Comments on: The personal touch http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2008/05/22/the-personal-touch/ A Parent's Perspective from a Ross High Mum Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:19:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: guineapigmum http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2008/05/22/the-personal-touch/#comment-890 guineapigmum Tue, 27 May 2008 15:25:49 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2008/05/22/the-personal-touch/#comment-890 Goodness, I hope the maths teacher concerned didn't get too much of that sort of response! Although I do often hear those comments from other parents about one teacher or another; I never know what to believe as you can be pretty sure their darling isn't as angelic/clever/well behaved/motivated (delete as applicable) as they'd like to think! I do know it's always much easier to criticise than praise, and of course complaints makes far more entertaining blog fodder. So I have to address the balance once in a while and give credit where it's due. But SVS, on the other hand. I do wonder whether it's worse having a 5/6 grade on an otherwise pretty good certificate than none at all. It may just say "couldn't be bothered". I wonder if we can ask for a separate certificate for it if the result's a poor grade?! Goodness, I hope the maths teacher concerned didn’t get too much of that sort of response! Although I do often hear those comments from other parents about one teacher or another; I never know what to believe as you can be pretty sure their darling isn’t as angelic/clever/well behaved/motivated (delete as applicable) as they’d like to think! I do know it’s always much easier to criticise than praise, and of course complaints makes far more entertaining blog fodder. So I have to address the balance once in a while and give credit where it’s due.

But SVS, on the other hand. I do wonder whether it’s worse having a 5/6 grade on an otherwise pretty good certificate than none at all. It may just say “couldn’t be bothered”. I wonder if we can ask for a separate certificate for it if the result’s a poor grade?!

]]> By: Big sister http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2008/05/22/the-personal-touch/#comment-887 Big sister Mon, 26 May 2008 17:10:31 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2008/05/22/the-personal-touch/#comment-887 As a teacher, I also do a lot of contacting parents. I am then, more often than not, on the receiving end of a lot of abuse - what a bad teacher I am, how I always pick on the 'child', how I only teach my favourites and, occasionally, worse. However, if just one parent or one child takes the advice to heart, that makes it worthwhile. One day I will publish the letters and emails I have been sent over the years. We do usually manage to get them all through, but often, with little thanks to the parental support. As a teacher, I also do a lot of contacting parents. I am then, more often than not, on the receiving end of a lot of abuse - what a bad teacher I am, how I always pick on the ‘child’, how I only teach my favourites and, occasionally, worse. However, if just one parent or one child takes the advice to heart, that makes it worthwhile. One day I will publish the letters and emails I have been sent over the years. We do usually manage to get them all through, but often, with little thanks to the parental support.

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