Saturday, November 20, 2010
Dealing with angry parents...
I just read an article on a teacher website about tips dealing with angry parents. I guess it is that time of the year when conferences can heat up things at school. I am prepared to deal with any parent that might be upset about their students grade and ready to defend my reasoning with samples of their work and examples of their homework. But...the website also says not to take it personally...but how can you not? As a teacher I have poured hours of time into my classroom and then to have a parent show up, 3 months into school and have to deal with them yelling about the lack of work that their child is doing and make it your fault is personal! I will try and be calm and not take it personally but...who knows what parent will be sitting down across from me.
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Parents can be hard to deal with at times. Just remember to not take anything defensively and to keep an open and positive attitude. Kill them with kindness is an old saying that usually works. Always finish negative feedback on a student with something positive about their child that they are doing well at (doesn't always have to relate to academics). Getting all parties working together for the goal of the child is the key. Parents and students will come and go but the manner in which you handle, deal, and accept any given situation makes you an stong educator.
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