tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post2349363609546741990..comments2023-11-10T01:11:06.200-08:00Comments on Coming of Age in the Middle: Hanging Out Under the Sword of DamoclesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503110737663642101noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-82697827123131813832012-10-27T05:43:37.329-07:002012-10-27T05:43:37.329-07:00"Even my most challenging students are someon..."Even my most challenging students are someone's kids."<br />This is where I try to keep my focus - and, even when our wires get crossed, and parents react to information negatively (i.e. "well, this must mean YOU are not doing your job!"), in the end it's about the kids. Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-29756665450473501062012-10-24T07:35:05.914-07:002012-10-24T07:35:05.914-07:00I would freak out too. A Waldorf teacher once said...I would freak out too. A Waldorf teacher once said to the parents of our class: "it's our job to look at your child objectively, and it's your job to be subjective." I have come back to this many times, because it both enforces the teacher's obvious role, and permits me to feel a little freaked out when hearing bad news. <br />As you point out, it's what we do after thatSarah P. / Julia's Childhttp://www.sarahpinneo.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-1248701392487966662012-10-24T07:00:00.122-07:002012-10-24T07:00:00.122-07:00Wow! Thank you guys so much for these kind comment...Wow! Thank you guys so much for these kind comments. Meeting with my son's teacher went well - of course - and there's no need to freak out. Of course. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503110737663642101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-22715335283617215432012-10-24T06:54:19.097-07:002012-10-24T06:54:19.097-07:00Thank you for this perspective. As a teacher who ...Thank you for this perspective. As a teacher who writes a few of these emails each day, and a mom who has sons too young to have such an issue, this was important for me to see.Kimberly Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871637115201907124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-91464653313373600662012-10-24T05:24:25.455-07:002012-10-24T05:24:25.455-07:00Thank you for sharing this! It's a great persp...Thank you for sharing this! It's a great perspective to consider when we have to send those emails home to parents. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252876818938146980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-28497791901132382702012-10-23T20:14:32.159-07:002012-10-23T20:14:32.159-07:00I too received an e-mail today, the second in 3 we...I too received an e-mail today, the second in 3 weeks, to let me know my son was ignoring homework assignments and paying very little attention. I too get that sick feeling when they arrive, and imagine the dominoes of failure lined up, ready to topple. Hard as it is to hear the truth, and it's been a long time since I felt he was misrepresented by a crappy teacher, I'm always so gratefulAviva Rubinhttp://nothinginmoderation.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-60599560685234019722012-10-23T18:54:19.477-07:002012-10-23T18:54:19.477-07:00Jess,
I've just had the opposite experience. ...Jess,<br /><br />I've just had the opposite experience. An email from my child's principal saying that my child's teacher feels bad because I used the teacher as one of several (disguised) examples of the challenges we face in improving instruction for a blog post.<br /><br />Like you, the principal could have taken a medicinal glass of wine, a deep breath, and then said, "Gee, Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168392223020549372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-23102159327315162992012-10-23T18:31:31.031-07:002012-10-23T18:31:31.031-07:00Jess--you are a voice of honesty and reason in a c...Jess--you are a voice of honesty and reason in a crazy, scary world. Thank you for telling it like it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com