Teachers need parents to understand that we're not the bad guy. They need to realize that we really do have the child's best interest at heart. We're not the Wicked Witch of the West, and we're not the Big Bad Wolf. We simply look out for students and hope that the short year that we have with them, will teach them not only, what they need to know for the next year, but life lessons for their future.
They also need to realize that a little correction for students is helpful and creates character. Because, we are simply pushing them in the correct direction. Kids are going to make mistakes. But there comes a time when one must learn from them. And a little help from a teacher, wouldn't hurt.
A teachers job is to TEACH. Teach them anything we feel necessary for their upmost sucess. Teach them integrity, morals, and above everything else, self-confidence in their work.
The phrase "Parents as partners rather than prosecutors" means that we, teachers, crave the parents approval and acceptance from them. We are not looking for a fight, but we are looking for the best opprotunity we could ever give our kids. The parents and teachers ARE ON THE SAME SIDE. Both want to see the child suceed in life. Teachers and parents fight the same fight. The fight for the future.
This article, written by Ron Clark, further explains the diminishing relationship between teachers and their students' parents.
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