Being thanked feels good. It feels much better when it comes from a student or a parent. At the end of parent teacher conferences this fall, I had a parent come sit down looking visibly exhausted and upset. “Let’s get this over with,” he said as he sat down. I told him that I wasn’t sure how his other conferences had been going but that his child was doing fantastic in my class; additionally, I had a graph of his progress since day 1 and showed that to him as well.
I thought he was going to cry. I haven’t seen too many smiles like that in my life, but I have no doubt that he felt relieved. “All the other teachers have just told how bad my son was.” No parent should feel that way about their child. We talked through some of the areas where his son could use some extra practice, but he’s not dumb or a bad kid.
I get being frustrated with a kid. I get wanting to unload on parents to try and get them on the same page to help their child. That said, no parent wants to go to conferences if they just get beat up the whole time. It made me feel good to be the exception. It felt good to be the one believing in a kid that others didn’t.
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I thought he was going to cry. I haven’t seen too many smiles like that in my life, but I have no doubt that he felt relieved. “All the other teachers have just told how bad my son was.” No parent should feel that way about their child. We talked through some of the areas where his son could use some extra practice, but he’s not dumb or a bad kid.
I get being frustrated with a kid. I get wanting to unload on parents to try and get them on the same page to help their child. That said, no parent wants to go to conferences if they just get beat up the whole time. It made me feel good to be the exception. It felt good to be the one believing in a kid that others didn’t.
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Related Articles:
Dallas Parent Teacher Conferences Part 1
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Top Ten Positive and Negative Moments in Dallas Education 2015
Positive 09: Thanked by a Parent
Positive 10. Alex Hales and Retired Teacher Negative 10. Promising DISD Student Gets Pregnant
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