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Originally Posted by Slava
I don't think it's parents in this thread, who actually care what goes on, that you would have to worry about. I would imagine dealing with parents who couldn't possibly care less what little Johnny did that day are worse.
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If that's a problem, then it was a bigger problem 30-40 years ago. When I was a kid, most parents had little to no involvement in their kids' education. They
may show up for parent-teacher interviews - though many did not, especially dads. Looking back at my friends, the only notice most dads gave to their kids' schooling was to look at the report cards twice a year and either do nothing or give the kid hell.
Parents back then rarely took any note of homework, or helped kids with projects or studying. School was the domain of the child, and left to them to sort out. Intervention was required only if grades were unacceptable (and unacceptable typically meant failing). I work with people who have teenagers today and you'd think
they were the ones who had exams coming up, with the time they spend tutoring and preparing their kids. From my perspective there is way, way more parental involvement in school today than there used to be.
And yeah, when you have more involvement you have more friction between parents and schools. Different ideas of how things should be done. But I still think - and again, this is from my own experience - most parents today happily cooperate with teachers and schools. I'd be curious to hear from a teacher what proportion of parents cause them trouble. One in 10? One in five? Half?