You send your children off to school and put them
+ s8 e5 i! Y1 a& @ in the teacher's hands. Did you ever wonder what
; Y; H! l f; D/ o goes through a teacher's mind as he or she tries to. q# {- Q( s. V2 @9 f" @" b1 F
teach your kids? Did you ever wonder how the __1__: k j; ~- B% w
teacher expects from you, the parent? Parents can
* d) ]/ J% e) G1 O( a; }# _3 ^/ d be supportive or suspicious. Then can be help to __2__& g% z5 u+ K3 A. U% g
the teacher , or be in need of help themselves. Some- X( B" e9 p) W
teachers think parents are too hard with their children. __3__" L9 M( T! o) W' t; ~/ Z4 w8 U
Here is how one teacher puts:" I usually have the __4__5 Y! u' R" R% w# B* l1 K, `
problem of parents coming in and telling me how
/ g. r9 m& x) x7 o6 [ they really treat the kids.They tell me they stand by __5__# }, l" ]+ R( h O7 `# z q
them when they do their homework. They check their' S# z- C8 i* N5 E& f5 g; L
work and get a big fuss over grades. The criticize __6_0 o6 p! i9 T5 V. \* r Q$ x
the kids over everything having to do with the school. __7__/ n; l8 ~0 _7 J
My response usually is‘Well, you know, he is really& h- w) r: c$ o/ P9 q/ [
a good kid. He's fine in my class. Maybe you should: |$ _# _* W5 z
not be so that strict with him.’" Teachers want parents __8__ R# a7 G0 \- ]. T( O3 r! _
to know they are professional at working with' { r% T1 r3 J
children. They have observed many children and parents .
* h* w1 C0 L4 g# Z Because of this, and because of their specialised training,
4 I$ q- a' h2 T$ ?0 C teachers can be realistic to children. Teachers know __9__* w8 m* w, W1 s/ M `
that parents want their children to do well and to behave3 Y0 m/ T1 y) ]* e. E4 s
well. The teachers want this, either. But they know what __10__' ~; i; P2 V x
children should be able to do at different ages and stages.& b* X1 v9 |' m( X7 ?
They expect 8-year-old work and behavior from 8-year-olds
8 Z5 E* r i) Z9 h. M and 12-year-old work and behavior from 12-year-olds. |