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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 260888" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Let us know how it goes. STay calm (if you can) because it helps you keep control. Make some notes of things you want to discuss, don't forget to thank the teacher for her honesty (it sounds like there isn't much else to thank her for) and emphasise the need to handle these kids with positive motivation and avoid ANY negative feedback. </p><p></p><p>Ask them if they have read "The Explosive Child" - I actually wrote a summary for difficult child 3's first school and even though I kept it simple, they didn't even read that. </p><p></p><p>Another point - teaching as a profession has changed a vast amount, from what you or I experienced askids. Teachers now have to do a great deal more and have a lot more to consider in how they handle all their students, including the tricky ones. This is now built in to the profession, but some older teachers who have chosen to just coast for the rest of their career are just not up to speed and will never be.</p><p></p><p>What I'm saying - a lot of teachers are just fabulous, doing an incredible job. But they are being undermined and having their workload complicated, by those who give the entire profession a black eye. You will find pockets of problems in some schools and in some school districts. It IS possible for a parent to begin to cause change, but it's really hard work and thankless. However, in the long run positive change is inevitable.</p><p></p><p>I hope it goes productively.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 260888, member: 1991"] Let us know how it goes. STay calm (if you can) because it helps you keep control. Make some notes of things you want to discuss, don't forget to thank the teacher for her honesty (it sounds like there isn't much else to thank her for) and emphasise the need to handle these kids with positive motivation and avoid ANY negative feedback. Ask them if they have read "The Explosive Child" - I actually wrote a summary for difficult child 3's first school and even though I kept it simple, they didn't even read that. Another point - teaching as a profession has changed a vast amount, from what you or I experienced askids. Teachers now have to do a great deal more and have a lot more to consider in how they handle all their students, including the tricky ones. This is now built in to the profession, but some older teachers who have chosen to just coast for the rest of their career are just not up to speed and will never be. What I'm saying - a lot of teachers are just fabulous, doing an incredible job. But they are being undermined and having their workload complicated, by those who give the entire profession a black eye. You will find pockets of problems in some schools and in some school districts. It IS possible for a parent to begin to cause change, but it's really hard work and thankless. However, in the long run positive change is inevitable. I hope it goes productively. Marg [/QUOTE]
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