3. Helicopter vs absent parents. Pick your poison.

Helicopter vs absent parents. Pick your poison.

See, this is why I need help. Even my efforts to seek advice on how not to come across as the worst parent ever seem to have evoked that reaction. At the very least, I know those were all clearly the wrong words to say. Thank you for that, at least. :)
Can I try again? I was not meaning to imply that I know the "right way" to do things in all cases and that everything the teacher did that I disagreed with was doing the wrong thing. I absolutely want to be supportive of the teacher and am sure that there will be many teachers that I encounter over the years that will be wonderful whether they do things the way I would have or not. I believe in teaching as an art and that the teacher should have more power to make decisions in the classroom based on the needs of the students within each particular class. But having been a teacher myself, and the reason I left the field, was that I saw the public school system trying very hard to systematize education and take the choice away from the teacher in an attempt to implement a one-size fits all system, which is then failing. I am not trying to blame these things on the teacher. I just want to know how I can best establish a relationship with the teacher which is positive and supportive of him/her given that I have a background in education and therefore have strong opinions of the system as a whole. And I know I am not alone in these opinions. I knew many teachers I worked with who shared similar concerns, and I've heard from many people on this forum that kind of frustration with the system and I know many teachers fight all the time against the problems in the system. I want to be supportive of the teacher, but given that I have a background in teaching and therefore do have opinions of my own (right or wrong, same or different as the teacher) I feel like there is no way I can even begin a conversation with the teacher without immediately being typecast and misunderstood as a know-it-all helicopter parent who thinks I know everything just because I have a degree (which again, is apparently a valid fear, given that that is exactly how you reacted)

/r/Teachers Thread Parent
Previous
Next

Recently removed from /r/Teachers

This sub is absolutely miserable. Telling a parent I can’t meet outside of contract hours? Blanket rant about coaches and football... Hot Take: If your child is enrolled at a public school, there should be a jury-duty like system where parents are randomly drawn for substitute duty when we have no subs. Need help with this problem student. Why can’t kids be kicked out of public school? Middle Schoolers Fear No God How do I balance being calm and productive with being "open" and exciting? Flip a desk Students using ChatGPT Opinions on paras calling themselves teachers? Kids should be bored in class sometimes. Question: Does all the fluffy language and accommodations in schools really set children up for the real world? THEY WON’T READ Why aren’t we still teaching basic computer skills to children?

More Random Comments

Does anyone else think it's kinda sussy someone like sneako gets less hate in this sub than people like brittany or lav? And to little to no surprise, KY Irate fest is cancelled! HBO Max to Remove 36 Titles, Including 20 Originals, from Streaming Hello! My name is Hailie, I have a binge eating disorder and I currently discharged myself from Walden Behavioral care because I simply felt as I didn’t belong there I was the only binge eating in my whole class everyone had ANA.. and I seen I made people uncomfortable my presence made em uncomfy.. Wise to remove a tree from this clump? Details in comments. Cat double standard? usually i love when defenders have engis but i notice (especially when there are high levels of very particular names) one will sabotage the defending team So uhm I’m not an Apple fan, but… Angelina Jolie accused of emotionally abusing Brad Pitt Guess the which TV show/movie these characters are from (wrong answers only) Dudes with high MR and bunch of years of experience, what motivates you to still play Warframe? For those who have both amex gold and chase sapphire what’s your strategy? I want to send my gf flowers in Thailand but I am in the Netherlands (please help) AITA if I rehomed our dog without talking to my parents first?