parents?
2006-10-11 13:43:19 · 18 answers · asked by ~ 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Some are.... but I think they are scare of losing their "Teacher Edition books" more... lol
just for fun, don't take it serious. =D
2006-10-11 13:52:31 · answer #1 · answered by p a m m y 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, it all depends on the parents and the situation that you are placed in with the parent. Remember, you work as a team idealy, but again, we live in the real world.
There are different types of parents, but mostly, you have the overprotective or the non-existent. I work with mostly the non-existent type, and I'm not really scared of what they will say about me, but whether they will help me apply discipline measures at home and at school. They can jive talk me all they want, but I look for change.
The first parent-teacher conference I ever conducted was over the phone. I was so nervous about it, I actually begged my principal to sit in on the phone call. Her presence was somewhat soothing to me, but then again, I was nervous about my P&Q's. Well, turns out the stepfather answered, and was drunker than a skunk, and said he would talk to my student when he got home. Needless to say, I got a mouthful from the student the next day, and I had the call the guy again! Hopefully, you will never have this happen to you, and everything will be fine.
Don't fret about the fact that you have a reason to call. Besides, if you start off by politely greeting the parent, asking them if they have a moment to speak to you and telling them something good (whether it has any grain of truth or not) about their student, they will ultimitely feel more freely to work with you instead of against you. Talk to them about their child. Ask them if they are having a good time, and whether they talk about school at home. What do they normally do on the weekends? This is what I've noticed too, sort of talk. Parents always love to gloat about their children. It's their right and privelage for raising them. Then, discuss in the best of terms about what has happened or is happening in class, and discuss some alternative ways you can apply methods use at home in the classroom.
If you need any more information, my stepmom has a great handout on how to conduct parent-teacher conferences, and I would be happy to send you a copy. This was the only way I survived my parent teacher conferences my first year. Or, visit any of the educational websites for more information.
2006-10-11 22:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by Samantha L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Parents aren't really the ones to be scared of. They can't fire you. But if the teacher is a really bad one and the kid is one likely to whine a lot and tell their parents about it, the teacher might be scared. But all in all, most teachers aren't really scared of parents. Unless they have some weird fear, but that has nothing to do with being a teacher...more just individual problems.
2006-10-11 20:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by Andrea =] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents? Nah. I can't speak for other teachers, but I have yet to have a true problem with a parent. Most parents who kids think are going to back them (them being the student) up will actually end up apologizing to the teacher once the teacher presents them with a nice paper trail.
Kids, your teachers have more evidence on you than folks from CSI have when they arrest the criminals. It is in your best interest not to commit the "crime" to begin with. Saves you looking like the fool.
2006-10-12 00:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by TheInfamousJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...I personally think that part of being a teacher, is wanting to work with parents, in order to ensure that the students get the best education possible. Yes, there is the occasional parent who is a pain in the behind, but usually the teacher can get through to them and make them realize that their child's education is most important.
2006-10-11 21:24:01 · answer #5 · answered by butterflykisses03 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a pretty vague question. Being a teacher, I can give you just a vague answer. NO. Some teachers lack self confidence when dealing with hostile or strong personality typed parents, but overall teachers are professionals and are not scared by parents. If anything, I see parents are often intimidated by teachers. They see them as professionals who are confident and secure in their knowledge of their job.
2006-10-11 20:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by outbackmike_2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I teach in the inner city where there is a lot of violence. I have had coworkers attacked
and I admit I was scared a few times when I was young. One time a parent used his children for target practice with a BB gun. he would make them run around the room and try to avoid the bullets he shot. His daughter was in my class. She came to me one day and said her dad had shot her and the bullet was still in her thumb. I looked and sure enough, it was. We called Children's Services and the police. They removed the children from the home because Mom wouldn't (probably couldn't) make Dad move out. I was cautioned by the police to always be escorted into and out of the building. Mom had told her the bullet wasn't there but I always believed Mom knew and wanted us to report it for her.
Another time, a parent called the school and threatened to kill me and the principal. I had the male custodian walk me to my car. On a light note, one of my coworkers offered to watch out from an upstairs window and yell "Duck!" if she saw the mom coming with the gun!
So, yes, sometimes we have reasons to be scared. But mostly we just give them some time and space to cool off and forget about it.
2006-10-11 22:27:25 · answer #7 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not generally. I had one set of parents that were so totally off the wall that my principal refused to let them talk with me about their son. These people were just plain NUTS! Usually the parents are more afraid of us. I taught for so long (35 yrs) that I had the children of former students in class. They were generally afraid because they still saw me as a teacher, not someone who wanted to work with them to help their child.
2006-10-12 00:28:53 · answer #8 · answered by vlteach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was scared of the parent who told me, "When I find out who called child services on me, I'ma slit they throat." Although I think the teacher who called child services was more scared.
2006-10-11 21:27:26 · answer #9 · answered by dark_phoenix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I have had 3 parents threaten me. All served 48 hours in jail. A little cuddle time with Bubba and his little buddy ends all that.
2006-10-11 21:32:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll admit it. I am sometimes. It's easy for me to talk to kids and tell them like it is. It's harder for me to do with adults. We're sensitive, and we speak with more passive aggressiveness than kids could ever dream of. I'm always afraid I'll offend a parent. I also automatically think they'll think less of me because I'm young. I feel like I have to prove my worth sometimes to them.
2006-10-11 21:49:58 · answer #11 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋