Ok guys, I started a discussion post last
night- yikes! I’m a bit nervous on how the moms of the forum will respond! I’m
not much of a confrontational person so this is something that I hope will
thicken my skin! I actually made a discussion with two of my groups. Here they
are:
In the “Moms with Elementary School Kids”- Stop blaming the teacher…I don't understand
why parents always want to blame the teacher for their child's misbehavior. I've
been on both sides- teacher and mom- and I can't stand hearing parents saying
that their child isn't at fault because they act up in class and that the
teacher needs to pay more attention to what's going on in the class. The
teacher is doing the best he/she can in a classroom of 30 (now-a-days
over-crowded)! I don't think any parent could understand how difficult it can
get trying to conduct classroom management unless they've been in the classroom
themselves- alone! I give it up to teachers for all their hard work, patience,
and dedication! It doesn't make things any better when there's that one child
who chooses to not listen and
acts up because he/she knows the parent will blame the teacher! Who's side are
you really on?
In the “Moms with Teens”- Not satisfied with his looks…I have a 16 year
old and he is not satisfied with the way he is. He lifts weights and wants to
be more muscular. He's a handsome boy and has a healthy
body, but just because there's other boys his age that
are lifting weights and getting "buff", he
feels he doesn't look good enough. I don't want him to over do it and I feel
he's never going to be satisfied. What can I do or say to help him love him for
who he is and not care about how every one else looks?
I’ll be checking up on the
replies and get back to blogging about it in a few days =-)
I am glad to hear you are jumping right in with you forum. That's what I had to do too. I don't like confrontation so my first couple posts were very neutral, because I'm not trying to get in an argument over the internet. Although I don't know if anyone will really respond to my post since they are more mild then the ones I am viewing. I look forward to reading if you get any responses and what directions the comments go in.
ReplyDeleteWow two posts in one week! Very impressive! I think both of your posts are very interesting and pose questions that people should have responses to, since you would think many moms could relate. I also like that you have used your position as both mom and teacher to stick up for teachers :)
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you become so involved in your forum. I am so interested to hear about the feedback that you receive to these two posts. I am especially interested to see what other moms have to say about your first post. The trend in our culture from confronting the child to confronting the teacher about behavior issues in class is one that I am fascinated by. Why would the teacher be responsible for misbehavior in class? I am anxious to hear what other moms think!
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