mind as much or who handles it with humor. Like my kid's biggest challenge is not talking when the teacher wants quiet - she's a chatty kid. One thing we talk about in our house is finding a strategy that works with that teacher to make it easier for you. Some teachers are tougher than others and you don't have to love them all. Including the adults.Īlso, FWIW, my DD had a really strict kindergarten teacher and it wasn't great but she got through it fine. I'd remind your kid that what matters most is what SHE thinks of the teacher and how she gets along, and that all that stuff other people say is just gossip and drama. Talking dramatically about a 1st grade teacher in front of a kid in that class is so tacky and weird. You don't have to lie but you should taking a second to think about how young kids receive information. So many parents here have no idea how to tailor their conversations about school, activities, and family stuff in front of kids. Many DMV parents fall on the wrong side of this line. For us it was a good lesson in finding the line between normal parent "networking" and inappropriate oversharing in front of children. Parents made similar comments in front of children. Anonymous wrote:One of our kids had an early elementary teacher who "yelled at the students" (the claims were exaggerated but the teacher wasn't great either).
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