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Parent/Teacher Nightmares
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Joanne Jacobs
Joanne Jacobs is the author of Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea and the Charter School That Beat the Odds. After many years as a syndicated op-ed columnist and a San Jose Mercury News editorial writer, she left newspapers to write her book, start an education blog at joannejacobs.com and freelance for newspapers, magazines, web sites and policy groups.
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After a conversation with a mother who thinks her child’s profanity is no big deal, Learn Me Good’s Mr. Teacher is looking for worst parent-teacher conferences ever.
Edna Lee writes an imaginary confession to a mother who’s uncovered her secret ambition: To ruin her child’s life.
“Everything your child has told you about me is true.
The reason he is failing math IS because every time he raises his hand to ask for help, I ignore him. I go to every other student but him. Yup, I have never worked with him in a small group, neither on a daily basis or ever for that matter. I have never worked with him one-on-one both before or after school. I have never pulled up a chair next to his desk and sat with him while he completed his assignments. No, the truth is, when I see his hand go up, I look right past him.
His poor math grades have no relation to his daydreaming, playing in his desk, talking to his neighbor, or digging in his backpack.
Another teacher writes about a mother whose child was caught stealing on tape. He was “borrowing,” she said.
Jill
9 months ago
750 comments
The imaginary confession definitely has me giggling.