You send your children off to school and put them
* o5 K. U) S) h1 n' D3 U in the teacher's hands. Did you ever wonder what3 Q' S/ e- m! U! |5 |. ~
goes through a teacher's mind as he or she tries to& L! g! v7 C+ M* ?
teach your kids? Did you ever wonder how the __1__# K# i8 W& B( b2 p+ h4 }
teacher expects from you, the parent? Parents can5 U! f4 M" o2 k9 H
be supportive or suspicious. Then can be help to __2__" `& L/ ]# d- [2 a4 A
the teacher , or be in need of help themselves. Some
4 A, {! _9 Z, Q: Y' T teachers think parents are too hard with their children. __3__& C: j1 I7 ^; o
Here is how one teacher puts:" I usually have the __4__
5 x# U( Q8 b A problem of parents coming in and telling me how
& w- U% ?1 N& t+ `2 S, f0 M they really treat the kids.They tell me they stand by __5__6 E1 F0 t' ^& H3 o* b! [) k7 H
them when they do their homework. They check their4 }, W5 w+ Q+ ]
work and get a big fuss over grades. The criticize __6_
1 M. F, T' c; Z' P; A$ D the kids over everything having to do with the school. __7__
+ E6 }+ f& y& C My response usually is‘Well, you know, he is really. V1 Y W% p$ l$ Z( c
a good kid. He's fine in my class. Maybe you should1 K( O& C! R' O' ^; M" k$ U
not be so that strict with him.’" Teachers want parents __8__+ t) }8 Q1 k( m. t$ L* s, N/ ^
to know they are professional at working with0 y& B/ F0 G* p: i
children. They have observed many children and parents .3 d! I$ U' _5 Z' N
Because of this, and because of their specialised training,
7 g0 j- P% @6 | teachers can be realistic to children. Teachers know __9__
. A) x r% }, s- x1 b7 s2 P+ M that parents want their children to do well and to behave
9 \3 _0 b* ^! a well. The teachers want this, either. But they know what __10__) f' g. B: l% t+ d! S$ Z; \
children should be able to do at different ages and stages.
' [7 e3 o: K, H/ k4 |# h6 T# K They expect 8-year-old work and behavior from 8-year-olds8 y3 e' l. A. E- E0 Y- E4 H# L9 N
and 12-year-old work and behavior from 12-year-olds. |