What Your Child's Teacher Won't Tell You

Finally! A usefull reminder for some of us parents, and an informative one for the others! Well worth my time :)

#8 Is'nt entirely true at first, I have heard many seniors going into college saying they want to be a teacher to have the weekends, holidays and summers off, HOWEVER I know most of that changes & they end up enjoying teaching!
I agree with # 18 nowadays~ It's got to be hard when so many parents aren't looking at the BIG PICTURE! Coping skills are needed in today's society!

#13 is very true. Teachers have limited budgets and many of them spend their own $$ to supply their students with the proper learning materials.

# 17. People do say " my dog ate my homework", but normally it is true. With homework in hand, bites missing. My friends once had that happen.

I've been a middle school teacher for 11 years. Rule #1 - we have that one, too, but we call it the "all hands on deck" rule :)

#7 and #19 is very true,

Remember to thank a teacher today! Good article, unfortunately too many true statements, especially #19.

the one thing parents forget is that a good education begins in the home, before school, and continues through out the school day.

2 me role of a teacher is very important...I always perform well in the subject if teacher is competent and nice...good article:)

First of all this chat has nothing to do with married teenagers. If you don't like my comments there then complain there that isn't what were talking about. I'm not holding a gun to your head. If you don't like my statements you don't have to read them. And do not tell me to get off the computer or get off this site. Do you run the internet? Do you run this chat site? So you have no control over what I do. I am a human being same as you and have the right to my opinions. I went to school through some of my childhood and was home schooled the rest. And home schooled children do better in college than anyone else according to researchers. It's because they can learn on their own level and not either try to keep up or be bored waiting for the others to keep up. I was so bored in school because all they every taught about was stuff I already knew. That was one of a couple of reasons our parents pulled us out. And on top of that my mother took CLASSES on how to home school at a college. Which means she home schooled the way the government wants which MEANS we are just as up to date as other people our age. And I don't take kindly to you implying my mothers an idiot.There is no need for name calling. We aren't children.
And obviously you don't read my full statements. I give REASONS why I don't think there is a right and wrong where punctuation is concerned. I don't just randomly say "I don't believe in english". And if you want I can give you a whole layout of why then things us teach and how they teach are ruining our kids. But it would take a lot of writing and I don't think you would even listen to my reasons anyway. What do you people do take one statement in my comments and ignore the rest? Twice I have left a reason WHY english isn't important (the class not the language) for our kids to learn and both times people have commented on it like there wasn't even a reason. Like I was just like "kids don't need to learn". I even said I do think kids should learn. Just not the WAY we teach it in schools. I am a fan of knowledge. Just not the supposed "knowledge" they teach in school. If you want to know my reasons for not believing in english please RE READ my statements COMPLETELY. I give a reason even if you don't agree it gives you no right to call me an idiot. Basically what your saying is that anyone who doesn't agree with your standards is an idiot. Whatever happened to "we should be excepting of everyone" that you guys are always preaching?

You check their homework and make them sit the heck down and finish it. That is how #19 gets done. If they leave the homework at home, they need to accept the bad/no grade. If you teach them that it is ok, by writing the note, they will keep doing it. Show your kids that you care about their grades and make them be responsible until they are able to be responsible themselves. Believe me. In ten years, as a freshman in college, no professor is going to give a crap if you left your homework on the table. You will get an F. I had to have a doctor give me permission to miss a day of class because I had the flu and then I have to go to health services to have them tell my teachers that I had permission to miss class.
Believe me, when my daughter starts school next year, she will have to learn how to be responsible. In the hopes that one day she grows up into a responsible, worthwhile member of society.

That was a great write-up. Indeed, Teachers are gifts to everyone of us . Parents need to take their responsibilities in their children lives seriously.Over protection of a child will not only destroy him or her, but will come back to hunt you in the future.

Great Points RD! Every parent should take note of these points!

Did you know that even though 80% of americans are going to college only 20% graduate. It was on the news this morning. The others are just in massive debt after they give up because they were to busy partying to take college seriously.

TRUE TRUE TRUE!!!!!!

I think this article should be retitled: 20 things your child's teacher SHOULD tell you.

And if I still use algebra even though I don't know it then why teach it to kids? I mean according to you they use it whether they know it or not so why shove it down their throat.
And why should kids be miserable for a whole year and just HOPE that next year they get a better teacher?
And talk about seeing things from one point of view! You see things from one point of view. That kids NEED to Go to school to become intelligent.
I like how people say that "you see things from one point of view" well so do you if you can't see my side. By saying my side is all wrong you are seeing it from only one side as well.
And to quote your own words back "Do not attack people for your own ignorance". Don't attack me just because you can't understand where I'm coming from. Fyi by calling me ignorant that shows your own naivety. There is no need for name calling we aren't children.

Um there is someone like them. Try home schooling parents.

Great article, thanks for sharing

interesting article, i agree that a lot comes down to the fact that there are good and bad teachers but on the whole very informative!