Parent & Teacher Meetings
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Why Would the Principal Attend the Parent Teacher Meeting?
Asked by A.A. from Los Angeles
on January 30, 2011
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I’m a new mom and my son is in first grade and now goes to a charter school and is home schooled two days a week and attends the charter school classroom 3 days a we...
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- A., I wouldn't wait for the scheduled meeting. I'd go into the principal's office and sit and wait for the principal, all day if I had to. I'd tell him/her exactly w...
- Charter schools welcome parents. If she and the principal do not then switch him to another school. Relax the meeting is soon. Ask your husband to come along. I ...
- I would feel the same way. Call or go to the school right away and demand and answer for that odd behavior. If she won't talk about it then go to the principal. Also t...
More School Incidents
Asked by M.K. from Dallas
on May 31, 2012
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So last week my son (18 months) came back from school again with a cut underneath his eye. According to his teacher, he was running in the play area and ran into anoth...
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- You just do not seem happy, change facilities, but change because you do not like the facility/staff not b/c your LO gets hurt. THEY ALL GET HURT. My son is 5, just ...
- Take my response with a grain of salt, because I never had my kids in daycare so I don't know what is "normal" or "typical" regarding incident reports in those setting...
- Here's what ya do. Pull him from school, wrap him in bubble wrap till he's 18 (doubt he'll let you do it after that) and leave him with the nanny all day. Be sure ...
Problems at School .
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on September 27, 2007
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I have 3 kids, 2 of them go to school the oldest is in 4th grade and my middle son is in 2nd. My oldest son has alway gotten A's in his class. But now it seen that he ...
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- It sounds to me that both of your boys are bored in their classes and acting out. If they're still getting good grades and has time to act like that... Maybe talk to t...
- J. go talk to the teachers and find out about both sides.. I know sometimes that children only tell what you want to hear. But If I were you I'd go and talk to them...
- Hi J., I had some of the same problems with my daughter's 5th grade class that you have with your fourth grader. The teacher could not control the class. This is ...
New School
Asked by L.A. from Houston
on April 24, 2011
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Hello Mamas, My daughter would be starting her kindergarten in a private school on August 15th this year. she is now going to a different private school for her pre Ki...
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- Summer school for kindergarten? Are you kidding me? My kids loved the freedom of being home and doing our own thing during the summer. We took little trips and play...
- I'm assuming you need childcare for the summer and that she will have to go to one of the two schools. No, I don't think they NEED the extra preparation in kindergart...
- IMO taking her out for 7 weeks and putting her back in just to take her out again will be more traumatic then putting her in the new school when you return from vacation.
Do You Think Your Kid Is Smart than Your Teacher Thinks He/she Is?
Asked by A.S. from Eugene
on December 9, 2010
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My dd is in the 3rd grade and reading at 5th grade level. At the beginning of school she was given the placement tests and was on board line of the top reading group...
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- This is why my kids went to private school in 5th -7th grade. And it is why I paid for a private Jr. High for my eldest daughter and sent her to private school in sec...
- Your child is in 3rd grade. She is just now to the point where any "gifted services" could begin, and most are best offered first in 4 grade, because children who lea...
- A couple of us have kids in third grade who easily get all A's and E's. Obviously they are not challenged at school. The class size is maxed at 20, so they don't have ...
School Notification???
Asked by B.S. from Lansing
on August 16, 2011
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Does anyone else's children go to a school that is horrible at notification for the beginning of the year?
My daughter has gone to this school for two years. The f...
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- Maybe you need to offer your services to this school. You sound like you know what you want and they do sound either clueless, not organized or short on help.. May...
- I see a lot of posts on this site from moms who have the same complaint as you. Having worked for a school district I can tell you that the problem is partly politica...
- Our school is horrible! I called - left a message. Finally got a call back a few days later, telling me I would be receiving all the info I need via fax after prov...
Inappropriate Behavior by Teacher or Just Sweet?
Asked by L.S. from Philadelphia
on August 14, 2008
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My 6 Y.O. son's music teacher, the other day at class, tells him she is so proud of him and how good he's getting. While saying so, she wells up with tears and just r...
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- The welling up with tears part of your story resonated... A wonderful mentor of mine -also in her 70s- once said "we old ladies are gender neutral" And although it was...
- Being that this is a woman in her 70s, I'm thinking it is nothing to worry about. Just a grandmotherly gesture. I know that women of that age group grew up in a less...
- Some of the responses are a bit alarming to me. I will say -- the women is older, maybe seasoned with life, but writing her off a "old" is rather disrespectful. Ou...
School Question
Asked by K.S. from Miami
on December 8, 2012
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I need some direction . My daughter has finally been happy in a school has friends and was doing well in school. This year is 6 grade and she is having some issues f...
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- I cannot for the life of me understand how a teacher is able to email a student. This would never in a million years happen in my district. I would start there if I ...
- Ditto most of the other posters, but I would add that your ex really needs to send a written correction that he was misquoted and he did NOT say what the teacher says ...
- That would make me really mad. Make sure you let the principal know what the teacher is doing too. Document everything. Go into a meeting yourself with her dad, the ...
Another One About Teacher gifts....and Communication with Teachers
Asked by T.M. from Tampa
on November 18, 2011
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What is really expected for teacher gifts at the elementary school level? I was just thinking of getting my son's kindergarten teacher a gift card to Barnes and Noble...
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- I would start by setting up a meeting with your teacher, just as a checkpoint to see how she feels things are going. While meeting with her ask her how she prefers to...
- I find email the best way to communicate with my son's teacher. As for what teachers "expect"? NOTHING. What they'd LOVE? Note from you expressing thanks for all...
- I have been a teacher for 15 years. Although I NEVER ask for gifts, gift certificates are always thoughtful, as ALL of the items in my room (minus textbooks) are purc...
School Supplies
Asked by T.M. from Dallas
on August 24, 2008
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I went school supply shopping yesterday. I have two that need supplies. We went to Wal Mart, their prices are usually the best. But as I am going over the list the ...
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- I bet it was nice to get that off your chest :) I have 5 kids and 3 are in school, so yes I know exactly how you feel. I don't stress over it though. I get my kids wha...
- I am totally with you on that...last year, for Kindergarten, we had this enormous list of VERY specific, brand-name supplies that we had to get. When we got to the sc...
- Last year, I did not buy the pre-packaged supplies from the PTA. When we showed up on the first day of school, I discovered that some of the items we had bought were ...
