Parent & Teacher Meetings
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Teacher Who Accused My Child of Lying Is Mad at Me
Asked by M.L. from San Antonio
on November 18, 2011
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She feels she did so much to help us and we discussed it with her several times and the principal. I proved my child never took it and she admits that. She claims she...
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- Nope. She's allowed to have her feelings. You were backing your daughter.
- I agree with others I wouldn't worry about smoothing anything over. You were right and she obviously has issues taking responsibility when she is wrong. I would defi...
- Has the teacher apologized to your daughter? She certainly should. After all she expected an apology from your daughter.
To Home School or Not to Home School
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on August 7, 2008
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Hi fellow moms!
Well I am really working this issue of public school or home school over in my mind. My son is only 13 months but I am already pondering on what will...
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- my daughters are 4 and 2 and our 4 year old will be starting pre-K at public school in a couple weeks. my hubby and i both experienced public, private, and home scho...
- So...I read what the other moms had to say and it's full of very good advice, especially in the "do what feels right for your family department"...I just want to add s...
- I think you are wise to be thinking about schooling for your child now. It will give you plenty of time to talk to other moms along the way and research if you want t...
School Attendance
Asked by S.B. from Alexandria
on April 23, 2008
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I having trouble getting my 15 year old son to attend school, he says that he thinks he is stupid and that he can't pass. I know that he is not stupid, I do know that ...
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- This is a really hard situation for you to be in, however, there are no public school systems that are set up to address anything much outside of the kids showing up a...
- First, your son is entitled to a free, fair and appropriate education. Period. They are required by law to accommodate him so that he can learn. If he is having tha...
- Have the dad to pay child support with that you can get him in a school or program to help assist your child with his learning. Don't let the dad skip through life wit...
What Are School Counselors For?
Asked by S.L. from Boise
on February 17, 2011
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My little family is going through a really rough time. I'm at the point of asking my husband to move out because he is absolutely, certifiably crazy! His mental health...
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- My daughter had a wonderful experience with her school counselor. She had to have surgery in 2nd grade and the anticipation of the surgery brought back the grief she ...
- School counselors are generall social workers, so they have specific training in short-term goal-based counseling (different than therapy which is more long-term and i...
- ... in addition to everyone's ideas here.... what the heck is the Teacher/School doing about the BULLYING???????? At my Daughter's school (she was bullied in 1st g...
Does Such a School Exist??
Asked by K.D. from Philadelphia
on February 18, 2008
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I am wondering if anyone can offer suggestions about school choices in the West Chester area...private, charter, anything. My 5-year-old son is currently in 1/2 day k...
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- You may want to look into the Quaker schools in the area. Goshen Friends, West Chester Friends and Westtown School. The programs are very nuturing very community ori...
- I have 2 children at Collegium Charter School (Exton) and have been extremely pleased with our experience (we've been there 4 years). They do a really great job of di...
- HI K.! L. from Evansburg here...We have been looking at Montessori schools and are VERY pleased, actually already sent in our application for Brianna for next Jan, wh...
School Snacks
Asked by C.D. from Washington DC
on September 3, 2010
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My son is in 3rd grade and their grade gets lunch at 1:30. They currently have no snack time set aside for these kids. On the first day of school I sent a nice note ...
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- I have a Mom friend, whoes kids are now in college, but when they were in kindergarten they had "food" issues, and also needed naps. Kindergarten was full day at our ...
- Some schools in our district do snacks and some don't. We had to send a daily snack for my older son when he was in 1st grade (they didn't do it in kindergarten). Wi...
- Our elementary school only does it for kindergarten. Like another mom said one of my daughters is possibly hypoglycemic. When she was in elementary school our pediat...
New Teacher Thought My Top Student Was Dumb, Needing Intervention
Asked by M.L. from Dayton
on August 14, 2011
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We put my dd into a private school because she was never challenged academically in public school. She was also picked on for succeeding. All was well until the teach...
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- Maybe you're not explaining this well. You said your child is very shy and has given Several teachers the initial (but mistaken) impression that she has difficulty le...
- The teacher should not have asked your daughter these questions. She should have checked her file, or asked you, if she had concerns. My daughter's first grade tea...
- I haven't heard of ANY teacher getting "dumb" confused with shy. I was shy all throughout, and made the honor roll every time. Not one teacher thought I was "dumb" b...
So Out of the Blue Son Tells Me His Teacher Is All the Time Sending Text Message
Asked by B. from Oklahoma City
on February 12, 2011
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what would you do if of of the blue your 7 year old tells you that the teacher is all the time sending text messages during the class.
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- I have known a couple of teachers to have done this, but they had a reason. Both had family members that were ill and b/c they can't take the calls live they have to t...
- I guess I would have to tell him not to question what an adult is doing, she very well may be texting another teacher accross the hall. It's not like she's doing anyth...
- I agree with some of the previous posters....I am a teacher and I ALWAYS have my phone on me, for safety reasons. But, I have it on vibrate and ignore any text message...
Private School?
Asked by E.L. from Dallas
on October 31, 2011
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I will be meeting with a private school for my 4 year old son. What should I look for or ask? This is a first for me so any and all help/advice will be greatly appre...
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- Find out what kind of education the teachers have. Many private schools only require teachers to have Bachelors Degrees and not even in the subject which they teach. ...
- Aside from what's mentioned, which were all must-know things, if it's a private school for k-12 and Christian, I would want to know if it's evangelical or a disciplesh...
- First and foremost, it's a school. Ask what curriculum they use, whether the teachers are certified, what education/degrees/experience the principal or headmaster has...
School Reassignment
Asked by M.N. from Raleigh
on May 24, 2009
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Wake Co. has recently redrawn the school district lines (again) and our traditional base school will change to a year round school.
My 6 year daughter was diagnos...
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- I haven't read the other comments, as a parent I can understand that you want consistency with your child's education - especially since your child has health concerns...
- M., I went throught this transfer problem 2 years ago in Rowan County. Are they redrawing the district lines because they built a new school? If so, I would suffi...
- I think a home school will help if you can do it then a teacher can come and teach this child at home I did this when I had surgery and a teacher would come to my ho...
