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<blockquote data-quote="KTMom91" data-source="post: 279665" data-attributes="member: 4040"><p>I rarely check this forum, since my daughter was fortunate enough to have teachers willing to make modifications without an IEP, and she's graduating in five days. I'm a substitute teacher, fully credentialed but subbing by choice (because subs don't get pink slips). </p><p></p><p>On the mommy side, I would like to see teachers that listen and don't automatically blame the parent for the child's behavior. Sometimes behavior is an indication of a more serious problem, and sometimes it's not. Don't think you know more than the parent. You don't. Especially if you don't have a child with a special need. Help my child be the best that she can be. Help her feel safe in your classroom. Work with the parent, make it a team effort. Don't make everything a battle. We get enough of that at home.</p><p></p><p>On the teacher side, be clear about the expectations for the child. Read the IEP/504. Understand it. Inform subs of any modifications a child needs. Subs are not mind readers, and we can create an international incident without knowing it when we don't have the necessary information. If you're just talking about a child acting up, that may not actually be conduct disorder. Get the facts. Focus on the positives. Do your own research to be better informed. </p><p></p><p>My pet peeve (one of them, anyway) is when an educator assumes I cannot understand something. I got that attitude more often than not when I was a single parent and had gone back to school for my credential. School personnel would see I was a full-time student and start talking down to me. Give parents credit where credit is due, and lose the patronizing tone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KTMom91, post: 279665, member: 4040"] I rarely check this forum, since my daughter was fortunate enough to have teachers willing to make modifications without an IEP, and she's graduating in five days. I'm a substitute teacher, fully credentialed but subbing by choice (because subs don't get pink slips). On the mommy side, I would like to see teachers that listen and don't automatically blame the parent for the child's behavior. Sometimes behavior is an indication of a more serious problem, and sometimes it's not. Don't think you know more than the parent. You don't. Especially if you don't have a child with a special need. Help my child be the best that she can be. Help her feel safe in your classroom. Work with the parent, make it a team effort. Don't make everything a battle. We get enough of that at home. On the teacher side, be clear about the expectations for the child. Read the IEP/504. Understand it. Inform subs of any modifications a child needs. Subs are not mind readers, and we can create an international incident without knowing it when we don't have the necessary information. If you're just talking about a child acting up, that may not actually be conduct disorder. Get the facts. Focus on the positives. Do your own research to be better informed. My pet peeve (one of them, anyway) is when an educator assumes I cannot understand something. I got that attitude more often than not when I was a single parent and had gone back to school for my credential. School personnel would see I was a full-time student and start talking down to me. Give parents credit where credit is due, and lose the patronizing tone. [/QUOTE]
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