I'm a first year teacher. When I notice that a student is starting to fall behind in work or failing exams, etc., I send a note home that states what is going on. My school does not have progress reports, so this is not an option, and I have 120+ students to care for. I just had a few parent/teacher conferences where parents yelled at me for failing their children and said that I should have called them to tell them what was going on with their child. I was very upset about this, because I really do my best for each child, and I thought a note home about their progress would be sufficient. I realize some students may not give the note to their parents, but I feel like it is the parent's responsibility to check up on their child after school, not mine. I already work 14+ hours a day. I'm just wondering if other parents feel that these parents were justified in yelling at me for not calling them when I did send a note home about their child's progress.
2007-01-26
01:12:04
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