You send your children off to school and put them
2 ?) `; y% N- L; J in the teacher's hands. Did you ever wonder what
/ R, s! g1 u2 T0 |5 G* Z1 K. l& @ goes through a teacher's mind as he or she tries to
; U( u* m' z2 D+ R+ |7 ^ teach your kids? Did you ever wonder how the __1__
" B, k8 K g8 @ }9 z' ` teacher expects from you, the parent? Parents can
! O$ v! ^) ~" {- H3 \7 x; X be supportive or suspicious. Then can be help to __2__
0 b! X0 i9 S# x8 G* \# D) d& x! Z% y+ C the teacher , or be in need of help themselves. Some. q e, _) J* z8 m
teachers think parents are too hard with their children. __3__$ d7 y% A! X# W
Here is how one teacher puts:" I usually have the __4__% o Z5 `' Q* V0 }
problem of parents coming in and telling me how
! U% }0 U4 t- `/ l9 ` they really treat the kids.They tell me they stand by __5__9 p3 f8 N, R% T9 R# J/ J0 p5 J! D
them when they do their homework. They check their' K" V& N T: u, {4 W' `4 Z. O
work and get a big fuss over grades. The criticize __6_5 i5 a& K5 \, n4 i; `
the kids over everything having to do with the school. __7__6 e2 J" D2 E9 E, {, c0 U0 j
My response usually is‘Well, you know, he is really
; q5 F E) t6 R9 n* y a good kid. He's fine in my class. Maybe you should7 f( w$ H4 C7 P
not be so that strict with him.’" Teachers want parents __8__
" D) M+ Q. Z# x/ }1 \! u to know they are professional at working with4 w, t8 X: I( @6 }; L5 ]5 A
children. They have observed many children and parents .
+ Y) W, z' ^( A% j Because of this, and because of their specialised training,+ ?/ o+ ]0 T7 c9 ]. Z4 m
teachers can be realistic to children. Teachers know __9__
_ u6 d% C$ I% R0 S+ s$ x that parents want their children to do well and to behave; [9 j1 S6 i+ e% e! E
well. The teachers want this, either. But they know what __10__1 f: l# J2 A; h% r G
children should be able to do at different ages and stages.
' E2 F9 l9 w$ ^' c& k+ t They expect 8-year-old work and behavior from 8-year-olds0 K" R" K+ n) N4 u
and 12-year-old work and behavior from 12-year-olds. |