Gibbs, Nancy,
Parents Behaving Badly. Nancy Gibbs. - Time, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 9, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Parents Behaving Badly, Feb. 21, 2005; pp. 40-49.
"Ask teachers about the best part of their job, and most will say how much they love working with kids. Ask them about the most demanding part, and they will say dealing with parents. In fact, a new study finds that of all the challenges they face, new teachers rank handling parents at the top....While teachers worry most about the parents they never see, the ones who show up faithfully pose a whole different set of challenges. Leaving aside the monster parents who seem to have been born to torment the teacher, even 'good' parents can have bad days when their virtues exceed their boundaries: the eager parent who pushes too hard, the protective parent who defends the cheater, the homework helper who takes over, the tireless advocate who loses sight of the fact that there are other kids in the class too." (TIME) This article explores the complicated issue of parent-teacher relationships.
1522-3256;
Behavioral assessment of children
Child development
Education--Parent participation
Grading and marking (Students)
Parent-teacher relationships
Parental overprotection
Parenting
Teachers--Attitudes
AC1.S5
050
Parents Behaving Badly. Nancy Gibbs. - Time, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 9, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Parents Behaving Badly, Feb. 21, 2005; pp. 40-49.
"Ask teachers about the best part of their job, and most will say how much they love working with kids. Ask them about the most demanding part, and they will say dealing with parents. In fact, a new study finds that of all the challenges they face, new teachers rank handling parents at the top....While teachers worry most about the parents they never see, the ones who show up faithfully pose a whole different set of challenges. Leaving aside the monster parents who seem to have been born to torment the teacher, even 'good' parents can have bad days when their virtues exceed their boundaries: the eager parent who pushes too hard, the protective parent who defends the cheater, the homework helper who takes over, the tireless advocate who loses sight of the fact that there are other kids in the class too." (TIME) This article explores the complicated issue of parent-teacher relationships.
1522-3256;
Behavioral assessment of children
Child development
Education--Parent participation
Grading and marking (Students)
Parent-teacher relationships
Parental overprotection
Parenting
Teachers--Attitudes
AC1.S5
050